The inahbitans of Casarano used to call this building trappito. They formed this word from the latin trapētum ‘press’ (from which the regional italian trappeto).Going down a trappitu is like going many centuries back in the story of Salento; the most ancient oil mills still in a good state in Casarano date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. The structure of these ‘underground cathedrals’ was functionally connected with the oil production process.
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Hypogean Oil mills - (Trappeti)
The inahbitans of Casarano used to call this building trappito. They formed this word from the latin trapētum ‘press’ (from which the regional italian trappeto).Going down a trappitu is like going many centuries back in the story of Salento; the most ancient oil mills still in a good state in Casarano date back to the 14th and 15th centuries. The structure of these ‘underground cathedrals’ was functionally connected with the oil production process. The Case a Corte
 With the arrival of the Byzantine domination a particular technique of building houses called a corte ‘with acourt’ was introduced.This system consisted in building more houses around a common inner court, which fostered social relations with the surroundings. At the beginning they had a simple structure with low fences and a vegetable garden (ortale ) behind the house, which provided food for the entire family. Later on this structure became more complex since they added more and more decorated portals surmounted by big balconies (mignani). They also started building a greater number of houses around the same court but always considering the necessity of fostering relations inside and outside the structure.The statue of the Vittoria Alata
 This memorial monument in honour of the soldiers killed in the First World War is embellished by a majestic bronze statue representing the Vittoria Alata, an elegant goddess of victory built in 1929 by the Parmesan sculptor Renato Brozzi, one of the most important artist of Art Deco. It resembles the famous Nike of Samothracia, and is an evidence of the relation which Casarano had with many important men of that period. It seems in fact that Brozzi agreed to build the statue thanks to the intercession of Pompeo Nuccio (1876-1932), an established lawyer from Casarano. On 14th August 1943 an English aircraft bombed the square, maybe because the pilot took two mortars next to the monument (one of them still on the place) for anti-aircraft guns. 6 people were killed and 27 Were seriously injured. |