Speziale | |
Coordinates: | 40.7914°N 17.4597°W |
Province: | Brindisi (BR) |
Comune: | Fasano |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 423 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Gentilic: | Spezialesi |
Saint: | Our Lady of the Rosary |
Day: | 7 October |
Postal Code: | 72015 |
Area Code: | (+39) 080 |
Speziale is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Fasano in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia. As of 2011 its population was 423.[1]
The village takes its name from an apothecary (it: speziale) who once lived there.
Located in upper Salento, Speziale lies a few kilometres from the sea and the hills of the Itria Valley. The surrounding area is notable for large plantations of secular (i.e. long-lived) olive trees.
The village has farmhouses and typical Apulian white-painted buildings. Its church, dedicated to Santa Maria del Rosario, was built in the early twentieth century.
Every year, on the first Sunday of August, the town holds a festival, the Sagra della focaccia.