Speziale is an Italian village and hamlet (''
frazione
A ''frazione'' (plural: ) is a type of subdivision of a ''comune'' (municipality) in Italy, often a small village or hamlet outside the main town. Most ''frazioni'' were created during the Fascist era (1922–1943) as a way to consolidate territ ...
'') of the municipality of
Fasano
Fasano (; Barese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia, southern Italy. It is the second most populated town in the province after Brindisi, with a population in 2021 of 39,026.
History
According to a folk etymology, ...
in the
Province of Brindisi
The Province of Brindisi ( it, Provincia di Brindisi) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. It has an area of and a total population of 401,652 (2013).
Geography
The Province of Brindisi is situated in ...
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Apulia
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. As of 2011 its population was 423.
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History
The village takes its name from an apothecary
''Apothecary'' () is a mostly archaic term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses '' materia medica'' (medicine) to physicians, surgeons, and patients. The modern chemist (British English) or pharmacist (British and North Ameri ...
(it: ''speziale'') who once lived there.
Geography
Located in upper Salento
Salento ( Salentino: ''Salentu'', Salentino Griko: ''Σαλέντο'') is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia in Southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula ...
, Speziale lies a few kilometres from the sea and the hills of the Itria Valley
Itria Valley (in Italian: ''Valle d'Itria'') is an area located in Apulia region, in Southern Italy.
Itria Valley spreads over Province of Bari, Province of Brindisi and Province of Taranto, and coincide with the lower part of Altopiano delle Murg ...
. The surrounding area is notable for large plantations of secular (i.e. long-lived) olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'', meaning 'European olive' in Latin, is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin. When in shrub form, it is known as ''Olea europaea'' ...
trees.
Architecture
The village has farmhouses and typical Apulian white-painted buildings. Its church, dedicated to Santa Maria del Rosario
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, was built in the early twentieth century.
Events
Every year, on the first Sunday of August, the town holds a festival, the '' Sagra della focaccia
Focaccia ( , , ; lij, fugassa ; nap, label= Barese, fecazze ) is a flat leavened oven-baked Italian bread, similar in style and texture to pizza; in some places, it is called ("white pizza"). Focaccia can be served as a side dish or as san ...
''.
See also
* Egnatia
*Torre Canne
Torre Canne is a southeastern Italian coastal village and hamlet (''frazione'') of the municipality of Fasano in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia. As of 2011 its population was 448.
History
The village received some attention from the German medi ...
References
External links
Speziale
on Facebook
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Frazioni of the Province of Brindisi
Fasano