Presicce – Acquarica

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Known as the town of hypogea, Presicce hides many underground olive presses, the trappeti, cut into the tufa when oil was the town's wealth and shipped as far as Naples and Spain. It lies in a well-watered hollow of lower Salento beneath the terraced Serra di Pozzomauro, and its old centre is built of 16th-century courtyard houses, each with a well and a stone washtub.

Highlights

The underground oil presses, restored and opened to visitors since the 1990s
The case a corte, humble houses grouped around shared courtyards
Serra di Pozzomauro: dry-stone terraces, old olive groves and a ruined watchtower
The story of the Mascarani, named after a masked man who shot the prince

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Presicce-Acquarica (IT), Presicce-Acquarica (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 9,237

Things to see

Sant'Andrea Apostolo (IT)
Palazzo Ducale (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Andrew Religious · NovemberPatronal feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle in Presicce

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Presicce-Acquarica). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Apulia

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

Giuseppe NigroOrecchiette su tavoliere in legno CC BY-SA 4.0
OrecchietteBread and pastaPasta with turnip tops, meat ragù or other sauces
Popo le ChienBurrata2 CC0
BurrataCheeseMozzarella shell filled with stracciatella and cream; Andria is protected
NikototaPane-di-altamura-dop-official CC BY-SA 4.0
Pane di AltamuraBread and pastaPDO bread made entirely with durum wheat flour
ElfmirFocacciaBarese CC BY-SA 4.0
Focaccia barese (IT)Bread and pasta
HaragayatoTarallini2Public domain
TaralliBread and pastaRing-shaped crackers of flour, olive oil and white wine, often with fennel
Morena zottiPanzerotti fatti in casa CC BY-SA 4.0
PanzerottiDish