{"id":33804,"date":"2018-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trullionline.com\/martina-franca-in-my-heart\/"},"modified":"2018-12-31T01:01:08","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T00:01:08","slug":"martina-franca-in-my-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trullionline.com\/en\/martina-franca-in-my-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Martina Franca in my heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Comasia, you know how close <strong>Martina Franca<\/strong> is to my heart because \u2013 of all the places in my beloved <strong>Puglia<\/strong> \u2013 that is where I met my husband so many years ago. The <strong>town<\/strong> that more than any other reminds me of the <strong>beauty <\/strong>of your <strong>region<\/strong>, with its wonderful <strong>Trulli<\/strong> set among <strong>olive<\/strong> and <strong>almond<\/strong> trees.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing this letter because it\u2019s an occasion that deserves warmer words than just some message on WhatsApp, and my nephew Antonio will hand it to you; see how big and handsome he\u2019s become?<\/p>\n<p>He wanted his first <strong>holiday<\/strong> to be in the beautiful setting of <strong>Puglia <\/strong>which I have always talked about, so he can find out about the place where his grandfather was born, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 that <strong>town<\/strong> on the plateau in the <strong>southern Murgia<\/strong> between <strong>Bari<\/strong> and <strong>Taranto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to thank you in anticipation for your <strong>generous hospitality<\/strong>, because I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll give him all your love.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He really wants to sleep in a <strong>trullo<\/strong>, so he can listen to the silence of the <strong>countryside<\/strong>, and I&#8217;m sure he\u2019ll be delighted by the <strong>Mediterranean vegetation<\/strong> around the <strong>town<\/strong>. I know he\u2019ll be able to discover the <strong>Pianelle Natural Park<\/strong> on his own, as he loves just <strong>setting off exploring on a bicycle<\/strong>, just like we used to.<\/p>\n<p>He already knows that the town dates back to the <strong>tenth century<\/strong>, but please do take him along to the <strong>Basilica of San Martino<\/strong>, let him see that we are devoted to the saint for his charity and not just grateful for the <strong>fine wine <\/strong>he helps produce. The fa\u00e7ade is so beautiful that I can recall it as if I had seen it yesterday, with those beautiful <strong>statues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Tell him to visit the <strong>Church of St. Francis of Assisi<\/strong> just outside the walls \u2013 what a lot of memories, my dear Comasia.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio said that he knows it\u2019s a city with <strong>important historical artefacts<\/strong> from the <strong>Stone Age<\/strong>, but take him to see <strong>Palazzo Ducale<\/strong>, to both of the <strong>museums<\/strong> &#8211; each one as fascinating as the other; nearby is Aunt Rosetta&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martina Franca<\/strong> is a triumph of <strong>limestone<\/strong> architectural decoration, in a delightful fusion of <strong>Baroque <\/strong>and <strong>Rococo <\/strong>styles. Show him <strong>Palazzo Nardelli<\/strong>, <strong>Palazzo Carucci<\/strong>, and even <strong>Palazzo Torricella<\/strong>, where our seamstress Serafina used to live.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure he\u2019ll be enchanted by the <strong>old town<\/strong>, I get he\u2019s lost count of the number of times I\u2019ve described its <strong>narrow streets<\/strong>, <strong>whitewashed<\/strong> houses and heady <strong>balconies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s looking forward to eating <strong>orecchiette with turnip tops<\/strong>; I told him turnip tops are out of season, but I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll make <em>orecchiette<\/em>, with your <strong>tomato<\/strong> and <strong>basil<\/strong> with the unmistakable fragrance it has down there in Puglia. Let him try the <strong>capocollo<\/strong>, because then he\u2019ll always want to eat it: <strong>capocollo <\/strong>from <strong>Martina Franca<\/strong> has the perfect flavour to go with the local <strong>DOC white wine<\/strong>, as well as <strong>Ciciri &amp; Tria<\/strong>, that delicious <strong>pasta with chickpea sauce<\/strong>, that I can almost taste as I write!<\/p>\n<p>And then, take him along to the <strong>Valle d&#8217;Itria Festival<\/strong>, he&#8217;s really into <strong>theatre<\/strong> and <strong>music<\/strong>, and I know every inch of his heart will benefit from it.<\/p>\n<p>Comasia, I wish I could be there too, but for now I\u2019ll just have to share in my nephew\u2019s joy at having his <strong>wonderful holiday in Puglia<\/strong>, spending time at the <strong>seaside<\/strong> and in the <strong>countryside<\/strong>, where every moment seems beautiful and perfect.<\/p>\n<p>A big hug to you, your friend, Matilde.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Comasia, you know how close Martina Franca is to my heart because \u2013 of all the places in my &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":38937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[177],"class_list":["post-33804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations-and-itineraries","tag-martina-franca-en","breadcrumb","wpautop"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Martina Franca in my heart - 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