Lights of Locorotondo, Italy

After our day out we returned home to Locorotondo for an afternoon siesta before heading back out for dinner. While we have been here we have noticed the large light installations adorning a lot of the buildings and lining the streets but have not been turned on. I thought they might be a Christmas thing but it appears they are turned on for Sunday nights. I will admit they seem out of place against the historic buildings but they do look pretty and the laneways look lovely in the bright lights.

We had a very simple but delicious dinner of pasta and gnocchi at Trattoria Tlvecchio Arco and while finishing our meal a procession walked past the front door. While not a big procession it was interesting to see the parade of three religious icons held high by the locals as the walked and sang their way to the nearby church. Our server informed us it is a regular Sunday night thing. What was amusing was a priest walking along with the speakers and another priest following behind singing into a microphone.

It was a bit of entertainment to finish our night.Read more