Locorotondo on Easter Day

On Easter Day we visited Locorotondo, a small white city on a hill called the Murge Plateau. It is a beautiful sight from afar. Once inside the city, the streets wind down white roads and alleys. It's known as one of the most beautiful towns in Italy. We would agree.

Throughout the town are various chapels, always open, built around preserving ancient frescoes like the one pictured here.

Locorotondo is a traditional Italian town off the beaten path that follows fascinating Christian traditions, including the hanging lady tradition during Lent. Known as "la Quaremma," which means Lent, puppets looking like an ugly old woman or a witch are hung throughout town. The puppet often holds a spindle and an orange, to represent frugality during Lent. It also often has 7 feathers to represent the 7 weeks of Lent. On Easter the puppets are collected and burned to represent the Resurrection.