a place of rest and reflection such as the isolated chapel dedicated to the Madonnas of Sarmenta. Yes, there are even more than two hundred images of the Madonna depicted, each time in a different form and which denotes how religious devotion is an important cornerstone of the cultural life of the Salento inhabitants.

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Church of the Madonnas of Sarmenta (the pruning of the vines)

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