Cisternino
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
In the old centre of this Itria valley town, butcher's shops double as grill houses, and the dish to order is bombette, small rolls of roast pork. The whitewashed lanes, a classic of unplanned building, open onto squares at the very edge of the hill, looking south-west over a countryside dotted with trulli.
Highlights
- Torre di Porta Grande, 17 metres high, topped by Saint Nicholas
- Stefano da Putignano's Madonna del Cardellino in the mother church of San Nicola
- The sanctuary of the Madonna d'Ibernia, 3 km outside town
- Orecchiette with braciole and polpette, and broad bean purée with wild chicory
- The communal woods, the largest in the province of Brindisi
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 11,139
Things to see
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Cisternino è un paese della Puglia.
Events through the year
- Fiera della QuaresimaFair in the market area of Via Dante
- PasquarèddeTrip to the Madonna d'Ibernia sanctuary with egg-filled sweets
- Feast of San QuiricoFeast of Saints Quiricus and Julitta: lights, band concerts, fireworks
- Fiera della BomminellaOld farming fair, now a one-day market
- Fiera e Festa di San NicolaFeast of the co-patron with a fair in Via Dante
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Based on Wikipedia (Cisternino), Wikivoyage (Cisternino) (CC BY-SA).
Local food & wine
- Broad bean purée with wild chicoryDish
- Orecchiette with braciole and meatballsBread and pastaOrecchiette in tomato sauce with stuffed beef rolls and bread balls
Based on Wikipedia (Cisternino) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
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