1 to 7 August from 21:00
Innovative traditions
Corte dei Droso - a side street in Via Roma
Edited by Roberto Aloisio
with the collaboration of Ilaria Mancino and Fabio Iaci
Reliving traditions in a contemporary key, deepening our knowledge of what we eat and the rituals of tradition.
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST 9:00 PM
The play *Pomo d'amore*
A celebratory ritual performance marking the preparation of tomato sauce, featuring Roberto Aloisio, Donatella Carrozzini, Mariapia Durante, Marianna Ghiaccio, Anna Giaffreda, Fabio Iaci, the very young Aurora Pugliese and others. Written and directed by Ilaria Mancino
FROM 10:30 PM
The evening at the Corte
Sit around a table, enjoy seasonal products and dishes together, discuss beauty and sustainability, listen to and play good music live against the backdrop of an old Salento courtyard. With the artistic and musical collaboration of Ilaria Mancino.
SUNDAY 2 AUGUST AT 9 PM
Orchids from Puglia and beyond
Botanist Piero Medagli from the University of Salento will enchant us by taking us on a journey into the magnificent microcosm of Apulian orchids and other treasures of the local wild flora.
FROM 23:00
Tasting and talk on the cultivation and harvesting of HERITAGE MELONS, led by Roberto Aloisio, Engineer
Tasting and talk on the cultivation and harvesting of HERITAGE MELONS, led by Roberto Aloisio, Engineer
MONDAY 3 AUGUST FROM 9 PM
Eating habits in the Salento region before the economic boom
The scholar Raimondo Rodia will talk to us about dietary customs straddling the sacred and the profane, accompanied by prayers and exorcisms, and about the crops and trades of an ancient world that vanished in the post-war economic boom.
FROM 10:45 PM
From the vegetable patch and the fallow land to the table
TUESDAY 4 AUGUST FROM 9.15 pm
Book launch for ‘Santu Sitru and Other Stories’
Dialoga con lui il giornalista Donato Nuzzaci.
Incontro accompagnato con assaggio di vini locali bianchi
FROM 11.00 PM
Cocktails and more featuring August’s fruit
August fruit, described in terms of how it is grown, combined with wine and other ingredients for seasonal cocktails.
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST FROM 9.15 PM
Reforestation of the Salento region, starting with the Bosco Belvedere and its precious ponds
A journey through the edible herbs of Salento in August, admiring them in person and learning about their uses and possible recipes.
FROM 10:15 PM
Screening of the documentary *Le acque effimere di Padula Mancina* and the short film *Il laccio di Torrepaduli* by Bruna Rotunno and Ada Martella
This will be followed by a frisellata with a tasting of red wines.
THURSDAY 6 AUGUST AT 9.30 pm
Round-table discussion: The civic commitment of the committees for the protection of the Salento landscape
An open meeting to discuss the Salento region, its conservation and its future, amidst the pressures of the industrial green economy, intensive agriculture and speculation surrounding large-scale infrastructure projects.
Moderated by Roberto Aloisio and Oreste Caroppo.
This will be followed by a tasting of seasonal fruit and sangria, with surprise musical interludes.
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST FROM 9.00 pm
Discovering Salento’s wild edible herbs and fruits in August… with a surprise to round it off…
A tasting of figs, blackberries and prickly pears. The true fruits of our August, brought together in a unique and special combination.
A journey through the edible herbs of the Salento region in August, admiring them in the wild whilst exploring their uses and possible recipes.
Organised by Roberto Aloisio, Engineer
