Q.ne.S.T. DC2.5 Publications on Capitalized best practices and routes: revised reports and informative sheets on the capitalization activities on best practices and routes.
Puglia (Italy) ______
QNeST International Itineraries:
Wine and Olive Oil Itinerary
The theme of the Mediterranean Diet, with a particular focus on oil and wine, runs through all the countries of the EUSAIR area. The landscapes, characterised by olive groves and vineyards, bear witness to the common culture of the Euro-Mediterranean area, although each region has its own cultivars and production techniques. Oil and wine have always been used not just in food, but also in the rituals of the various belief systems practised on the shores of the Mediterranean. All the areas involved in the QNeST brand are crossed by routes linked to oil and wine.
In Puglia, the greenways involving olive groves and vineyards are characterised by centuries-old monumental olive trees and olive oil mills, extensive vineyards and wineries. Along these routes in Xanthi, the olive trees stand out in all their majesty, while the wine route bears witness to the region's historic identity. The olive route in Epirus also highlights the bond between the centuries- old olive trees and the region. In the Marche region, the "Emotions without Borders" and "Experience the Region" routes allow you to discover the wealth of local heritage. The "Cycling through the Wineries" route allows you to enjoy the wineries in the Euganean Hills in Veneto in combination with the spas in the area. The vineyards and wineries of Montenegro are a constant theme of the "Historic and Natural treasure Route". Istria hosts routes in both Croatia and Slovenia;
in the former on the themes of olive oil, wine and ham, a characteristic local product, and in the latter on stone, the coast and olive groves.
Travellers, merchants and pilgrims
The Mediterranean is a sea enclosed by land, since time immemorial connecting the various cultures that have evolved along its shores. Since ancient times, this sea has been crossed by peoples, merchants, pilgrims and travellers of all kinds, carrying with them cultural baggage and experiences that have shaped its regions, traditions, languages and cultures. The QNeST Brand promotes cultural activities via specific itineraries.
The Via Francigena Greenway runs through the Salento peninsula in Puglia, offering "slow tourism" activities that allow the visitor to discover hidden treasures and ancient traditions between Brindisi and Otranto, following the routes of ancient travellers who embarked for the Orient. Closely connected to this theme is "The Way to Jerusalem" in the region of Xanthi, in Greece, while in Epirus, religious heritage routes highlight the Byzantine monasteries. In the Marches, the "Gira- Sole" project promotes cultural activities in the area of Pesaro. In Veneto, the "Literary Park of the Euganean Hills" hosts locations that have inspired poets and writers, while other routes allow the visitor to admire the splendid Venetian villas and castles along the River Brenta. In Montenegro the Virpazar and Skadar Lake National Park route includes landscapes, monuments and flavours around Skadar Lake
Dry Stone
Traditional dry-stone building techniques, recognised by UNESCO as World Heritage, are another shared feature of the regions surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The QNeST Brand promotes routes connected to this important theme: used to build boundary walls, small circular buildings of various kinds, retaining walls for
agricultural terraces and underground places of worship, the stones tell the history of the locations where they are deployed.
The Dry Stones Greenways in Puglia are based on the importance of stone and its use in boundary walls, buildings, underground oil mills, crypts and rock-cut settlements. In the region of Xanthi, "Myths and Culture" is a historical and cultural tourist route linked to the myth of Hercules. In Epirus, the Stone Route runs through the mountain villages of Pindos. In Istria, the Stone Walls route showcases the rural area of Vodnjan, where stone is a key element of the landscape. In Montenegro, the Njegusi village and Lovćen National Park route takes the visitor on a spectacular journey from Kotor, on the coast, to the mountains inland, with an opportunity to enjoy the distinctive flavours of the local food and wine of Njegusi.
Water
Water is something that the countries of the Adriatic-Ionian area all share. In terms of nature, it includes wetlands, springs, rivers and lakes both near the coasts and inland. In terms of human activity, it plays a role in religious rites, gastronomic traditions and even health, as seen in the use of thermal spring waters since ancient times. This is reflected in the proximity of places of worship, cisterns, canals and spas, evidence of the day-to-day link between water and the human population. Then there is the sea, which, in addition to forming a vast ecosystem and a shared asset for the various populations, over time has enabled them to communicate with each other thanks to the art of navigation.
In Puglia there are water-themed greenways in the coastal area from the archaeological park of Egnatia to the Alimini Lakes near Otranto, characterised by a mosaic of wetlands, ancient archaeological sites and spas. In the Veneto region, the Euganean Hills and Spas Area Brand combines thermal spring waters with local food and wine. In the Marche region, a route starts from the coast near Fano, before heading inland along the Furlo Gorge to the "Grotta dei folletti" in Acqualagna. Montenegro proposes a boat trip to discover the natural and cultural heritage of Lake Skadar. Lastly, Epirus proposes the "National Parks of Epirus" network, rich in natural ecosystems and beautiful landscapes.
QNeST Local Routes:
Green Way Along Water Sites
The proposal of the "Greenways along Water sites" is to rediscover the cultural heritage through ancient waterways and cultural and economic paths. The water route represents maritime life, the local habitat of fishing activity, the historical and archaeological routes already present. The rich cultural and natural heritage related to this issue has contributed to the evolution of extremely interesting landscapes, that can be driven and enjoyed through forms of slow tourism following real "Water ways". The route considers wetlands, protected areas and parks, the few local renaissance nymphaea (fountains), spas and wellness centres. It can develop new forms of tourism, not only linked to cultural heritage, historical sites and the spiritual or economic meaning associated with the visited regions, but also to local landscapes, food and local handicrafts. From the remains of ancient Egnazia, with its port partly submerged by the sea, to the Regional Park of Coastal Dunes with eel fishing, to the marine protected area of Torre Guaceto, to the marshes of the Bosco di Rauccio, to the Acquatina basin, to the Cesine State Nature Reserve, to the Alimini Lakes, passing through places of thermal well-being of yesterday and today (the Roman baths of Egnazia and Valesio, the nymphaeums of Lecce, the ancient baths of Santa Cesarea).
Greenways Along Via Francigena
The "Greenways along Via Francigena" develops on two routes, the Terrestrial and the Maritime. The ancient Via Traiana Calabra (Via Francigena in the Middle Ages) and its fascinating landscape represent the Terrestrial route, where it is possible to admire a precious cultural heritage. The Maritime route, on the other hand, is based on routes of pilgrims and merchants heading for the Holy Land and the countries of the Levant, connected to the Adriatic and Ionian ports. From the 14th century, Venice’s monopoly over commercial routes and pilgrimage journeys ensured that the northern Adriatic, by then practically a Venetian lake, was opened up to traffic heading for the Levant Countries. In the 14th and 15th Centuries pilgrims, goods and ideas spread towards the Orient from the "Venice Gulf", that is the Adriatic of the late Middle Ages, which served as an extraordinary crucible of cultural models, propagating common artistic and formative styles.
Greenways Along Walls And Dry Stones
The route of the "Streets of dry-stone" is based on the importance of stone and its functionality. The white stone landscape is the most popular expression of the sunny, Mediterranean countryside. The stones all have a story to tell, though adequate analytical methods and interpretative models are required in order to place them in their correct cultural and historical contexts. Most of all, they should not be seen as single artefacts, but as part of a larger territorial system. UNESCO recognized the art of dry-stone walls and the way they are built, which entails placing one stone upon the other using no other material except dry earth. The "stone" context also includes hypogeum oil mills, crypts and rock settlements. Promoting dry-stone rural heritage for tourism also means recognizing the value of peasant culture and the agricultural practices that have been handed down over the centuries. Noteworthy are the testimonies of the rupestrian churches from Monopoli to Carovigno, of the trulli, of the productive hypogeums and of the endless and articulated dry-stone walls, symbol of rural civilization still rooted in the territory.
Greenways Of Oil And Wine
The "Ways of oil and wine" involve the wine cellars and oil mills, heirs of an ancient productive heritage. It is not just about enhancing the product of the typical cultivar of "Negramaro", "Primitivo" or "Susumaniello" but also to rediscover the agricultural landscape, characterized by very long rows of vines and immense olive groves. Wines with full- bodied flavors, in an intense and pleasant bouquet, loved by the Apulians and now recognized all over the world, are the symbol of a centuries-old professionalism, today rewarded by several recognitions and by an ever wider clientele. Oil is also considered one of the best products of Puglia. Once evident, today it is considered one of the foods with beneficial effects. The fundamental part of these routes is represented by the fact that the tourist can be attracted by the product but also by the ancient and recent places of production, such as the vineyards, the olive groves and the cellars and the ancient hypogeums, to discover the traditional work process and taste the "red gold" and the yellow one.
Greenways Of Salt, Water And Taste
As for the Gargano, the "Salt, water and taste" route enhances the beauty of the Margherita di Savoia salt ponds and of the Lesina and Varano lakes, of the "trabucchi", ancient tools related to fishing, of archaeological parks, of religious sites, of gastronomic specialties, such as lake oysters or lagoon eel The naturalistic-environmental heritage is remarkable, with the Umbrian Forest of the Gargano National Park, extended more than 10,000 hectares, in which the original vegetal mantle has been preserved almost unreasonably. From Margherita di Savoia (which falls within the province of BAT), with the largest salt pans in Europe, to the Gargano, where the landscape scenery changes due to the presence of the promontory: from Zapponeta, with the aquaculture of the "telline", Lesina and Varano, with the production of eel, Carpino, music center famous for its popular music festival, San Nicandro and Cagnano Varano, with organic farming productions (oil, lupine, pomegranate, cheese), the path ends in Apricena, where it is possible to taste an excellent wine (nero di Troia). The Gargano offers glimpses of great beauty.
QNeST Brand Member: ______
CDS Hotel - I Basiliani
Town: Otranto - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Muntibianchi Farm Agriresort
Town: Giurdignano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** CDS Hotel - Grand Hotel Riviera
Town: Santa Maria al Bagno - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Samadhi Farm
Town: Zollino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Mandurino Palace B&B
Town: Zollino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Naturalis Bio Resort & Spa
Town: Martano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Kyrios Estate Mauro Plano Farm
Town: Borgagne - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Chicco Rizzo Estate Farm
Town: Sternatia - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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“Pietro Parenzan” Marine Biology Museum
Town: Porto Cesareo - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Marulli Winery
Town: Copertino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Cinque Santi Farm
Town: Vernole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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2HE Center for Human Health and Environment (Io Posso)
Town: San Foca di Melendugno - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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CDS Hotel Relais Farmhouse Le Cesine
Town: Vernole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Apollonio Wine House
Town: Monteroni - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Bibliomuseale Center of Lecce
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Agricultural Antoniotti Villani Lubelli
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Le Bifore Charming House
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Mu.Sa Historical Archaeological Museum
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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Div.Ergo Onlus Foundation
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
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CDS Hotel Riva Marina Resort
Town: Specchiolla - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
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Serapia Cooperative Society in R.I.
Town: Ostuni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Regional Natural Park of the Coastal Dunes from Torre Canne to Torre San Leonardo
Town: Ostuni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
EVO Restaurant
Town: Alberobello - Municipality: Bari - Country: Italy
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Giaguaro Restaurant
Town: Zapponeta - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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Farmhouse Falcare
Town: Cagnano Varano - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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Vocale Farm
Town: San Nicandro Garganico - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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ASP Dr. Vincenzo Zaccagnino
Town: San Nicandro Garganico - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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QNeST Stakeholders: ______
The Point of View B&B
Town: Gallipoli - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Feudi di Guagnano Winery
Town: Guagnano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Regional Nature Reserve Bosco delle Pianelle
Town: Martina Franca - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Gargantua Brewery
Town: San Nicandro Garganico - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Cantine Le Grotte
Town: Apricena - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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QNeST Points of Interest: ______
Sanctuary of the Madonna de Finibus Terrae
Town: Santa Maria di Leuca - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** San Francesco di Paola Church
Town: Gagliano del Capo - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** S. Ippazio Church
Town: Tiggiano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Rock Church of the Madonna del Gonfalone
Town: Sant’Eufemia di Tricase - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Tricase Castle
Town: Tricase - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Church of Madonna of Costantinople or of the devils
Town: Tricase - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Greenways of Salat
Town: Corsano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Madonna of Costantinopoli Church
Town: Marittima di Diso - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Località Canali
Town: Vignacastrisi di Ortelle - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Santa Cesarea Thermal Baths
Town: Santa Cesarea Terme - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Il Cisternale
Town: Vitigliano di Santa Cesarea Terme - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Capo d’Otranto – Lighthouse of Punta Palascìa
Town: Otranto - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Menhir San Paolo
Town: Giurdignano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Dolmen Stabile
Town: Giuggianello - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Cathedral
Town: Otranto - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saint Pietro Church
Town: Otranto - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Montevergine Sanctuary
Town: Palmariggi - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Torcito Farm
Town: Cannole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Alimini Lakes
Town: Otranto - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Pozzelle
Town: Castrignano dei Greci - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Santa Cristina Crypt
Town: Carpignano Salentino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Madonna della Grotta
Town: Carpignano Salentino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Ancient Carraie
Town: Martano - Carpignano Salentino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** S. Mary of the Consolazione Monastery
Town: Martano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Pozzelle
Town: Zollino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Granafei Hypogeum Oil Mill
Town: Sternatia - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Pozzelle
Town: Martignano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Saint Vito Church
Town: Calimera - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Pajare
Town: Acaya di Vernole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** State nature reserve Le Cesine
Town: Vernole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Nymphaeum of the Fairies
Town: Masseria Tagliatelle, Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Mu.Sa historical-archaeological Museum
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Belloluogo Tower
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Salina of Monks
Town: Manduria - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Largo San Vito oil mill
Town: Veglie - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Largo San Vito oil mill
Town: Veglie - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
Chiesa di Santa Maria d’Aurso
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Bacino di Acquatina
Town: Frigole - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Rauccio Park
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Abbey of Saint Mary of Cerrate
Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Archaeological area
Town: Manduria - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Fonte Pliniano
Town: Manduria - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Malvindi thermal baths
Town: Mesagne - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Valesio thermal baths
Town: Torchiarolo - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Tramazzone Basque
Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
Archaeological Museum
Town: Mesagne - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saline and Ponds regional park of Punta della Contessa
Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Provincial Archaeological Museum “Francesco Ribezzo”
Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saint Giovanni al Sepolcro Church
Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
Saint Mary of Casale Church
Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saint Biagio Crypt
Town: San Vito dei Normanni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Torre Guaceto Marine protected area
Town: Carovigno - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Sanctuary of Mary Santissima of Belvedere
Town: Carovigno - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
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Regional natural park land of the Gravine
Town: Taranto - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Trulli of Murge
Town: Valle d’Itria (Martina Franca, Locorotondo, Cisternino) - Municipality: Bari, Brindisi, Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saint Biagio Church
Town: Ostuni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Brancati Farm oil mill
Town: Ostuni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Triglio Aqueduct
Town: Statte - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Archaeological National Museum (M.AR.TA)
Town: Taranto - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Ottava Grande Farm Oil Mill
Town: Montalbano di Fasano - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Lama d’Antico
Town: Fasano - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
Excavations, National Museum and Archaeological Park of Egnazia
Town: Fasano - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Lamalunga Crypt
Town: Monopoli - Municipality: Bari - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saints Martyrs Andrew and Procopius Rock Church
Town: Monopoli - Municipality: Bari - Country: Italy
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QNeST Traditional Events: ______
Table of San Giuseppe
Period: March - Town: Cocumola di Minervino - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Novello in Festa
Period: November - Town: Leverano - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Roséxpo International Exhibition of Rosé wines
Period: June - Town: Lecce - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Saint Antony Abate Focara
Period: January - Town: Novoli - Municipality: Lecce - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Table of San Giuseppe
Period: March - Town: Erchie - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Brindisi - Corfù International Regatta
Period: June - Town: Brindisi - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Cavalcade of Saint Oronzo
Period: August - Town: Ostuni - Municipality: Brindisi - Country: Italy
Due Mari Wine Fest
Period: December - Town: Taranto - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Itria Valley Festival
Period: July - August - Town: Martina Franca - Municipality: Taranto - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Carpino Folk Festival
Period: August - Town: Carpino - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
**************************************************************************************************************** Libando, Travel by Eating
Period: December - Town: Foggia - Municipality: Foggia - Country: Italy
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