{"id":23286,"date":"2021-01-08T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T13:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrachevive.com\/prodotto\/traditional-apulian-dinner-in-a-masseria-with-re-enactment-of-ancient-rural-practices\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T09:23:28","slug":"traditional-apulian-dinner-in-a-masseria-with-re-enactment-of-ancient-rural-practices","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/food-experience\/traditional-apulian-dinner-masseria\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Apulian dinner in a masseria with re-enactment of ancient rural practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"color: var(--awb-color7); font-size: 30px;\">A place in Puglia where live an unforgettable food experience with local people<\/h2>\n<p>Are you looking for a <strong>traditional dinner<\/strong> which combines a delicious Apulian menu with a re-enactment of the rural life in the past? Well, you are in the right place!<br \/>\nThere is a wonderful masseria in Puglia where, during some summer nights, the ancient times are re-enacted. Within the walls of a charming 1600\u2019s farmhouse, ancient rural practices are re-enacted offering the guests delicoius local food.<br \/>\n<strong>Traditional recipes<\/strong> are combined with representations of rural life, which you can join and experience first-hand. The old farming customs are a fundamental part of our food and wine heritage and are represented in an original way to let the guests live an authentic experience and to make them at the same time witnesses and actors of our cultural past.<br \/>\nJoin us in this timeless experience! Discover with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Terrachevive.com<\/a> <strong>the most authentic side of Puglia<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2>The farmhouse<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>ancient 1600&#8217;s farmhouse<\/strong> is located in a small village in an area known as <em>Alto Salento<\/em>, famous for the production of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/blog\/things-to-do\/best-olive-oil-tasting-tours-puglia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">olive oil<\/a>, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/blog\/things-to-do\/best-wine-tasting-tours-puglia\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">high quality wines<\/a> and for the crystal blue <em>Ionian Sea<\/em>, that washes its coasts.<br \/>\nThe farmhouse still preserves its <strong>rural charm<\/strong> which made it one of the biggest farmhouses of the area in the past. There are still traces of its glorious productive past; in particular, one can still find:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>ancient semi-hypogeous oil mill<\/strong> dating back to the 1700s. It was dug in the local stone, has a characteristic vaulted ceiling and in the past it was used to produce olive oil. Now it houses a cosy tasting room;<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>cellar<\/strong>, where past and present coexist thanks to the presence of modern machineries used to produce the fine Apulian wine and the <strong>ancient barrique cellar<\/strong>, where the wine is aged in wooden barrels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The ancient farming customs you can take part in<\/h2>\n<p>During the warm summer nights you can experience the following re-enactments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cArts and crafts of the past\u201d<\/strong>: together with authentic <strong>Apulian grandmothers<\/strong> you can make various types of bread and pasta, following our ancient traditions. During these <strong>making classes<\/strong>, you will also have the opportunity to taste \u201cpettole\u201d (a traditional dish) and wines produced by the farm.<br \/>\nThe atmosphere will be even more charming thanks to the ancient and captivating folk dances, whose music will be played alive.<br \/>\nThis is followed by the <strong>outdoor dinner<\/strong>, during which you will experience the ancient ritual of \u201cPucciata\u201d, that is the lightening of a wood-burning oven by the eldest grandmother of the family to bake \u201cpucce\u201d. Once these pucce are taken out of the oven, they are served with delicious local products.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWine cellar tour\u201d<\/strong>: before the traditional dinner, you can take part in a captivating tour to discover how <strong>Apulian wine is produced<\/strong>. One of the most fascinating stages is the visit to the ancient barrique cellar where you can taste wine on tap.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cDancing the Pizzica\u201d<\/strong>: you will get to know and dance the famous \u201cPizzica\u201d, an <strong>ancient dance<\/strong> from <em>Salento<\/em>, whose rhythm is joyful and captivating. After the traditional dinner, the guests can learn how to dance this beautiful melody from Salento.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Experience the authentic Apulian culture<\/h2>\n<p>Live an authentic experience in an ancient 1600&#8217;s farmhouse located in the great area known as Alto Salento. You can experience a re-enactment of ancient rural practices with real Apulian grandmothers cooking traditional recipes. The tasty <strong>traditional dinner<\/strong> will be accompanied by dances and song of the ancient farming popular culture.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for the experience <strong>Traditional Apulian dinner in a masseria with re-enactment of ancient rural practices<\/strong>? <strong>Reserve it<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>Come and experience it too, we are waiting for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A place in Puglia where live an unforgettable food experience  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[146,159],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-23286","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-gastro-tourism","product_cat-tastings-lunches-dinners-local-food-puglia","first","instock","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/23286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=23286"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=23286"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrachevive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=23286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}