IN ITALY'S FAR SOUTH, THE RESIDENTS TALK IN THE LOCAL DIALECT about , , – sun, sea and wind; the three powerful natural forces that have shaped the landscape and the local population over centuries. With its redcoloured soil, green olive groves and cactus fields, the landscape often resembles parts of northern Africa or Mexico – but its small villages, country roads with walls (fortified farms), (workers’ cottages) and (farmhouses) show that this is clearly Puglia.
