Madonna del Carmine Piazza Plebiscito

by Norma Brandsberg

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Madonna del Carmine Piazza Plebiscito

Artist

Norma Brandsberg

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Photograph - Photograph

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Martina Franca, or just Martina is a historic baroque city and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy between Bari and Brindisi . It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, In the square Piazza Plebiscito, stands an impressive clock and bell tower in the shadow of the nearby church, Madonna del Carmine pictured here. Martina Franca is located south of Bari, Italy on the boot area in southern Italy on the eastern coastline.

The landscape of the Itria Valley is unique, with the bright and contrasting colours of its soil, vines and olives, dotted with trulli, the ancient local houses with conical stone roofs.

Founded in the 14th century by Philip d’Angiò on San Martino mountain on a site settled in the 10th Century by Tarantines escaping Saracen invaders, the town takes its name from San Martino, their patron saint, Around 1310 the Prince surrounded the four casali (hamlets) of Montedoro, San Martino, Santa Teresa and San Pietro dei Greci with grand fortified walls and towers so that by the beginning of the 14th century Martina Franca was a strategic defence point on the Taranto to Monopoli road. In 1507 Martina Franca became part of the feudal estate of the Caracciolo family, Dukes of the Kingdom of Naples. This cancelled earlier tax advantages, leading the inhabitants, headed by Capodiferro, to rise up in unsuccessful rebellion against the Dukes who stayed in power until 1806.

My original photograph has been edited to have a slight abstract and painted effect.


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October 14th, 2022

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