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Putignano, in brief.

Oldest carnival in Europe, papier-mache floats.

A town in the hills between Bari and the Itria valley, home to the oldest carnival in Europe, first celebrated in 1394.

Each winter its streets fill with allegorical papier-mache floats and weeks of festivity.

The year in Putignano

The rituals, races, and processions the city still keeps.

  1. Every FebruaryCarnevale di Putignano

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