点评:Ostuni, one of the “must see” places of Puglia. Known as the “White City” (though by no means the only one) it shines from its hill-top local in Valle d’Itria. Reminded me a little of Carcassonne. Some great viewpoints of the surrounding olive groves. The countryside is extensively farmed with olives, in some cases 800 years old, plus figs, cherries and vines. In fact, Puglia produces almost half of Italy’s olive oil output. Piazza del Liberta is the centre, with the striking Obelisk di Sant Oronzo at one end (patron saint, whose prayers by tradition saved the city from plague in 1657) and the Town Hall at the other. Next door is the church of San Francesco. Both originated in the 17th century but rebuilt in the 19th. The church is highly decorated inside, and as sometimes happens with these Franciscan churches, one wonders whether Francis himself would have approved of the lavishness.
Up narrow, winding streets to the Cattedrale (1435-95). Unfortunately, it’s currently closed for restoration, but the façade is worth a look in its own right; unusual and attractive, flanked by a former seminary and the diocesan museum, linked by an arch. It's worth exploring the quaint streets and flights of steps, coming out at viewpoints, before walking along the outside of the dramatic white city walls back to Piazza del Liberta.
翻译:奥斯图尼是普利亚大区“必游之地”之一。它被称为“白色之城”(当然,它并非唯一一座),坐落在伊特里亚山谷的山顶上,熠熠生辉。这让我想起了卡尔卡松。这里有很多绝佳的观景点,可以俯瞰周围的橄榄树林。乡村地区广泛种植橄榄树,有些树龄高达800年,此外还有无花果、樱桃和葡萄藤。事实上,普利亚大区的橄榄油产量几乎占意大利总产量的一半。自由广场是市中心,广场一端矗立着引人注目的圣奥龙佐方尖碑(圣奥龙佐是这座城市的守护神,据传他的祈祷在1657年拯救了这座城市免于瘟疫),另一端是市政厅。市政厅旁边是圣弗朗西斯科教堂。这两座建筑都始建于17世纪,但在19世纪进行了重建。教堂内部装饰华丽,如同许多方济各会教堂一样,不禁让人怀疑方济各本人是否会赞同这种奢华。
沿着狭窄蜿蜒的街道向上,便可到达大教堂(建于1435-1495年)。可惜的是,教堂目前正在修缮,不对外开放,但其正面本身就值得一看;它造型独特而迷人,两侧分别是曾经的神学院和教区博物馆,两者之间由一座拱门相连。不妨漫步于古色古香的街道和阶梯之间,欣赏沿途的风景,然后沿着气势恢宏的白色城墙外侧返回自由广场。