Tied to the Festa di Maria SS. Addolorata, a single evening in Putignano's historic centre for tiella cooked in terracotta over open flame — here filled with meat and seasonal vegetables rather than the coastal rice-potato-mussel version found elsewhere in Puglia — alongside frittelle and panzerotti, plus guided visits to the Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo and the town's civic museum.
DatesSep 14
OrganizerConfraternita di Maria SS. Addolorata and Associazione Culturale Trullando, with the patronage of the Comune di Putignano
Food FocusTiella
Nearest airportBari Airport (BRI)
Nearest stationPutignano (regional line)
GPS40.8500, 17.1167
Nearest cityAvellino · ~195 km · approx 3.3h drive
Nearest region capitalBari · ~36 km · approx 0.5h drive
Typical weather in SeptemberWarm, less humid — 25-28°C, a comfortable month for festival-going.