Fasano
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- For the band of the same name, see Fasano (band).
| Comune di Fasano | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Brindisi (BR) |
| Mayor | Pasquale di Bari |
| Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
| Area | 128 km² (49 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2004-12-31) | |
| - Total | 38,563 |
| - Density | 301/km² (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Fasanesi |
| Dialing code | 080 |
| Postal code | 72015, 72010 |
| Frazioni | Pezze di Greco, Montalbano, Speziale, Torre Canne, Selva di Fasano, Savelletri, Laureto, Canale di Pirro, Pozzo Faceto, Torre Spaccata |
| Patron | Madonna del Pozzo e San Giovanni Battista |
| - Day | 3d june sunday |
| Website: www.comune.fasano.br.it | |
Fasano is a town in Italy, in the province of Brindisi, region of Apulia. It has about 40,000 inhabitants.
It marks the border between the Altosalento and the province of Bari. It is equidistant (approximately 50 km) from three of the provincial capitals in Puglia, namely Bari, Taranto and Brindisi. The name Fasano probably derives from the “Faso”, large wild columbus doves (also represented on the civic coat of arms) which drunk from the foggie, which was a type of swamp or pool in the open air formed from the water which flowed down from the surrounding hills. This area where the pool once was is now a communal garden. The town is roughly 128 square km in area.
[edit] Geography
Fasano is situated in an extended area with secular olive trees and its territory extends from hills to the sea with rich mediterranean vegetation. Among some of the places of interest in the surrounding area the most notable are: the Selva di Fasano, today a garden with villas, original trulli houses and the zoo safari Fasanolandia, the first of its kind in Europe; the Laureto and Canale di Pirro holiday resorts with numerous vines which occupy the land characterised by dry stone walls and trulli. Coming down from hills the town of Fasano occupies a dominantposition in the valley which then leads down to the sea: coastal resorts include Savelletri with its beaches, the archaeological digs at Egnazia and a golf course and Torre Canne with its dunes and the wet grassland zones of the costal park, which includes lodges, health spas and the Lydians. The coast is characterized by a peacful atmosphere that previals despite growing tourism. Around Fasano there are Pezze di Greco, Montalbano, Speziale and Pozzo Faceto, importantcentres of secular olive cultivation and a range of medieval fortified masserie or farmhouses aimed at agricultural tourism.
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