Yoga in Puglia

We’re loving the response that we’ve had already to our new venture Yoga in Puglia.  We’re celebrating the return of Paul Fountain, our favourite yoga instructor, to Puglia with some weeks dedicated to yoga holidays.  For three weeks in May and September individuals or small groups can come and stay at Trullo Solari for a fully catered week of fun and yoga.  There will be yoga sessions every day and organised excursions and celebrations guaranteeing a great week for all.  Take a look at our new website here, and be sure to tell any friends that may be interested!

 

Hotting up Puglia in January

Festas are frequent in Puglia through the summer, and if you know where to look you can find them in the spring and autumn too; but until now we thought that the Italian street parties in January were limited to late presepe – the ever popular nativity representations.

This year though we discovered La Focara in Novolo, near Lecce.  Reputedly Italy’s largest bonfire party.

It was certainly a huge party, the entire town was decked with festa lights and lined with stalls selling food, goldfish, saucepans and other random articles, and the park had been turned over to a fun fair and hoards of burger vans.  And there was a huge stack of wood… I’m sure the largest in Italy… but sadly the fire was still not much more than a spark at the top while we were there.

The party goes on for three days, and I expect that the bonfire will last until the end.  Maybe next year we’ll go on day two!