Day 36: Bari to Mola di Bari

I woke to a beautiful blue sky and quite a cold morning with a very stiff wind - perfect walking weather. The Way today (25.18 km) began along the coastline and stayed there for about 15 km. Inland; I walked parallel to the highway and then along country lanes, through plastic covered vines and olive groves. I saw a number of Trulli along the path. I had thought the Trulli were all for storage, and perhaps the ones I saw today all were, but no, they are also used as dwellings. What is interesting about the Trulli is that they were built without mortar. Apparently, this made them easy to disassemble so that the owner could avoid property taxes from feudal lords! I arrived in Mola di Bari to a town square full of people and music, not live (that started later), pumping through the town! All very festive.
Update: the festival in town was for the May Day holiday, silly me, I forgot all about it. And, of course, it's a long weekend.Read more