Fasano is a town and comune

Comune

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in the province of Brindisi

Province of Brindisi

The Province of Brindisi is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Brindisi. Surrounded by vineyards and artichoke fields, Brindisi is a major sailing port for the southern part of Italy....

, Apulia

Apulia

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, southern Italy

Italy

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.

It marks the border between the Altosalento and the province of Bari. It is equidistant (approximately 50 km) from three of the provincial capitals in Puglia, namely Bari

Bari

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, Taranto

Taranto

Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base....

 and Brindisi

Brindisi

Brindisi is a city in the Apulia region of Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, off the coast of the Adriatic Sea.Historically, the city has played an important role in commerce and culture, due to its position on the Italian Peninsula and its natural port on the Adriatic Sea. The city...

. The name Fasano probably derives from the “Faso”, large wild columbus doves (also represented on the civic coat of arms) which drunk from the foggie, which was a type of swamp or pool in the open air formed from the water which flowed down from the surrounding hills. This area where the pool once was is now a communal garden.

Geography

Fasano is situated in an extended area with secular olive trees and its territory extends from hills to the sea with rich Mediterranean vegetation.

Coming down from hills the town of Fasano occupies a dominant position in the valley which then leads down to the sea: coastal resorts include Savelletri with its beaches, the archaeological digs at Gnatia

Gnatia

Gnatia was an ancient city of the Messapii, and their frontier town towards the Salentini. located near the modern Fasano, Apulia, southern Italy.-History:...

 and a golf course and the quaint fishing town of Torre Canne

Torre Canne

Torre Canne is a small coastal town in the municipality of Fasano in the region of Puglia in South East Italy.It is home to roughly 2000 inhabitants and its biggest industry is fishing....

. The coast is characterized by a peaceful atmosphere that prevails despite growing tourism.

Around Fasano are the Pezze di Greco, Montalbano, Speziale and Pozzo Faceto centres of secular olive cultivation and a range of medieval fortified masserie or farmhouses aimed at agricultural tourism.

Main sights

• The minaret
  Minaret
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   of Fasano, an Islamic-style construction from 1918.
• Church of San Giovanni Battista (Chiesa Matrice), built in the 17th century.
• Torrione delle Fogge, the last remaining tower of the original eleven ones.
• Dolmen
  Dolmen
  A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
  
   of Montalbano
• Archaeological Park of Gnatia
• Tempietto di Seppannibale, an early Christian church
• the Selva di Fasano, today a garden with villas
• original trulli
  Trullo
  A trullo is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Their style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli were generally constructed as temporary field shelters and storehouses or as permanent dwellings by small...
  
   houses
• zoo safari
  Safari park
  A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial tourist attraction where visitors can drive in their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals...
  
   Fasanolandia, the first of its kind in Europe