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Dancing under the olive trees: typical Pizzica and Taranta Dances
Provincia di Brindisi
About
Pizzica and Tarantella are a unique expression of the Puglia popular culture. This experience is not only the opportunity to learn the Puglia typical dance, in a charming setting to recreate the same atmosphere of distant and times: the trulli, the centuries-old olive trees and the countryside of the Murgia. Be and feel a "tarantata" for a day!
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
A tasting with local food, wine and water
scarf and tambourines
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Nord Salento Tour
Reach Ceglie Messapica city and follow indications towards Martina Franca. Just outisde Ceglie Messapica and a gas station on the left, then there's the cemetry. Turn the first street on the right (via Padula del cimitero) just before it. Follow the road till number 3. Enter in and turn to left.
Return
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Dancing under the olive trees: typical Pizzica and Taranta Dances
Provincia di Brindisi
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$78.00
Price varies by group size
About
Pizzica and Tarantella are a unique expression of the Puglia popular culture. This experience is not only the opportunity to learn the Puglia typical dance, in a charming setting to recreate the same atmosphere of distant and times: the trulli, the centuries-old olive trees and the countryside of the Murgia. Be and feel a "tarantata" for a day!
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & Italian
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
A tasting with local food, wine and water
scarf and tambourines
Coffee and/or Tea
Meeting Points
Departure
Nord Salento Tour
Reach Ceglie Messapica city and follow indications towards Martina Franca. Just outisde Ceglie Messapica and a gas station on the left, then there's the cemetry. Turn the first street on the right (via Padula del cimitero) just before it. Follow the road till number 3. Enter in and turn to left.
Return
Itinerary
The silent, centenary olive trees and the Murgia countryside will be our scenario for this incredible experience: dancing the Tarantella and the Pizzica-Pizzica, typical dances of our tradition means lots more than moving rhythmically. The typical double step, the sound of tambourines, the circles around an imaginary altar in a crescendo euphoria to release the spider's poison, of a local black widow, the Tarantula, that caused men and women become crazy. The dance was the only cure. Among the dance steps we will discover stories and legends handed down from the mist of time, the rituals, the role of a scarf as the results of modern academic researches on an uncommon phenomenon. An exciting...
