The cobblestone streets of the italian historic center come alive with people on pilgrimage and others heading to the square to participate in the festivities.
In the city, places are randomly populated by people who gather in circles, with a couple of dancers in the center.
Spread throughout Italy, the tradition of "stornelli" dictates that the musicians are accompanied by tambourines, accordions, and guitars.
The folk dance of the Taranta takes its name from the venomous spider whose bite is believed to cause a kind of delirium.
The Taranta dance is linked with the bite of the spider, which often occurred during the wheat harvest.
The wheat fields once extended right up to the walls of the ancient city.
At sunset, among solid columns, draperies flutter in the sky with the fruits and leaves of the lemon garden.
In the springtime the wind blows through the wheat fields and brings with it drapes, leaves and fruits from a nearby cherry tree.
At sunrise, in a cloudy sky, two Doric columns are crossed by light veils and apple fruits.
