Polignano a Mare, where environment and culture meet up

Polignano a Mare is one of the nicest town in Apulia.

The sea is deeply blue.

It is built along the seacoast, on the rocks.

Underneath, there are amazing caves which can be visited.

Actually, some restaurants are right into the caves

From my point of view, the most pictoresque beach is cala dei Turchi, located in the inner city.

Polignano is the birtplace of Mr. Volare, Domenico Modugno.

In my opinion, the context in which you grow up affects very much your personality.

Every time I walk around Polignano, I feel a positve energy, good vibrations. 

People smile, talk, joke...I like the atmosphere here very much.

Additionally, Polignano has  a sparkling cultural life.

Polignano hosts the unique Museum of contemporary art in Apulia, the Museum “Pino Pascali”.

The museum is dedicated to Pino Pascali, an artist from Polignano. 




He moved to Rome to study art. So, he grew there artistically. 

He died in 1968, when he was only 33 years old.

Pino Pascali was an eclectic artist. 







He shared a lot with the Arte Povera (litterally "poor art") movement.

In the early 60ies, he used to walk around Rome at night time, in order to collect anything which could be used to create his works.

Nowdays, His works are exhibited all around the world: the Tate Gallery in London, the Musuem of Osaka and so on.

The Museum “Pino Pascali” has recently bought one of his works, treno (1964).

The entire community, supported both by the local Municipality and Apulian region, has raised € 80.000 to purchase it from an Italian private collector.

However, the market price of treno was esteemed to be much more expensive, around € 110/120.000.

So, if you come to Polignano on holidays, a visit to the Museum “Pino Pascali” is a must.

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Have fun