Brindisi is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy,the former capital of the province of Brindisi,on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Historically,the city has played an essential role in trade and culture due to its strategic position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city remains a major port for trade with Balkan Peninsula,Greece and the Middle East. Its industries include agriculture,chemical works,and the generation of electricity.
Ostuni is a city and comune,located about 8 km from the coast,in the province of Brindisi,region of Apulia,Italy. The town has a population of about 32,000 during the winter,but can swell to 200,000 inhabitants during summer,being among the main towns attracting tourists in Apulia. It also has a consistent British and German immigrant community and an industrial zone. The region is a producer of high quality olive oil and wine.
Salento,also known as Terra d'Otranto,is a cultural,historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia,in southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula,sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce,a large part of the province of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto.
The province of Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. It has an area of 1,839 square kilometres (710 sq mi) and a total population of 401,652 (2013).
Achard II was the Norman count of Lecce and Ostuni,both in southern Apulia,in today's southern Italy.
Carovigno is a town and municipality in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia,in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small,it provides a wide array of sites and services that characterize the local life of the town. Being located in upper Salento,Carovigno is renowned for its production of high quality olive oil. Additionally,the city offers several local opportunities for tourists,including its close proximity to the sea,the beautiful landscapes of Apulia,and the cultural depth of Salento.
Fasano is a town and comune in the Province of Brindisi,Apulia,southern Italy. It is the second most populated town in the province after Brindisi,with a population in 2021 of 39,026.
Ostuni is a white or rosé style Italian wine awarded Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1972,in the Province of Brindisi of Apulia. The zone of production of the area is limited to the communes of Ostuni,Carovigno,San Vito dei Normanni,San Michele Salentino and parts of the communes of Brindisi,Latiano and Ceglie Messapica.
The Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostium is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia,has carried its present name since 1986. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lecce.
Itria Valley is an area located in Apulia region,in Southern Italy. Itria Valley spreads over Province of Bari,Province of Brindisi and Province of Taranto,and coincide with the lower part of Murgia upland . The towns of Martina Franca,Locorotondo,Cisternino and Ceglie Messapica overlook Itria Valley. "Valley" is an inaccurate term,because Itria Valley has not the typical conformation of mountain area valleys:it is just a depression due to karstic phenomena.
Settimio Todisco is an Italian prelate in the Roman Catholic Church.
Ostuni is a railway station near the Italian town of Ostuni,in the Province of Brindisi,Apulia. The station lies on the Adriatic Railway (Ancona–Lecce) and was opened in 1865. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.
Valentina Bonariva is an Italian dancer,model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Italia 2014 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2014 and placed Top 15.
The Diocese of Ostuni was a Roman Catholic diocese located in the town of Ostuni in the province of Brindisi in the region of Apulia in southern Italy. The diocese was in existence by the mid-11th century. In 1818,the diocese was suppressed,and its ecclesiastical territory assigned to the Archdiocese of Brindisi. In 1821,the diocese was revived,but the archbishops of Brindisi were made its perpetual administrator. From 1980 to 1986,Brindisi and Ostuni were suffragans of the ecclesiastical province of Lecce. In 1986,the diocese of Ostuni was completely suppressed and united to the archdiocese of Brindisi.
Ostuni Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ostuni,province of Brindisi,region of Apulia,Italy. The dedication is to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Ostuni,it has been since 1986 a co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni.
Giovanni de Torrecilla y Cárdenas was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Brindisi (1681–1688) and Bishop of L'Aquila (1676–1681).
Bernabéde Castro,O.S.A. (1644–1707) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Brindisi (1700–1707) and Archbishop of Lanciano (1697–1700).
Dionysius O'Driscoll,O.F.M. Obs. or Dionysius Odriscol was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Brindisi (1640–1650).
Matteo Farina was an Italian Roman Catholic. Farina spent his entire life in Brindisi where he was an excellent student who developed a passion for science and for music and who was noted for his devotion to Pio of Pietrelcina and Francis of Assisi,as well as to other saints who were close to him in age. He spent the last decade of his life struggling with a brain tumor that later led to his death;he was forced to seek treatment outside of Brindisi in attempt to remove the tumor.
