Yes, a poetic title for the surprise that nature has reserved for scholars these days: in Puglia i researchers from the Aldo Moro University of Bari they discovered a coral reef off the coast of Monopoli. Specifically, this formation has the particularity of being devoid of symbiont algae, generally useful for calcifying the scenarios that characterize them.
Puglia, a love to live
Italy, in the old continent fringe of beauty and good humor, culture and lightness. The coasts that lace it are probably among the most evocative in the world: those from Polignano a mare have seen the most fascinating sunsets that can enchant the heartbeat.
La Puglia with its scenarios and the typical contradictions of Italy breaks the heart; to quote Michele Salvemini: "Oh Puglia, my Puglia, you my Puglia / I always carry you in my heart when I go away / And immediately I think I could die without you / And immediately I think I could die with you too".
Nice, good, to know
One of the worst contradictions that afflict our peninsula is certainly the risk that all the wealth in traditions of Folklore, food and wine and culture some pearls remain behind, lost in the brightness of the others. So it is, so it will surely be, for this article which is just meant to be the beginning of a more detailed research.
Monopoli
The breath becomes uncertain as you see the marvelous coast of Monopoli break up the Italian territory on the Mediterranean Sea, with the white buildings that amplify the breath in the light that basks on the city. Looking at its sea, its ports, there is no feeling of deja vu: it is certain to have it visited in a dream.
And the cobalt sea is a dream that with nobility surrounds itself with moorings and fishermen's boats. A prolific sea, full of fish, which once again proves that it has not aged over time, in the millennia of history already experienced and continues to amaze. In fact, it is these days the discovery of one new coral reef off the coast of Puglia, particularly those of Monopoli.
The news went around the world and was also published in the scientific journal Nature"It is the exceptional discovery made during an exploration by researchers of the Biology department of the University of Bari, led by the director Giuseppe Corriero, more than two miles below the surface of the Adriatic, between 40 and 55 meters deep, is located a dense forest of coral never seen before. Like those that populate the depths of the Maldives ". To be precise, more than a coral reef, we should be talking about bioconstruction. The substance does not change: a new pearl has been added to the already rich treasure in that casket called Puglia. Meanwhile, photos of magnificent flowered backdrops also arrive from Molfetta and politics, this time, has not been to look at: in fact, the European directive that bans single-use plastic on the beach is anticipated by two years.
What to do in Puglia
Puglia offers a range of alternatives for its visitors. A wonderful sea, like the one we have seen, is not the only possibility for tourists. A well-known and unique destination in the world are the trulli. For lovers of barocco, then, Lecce is an inevitable choice; here, in the heart of the historic center, the church of San Giuseppe it is a destination not to be missed.
