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Symbols, dialect words and what to take home from Brindisi.
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History, traditions and souvenirs
Symbols, dialect words and what to take home from Brindisi.

History, traditions and souvenirs
Why the deer is the symbol of Brindisi
The city’s name, the shape of its harbour and a deer’s head you find everywhere
The deer of Brindisi is not an animal you meet in the street: it is in the very name of the city, and in the shape of its harbour.
Pubblicato il October 8, 2026
History, traditions and souvenirs
Words and proverbs of Brindisi: a small dictionary for visitors
In Brindisi you hear the local dialect everywhere, and some words have no translation. Here are three of them, with two proverbs everyone in town knows.
Pubblicato il October 4, 2026
History, traditions and souvenirs
Brindisi souvenirs: what to take home
A magnet that says «Puglia» is the same from Bari to Leuca. A souvenir of Brindisi should speak of Brindisi: its words, its proverbs, its landmarks.
Pubblicato il October 4, 2026