Palagiano, Italian city
Palagiano is a small town in the Province of Taranto in Puglia, southern Italy. It features narrow streets lined with old stone houses and two historic cores called La Terra and Convento, while surrounding countryside spreads with traditional rural farms and citrus orchards.
Palagiano arose after the original settlement relocated from swampy ground to higher, drier areas where residents found water sources and established farms. During the Middle Ages, various noble families controlled the territory, including the Dapifero and Cicinelli families, who shaped its rural agricultural character.
The town's name may derive from Latin roots connected to the region's ancient past. Local festivals and religious celebrations, especially for San Nicola and San Rocco, reveal how community and shared traditions remain central to life here.
The town is flat and easy to explore on foot, with paved narrow streets connecting the two historic cores. Visitors should come in early morning or late afternoon when temperatures are moderate and local market areas are most active.
The town originally occupied swampy terrain, and residents spent centuries using drainage systems to reshape the land into fertile fields still visible today. Old drainage channels remain visible in the surrounding area, showing the persistence of earlier inhabitants.
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