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Comune in Apulia, Italy
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Fasano is an Italian town of 40,000 inhabitants (2018) in the province of Brindisi in Apulia. Fasano is famous mainly for the Safari Zoo and Fasanolandia, but there are many other tourist attractions such as the national archaeological museum of Egnatia.
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ZooSafari of Fasano
The Zoosafari of Fasano and Fasanolandia is a tourist complex that includes a zoological garden and an amusement park located in Fasano, in the province of Brindisi. The area extends for thirty hectares and is home to about 3000 animals of 200 different species, which can be observed along a car route (zoo safari). Particularly interesting to see are the giraffes, zebras, lions and Tibetan bears, as well as the only polar bears in Italy.
U'mbracchie
In dialect called U'mbracchie, word derived from the Latin umbraculum, which means 'shadow'. In fact, its narrow whitewashed alleys, typical of southern towns, do not allow the sun to beat, thus keeping the place cool for most of the day. The churches also contribute to the scenography: the tiny chapel of Santa Maria della Grazia, the late Renaissance master church dedicated to San Giovanni Battista, Sant'Antonio Abate, with its ancient Franciscan cloister, and many others.
Minareto di Fasano
Made at the Selva di Fasano in 1918 by Damaso Bianchi, a painter and nobleman from Fasano, with the workforce that came for the undertaking from Africa, most likely from distant Tunisia, as well as most of the materials used. A minaret very similar to the thousands scattered in Muslim countries, with the characteristic balcony from which, five times a day, the song of the muèzzin rises high, modulating with musical accents the 'suras' that, from the Koran, preach the teaching of the Prophet. The unique building was used as a family summer residence.
Gnazia
It is an ancient Apulian city (of which today only the ruins remain), is near Fasano. Center of the messapi or peucezi, it was the seat of ceramics manufactures of the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. It is now located in the province of Brindisi (near the border with Bari) and a few kilometers north of Savelletri. The center of Ignazia is one of the most interesting archaeological sites in Apulia. The first excavations were carried out in 1912 and in 1978 the current archaeological museum was built. Excavations conducted by the University of Bari in collaboration with the municipality of Fasano are still in progress. Among the most important discoveries, there is the other half of the porticoed square discovered by Quintino Quagliati in 1912 and of other interesting structures that are helping archaeologists to clarify some urban planning apects not fully known so far.
It is near the archaeological excavations and consisting of eleven sectors, today hosts three exhibitions: "Documents of the Bronze Age", "Global Archeology" and "The History of Egnazia".
Abbey of San Lorenzo
It displays machinery and tools that tell the story of oil production.
It is a large museum founded in 2010 with the municipalities of Alberobello, Cisternino, Fasano, Locorotondo, Martina Franca and Monopoli.
It is a live museum in the historic centre of Fasano, home to the local cultural association "U'mbracchie" for the redevelopment of the historic center. Inside it is possible to relive the essence of the characteristic house, unique in its kind, admiring the ancient objects and tools of the past.
An 18-hole golf course near the sea and the remains of ancient Egnatia, characterized by the presence of typical local plants.
It is one of the best-equipped complexes, known for over a hundred years for its therapeutic virtues.
The theater is included in the show circuit of the Teatro Pubblico Pugliese and hosts various local cultural events, the concert season of the Fasanomusica association and the Fasano Jazz festival, organized annually by the Municipality.
The theater was founded by the Mutual Aid Workers' Society at the end of the 19th century, now owned by the municipality and completely renovated in 2007.
The theater is a large municipal hall, mainly for summer use, which hosts events and exhibitions including "The Fasanese handicraft exhibition".
Since 1986 the great Christmas comet made with thousands of light bulbs located on a natural cave of Monte Rivolta. The Stella sulla grotta committee also organizes the living nativity scene in the cave (6 January), various pilgrimages and a city nativity scene competition.
It's a car race held in the first Sunday of August.
It's a Jazz music festival in the streets of the historic center of Fasano hold in June.
It's an historical re-enactment of the victory over the Turks, hold in the Third Sunday of June.
Bed & Breakfast for €30 for person a night. The b&b have a 2 main room, a bedroom, a small kitchen with a fridge, and a small bathroom
A beautiful masseria near the Adriatic Sea built in 1600, and surrounded by secular olive trees, has been carefully renovated. The common areas comprise a meetings hall, bar lounge, TV room and an open-air swimming pool. Other facilities include high speed internet, cooking courses, restaurant, sun terrace and wine tasting.
By bus
In the city there is a coach service to the hamlets and a bus service to Bari, Brindisi and other neighboring towns, as well as some national destinations.
By boat
There is also a small fishing port in Savelletri and Torre Canne. A tourist port has also been built in Savelletri.
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