{"id":19672,"date":"2021-04-14T16:48:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=191158"},"modified":"2021-04-14T16:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T16:53:26","slug":"grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-foggia-italy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/grazias-at-home-city-guide-to-foggia-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Grazia\u2019s At Home City Guide To Foggia, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The past year has seen many people across the world grapple with a very specific type of loss; the sadness of a trip not taken, the mourning of exploring new cultures, the yearning for experiences beyond the anomie of the supermarket. As that strong desire for, and impulse to, wander the world fell prey to the pandemic in a turbulent 2020, we seemed at one point to be surging toward an anticipatory dystopia. Who were we without travel? What do we have to look forward to when there is no international holiday booked for summer?<\/em><\/p>\n

Over the course of the past 12 months, we\u2019ve been commissioning artists, painters, and illustrators from different cities all over the world to paint a picture of what they see out their windows \u2013 either real or imaginary. Most artists have been confined to these cities during the global lockdowns, and all have a close connection to the place they have illustrated. Each artist has a \u201cGRAZIA At Home City Guide\u201d perched on their windowsill, insider guides to the cities you need to visit and recollections of moments past in these nooks of the world; how they drank in the palaces, how they wandered through the parks and how they ate and ate and ate. There\u2019s recommendations too \u2013 local dishes, phrases and lessons \u2013 so you can start imagining your own itinerary from the comfort of your own home. Today, we\u2019re headed to Foggia in Italy.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a phrase that I am fond of because my grandfather used to say it,\u201d recalls illustrator Caterina delli Carri. \u201c\u2018A chi appart\u00ecne?\u2019 Translated to English, it means, \u2018Who do you belong to?\u2019 This phrase is used a lot in Foggia to ask someone about their family, to know their origins.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visitors to the cerulean waters of this Southern Italian city are dwarfed by Foggia\u2019s ancient churches and palaces, so numerous they make you wonder what the city\u2019s eldest inhabitants did beyond worshiping and curtseying and drinking. A city and commune of Puglia, delli Carri tells of the wonderful upbringing she had in Foggia, the Baroque and Romanesque buildings, the trips to the local secondhand market \u2013 \u201cLe Pezze\u201d \u2013 with her mother for vintage buys, the boundless wheat fields that connected the city to her family\u2019s country house by the sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy illustration represents a view of the historical center of Foggia,\u201d explains delli Carri. \u201cThe cathedral bell tower and a view of the rooftops is the most beautiful and inspiring part of the city, especially at sunset, when everything is colored with pink and orange tones<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s scent \u2013 best experienced along its oldest street, the beautiful Via Arpi \u2013 is one of \u201cembers, typical of the kiosks scattered in the streets of the city,\u201d delli Carri says. \u201cWhen the world opens up, get lost in Foggia\u2019s narrow streets, try its typical restaurants and trattorias and let yourself be overwhelmed by the local nightlife.\u201d She also suggests picking a handwoven basket.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fibers used for the weave of the bags are olive and cane, and the weave represents an ancient art where each piece made is unique,\u201d the artist says. \u201cThese baskets are also often used as decorative elements for the walls of houses and restaurants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, while Manfredonia, Monte Sant\u2019Angelo and San Sevaro are popular tourist destinations, delli Carri says nothing beats a bottle of wine and Scaldatelli, a traditional snack made from flour, extra virgin olive oil, wine, salt and fennel seeds – may we suggest this recipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe typical ones of my area are called \u201cScaldatelli\u201d and besides the classic taste there are a lot of variations! My favorites are the potato ones!\u201d she says. Of course, don\u2019t miss the sunset.<\/p>\n

Follow Caterina delli Carri @caterinadellicarri<\/a><\/p>\n

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