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The view from the Bellavista Museum, Brindisi Port, Brindisi, Puglia | Photo © the Pugli Guys for the Big Gay Podcast from Puglia, Italy’s top gay summer destination

From Puglia with Love | Brindisi Guide

by LuigiMax
February 1, 2024January 24, 2025

Once upon a time when Puglia was the center of the known world, Brindisi was one of the great intersections of the Mediterranean. A major… Read More »From Puglia with Love | Brindisi Guide

The Pappamusci from Francavilla Fontana are also a traditional part of the Holy Week celebrations in Puglia. Francavilla Fontana’s Holy Week traditions are known for their unique and elaborate costumes. They appear menacing due in part to the ‘Pappamusci’, a distinctive part of the costume worn during the ritual. They are large, cone-shaped hats that are made from layers of black or dark purple cloth, and are often adorned with a large tassel at the top. Photo copyright the Puglia Guys for the Big Gay Puglia Guide.

The Passion and Pain | Aspects of Holy Week in Puglia

by LuigiMax
March 28, 2023January 3, 2024
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Easter in Puglia can feel like a dark and solemn time because of the region’s deeply ingrained religious traditions and the somber nature of the… Read More »The Passion and Pain | Aspects of Holy Week in Puglia

Alberobello Puglia. Italy’s Puglia region is one of Italy’s best kept secrets. One of Italy’s top foodie destinations, it has some of Italy’s best beaches and is famed for its unique white towns. Photo the Puglia Guys.

Love Me Trulli | The Story Of Puglia’s Unique Historic Dwellings

by LuigiMax
February 17, 2023February 24, 2023
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The trulli of Alberobello (one trullo, two trulli) are as iconic as they are unique. An unequivocal feature of the rural landscape of Puglia and… Read More »Love Me Trulli | The Story Of Puglia’s Unique Historic Dwellings

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Salento Pride | Masseria Wave

by Riccardo S
July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Essere se stessi, amarsi e rendersi liberi di vivere la propria vita come si vuole è la più alta forma d’amore. Troppo spesso si sacrifica… Read More »Salento Pride | Masseria Wave

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Siamo Tutt3 Pride! | Masseria Palesi

by Riccardo S
July 13, 2022July 14, 2022

Ci abituiamo al buio quando la luce è spenta; dopo che la vicina ha retto il lume che è testimone del suo addio, per un… Read More »Siamo Tutt3 Pride! | Masseria Palesi

Otranto, porto d’amore

by Riccardo S
July 10, 2022July 12, 2022
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Ci sono diversi tipi d’amore, i Greci ne individuavano addirittura più di cinque: Eros (έρως), l’amore passionale, carnale e irrazionale; Philia (φιλία) l’amore per un… Read More »Otranto, porto d’amore

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Pronti, partenza, pride!

by Riccardo S
July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

Eros è come un fabbro: mi stronca con un maglio enorme, e mi dilava in torba forra gelida. Anacreonte cantava l’irruente forza dell’amore, impossibile da… Read More »Pronti, partenza, pride!

Il Museo archeologico “Francesco Ribezzo” e i tesori di Brindisi

by Riccardo S
July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Itaca Se ti metti in viaggio per Itaca augurati che sia lunga la via, piena di conoscenze e d’avventure. Non temere Lestrigoni e Ciclopi o… Read More »Il Museo archeologico “Francesco Ribezzo” e i tesori di Brindisi

New Podcast Episode | LGBT plus History Month Italia

by LuigiMax
April 27, 2022April 28, 2022

LGBT plus History Month Italia with Dr Alessio Ponzio To celebrate LGBT plus History Month Italia we talk to Alessio Ponzio, a professor in the… Read More »New Podcast Episode | LGBT plus History Month Italia

LGBT+ History Month | Puglia’s gay island community created by fascists

by LuigiMax
February 1, 2022April 27, 2022

In Italia Sono Tutti Maschi | In Italy there are only men In 1938 under Mussolini’s Fascist Italy, a group of gay men were labelled… Read More »LGBT+ History Month | Puglia’s gay island community created by fascists