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  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Gianpaolo Romano (46), a car dealer whose business suffered a bomb attack on January 4th, walk towards the car dealer garage in San Severo, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy. business suffered a bomb attack on January 4th, walk toward garage in San Severo, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: CCTV footage is seen here inside the office of Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Ludovico Vaccaro (61), District Attorney of Foggia, is seen here in his office in Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: An aerial vew of Foggia, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: An aerial vew of Foggia, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The Hotel Florio, where an historic mob summit took place in 1979, is seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: An aerial view of Lazzaro D'Auria's agricultural company, that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's storage, that was set on fire in August 2021 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the courthouse in Foggia, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-1...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A tree is seen here in the lands used by agricultural entrepreneur Lazzaro D'Auria, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
Lazzaro D'Auria is an agricultural entrepreneur who business has suffered multiple fire and bomb attacks by the mafia over the past years.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-1...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's storage, that was set on fire in August 2021 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view from an armored pickup truck  of the lands used by agricultural entrepreneur Lazzaro D'Auria, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
Lazzaro D'Auria is an agricultural entrepreneur who business has suffered multiple fire and bomb attacks by the mafia over the past years.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here together with his security detail as he is escorted towards the armored car he travals in, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022. Lazzaro D'Auria has been living under police protection for years.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here by the pickup truck he is ecorted in, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022. Lazzaro D'Auria has been living under police protection for years.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, poses for a portrait in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the Gargano moutain, home to several mafia families, is seen here from the under construction company headquarters built by agricultural entrepreneur Lazzaro D'Auria (66), whose business has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the Gargano moutain, home to several mafia families, is seen here from the under construction company headquarters built by agricultural entrepreneur Lazzaro D'Auria (66), whose business has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort),  burned down by a fire attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Gianpaolo Romano (46), a car dealer whose business suffered a bomb attack on January 4th, poses for a portrait in the car dealer garage in San Severo, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • AREA AROUND FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Exterior view of a local business burned down by a fire caused by a bomb attack,  here in the area around Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • AREA AROUND FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Interior view of a local business burned down by a fire caused by a bomb attack,  here in the area around Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • AREA AROUND FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Interior view of a local business burned down by a fire caused by a bomb attack,  here in the area around Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
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Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A mn is seen here in the courthous of Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Dario Melillo (62), owner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), poses for by  the remains  of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: (R-L) Dario Melillo (62), owner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), poses for a portrait together with his cousin Giovanni Longhi (75), here by  the remains  of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: An espresso cup is seen among the remains of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd at  "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), a bathing establishment in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: An aerial view of Lazzaro D'Auria's agricultural company, that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's storage, that was set on fire in August 2021 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here inside one of armored cars he is ecorted in, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022. Lazzaro D'Auria has been living under police protection for years.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, poses for a portrait in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66, center) is seen here with business partners while security details waits on the left, here at his agricultural company headquarters that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the Gargano moutain, home to several mafia families, is seen here from the under construction company headquarters built by agricultural entrepreneur Lazzaro D'Auria (66), whose business has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's trucks, that were set on fire in 2020 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's trucks, that were set on fire in 2020 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort),  burned down by a fire attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort),  burned down by a fire attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Alessandro Zito, President of The Foggia Antiracket Association, poses for a portrait at the end of a meeting in Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Alessandro Zito, President of The Foggia Antiracket Association, poses for a portrait at the end of a meeting in Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Gianpaolo Romano (46), a car dealer whose business suffered a bomb attack on January 4th, poses for a portrait in the car dealer garage in San Severo, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • AREA AROUND FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Interior view of a local business burned down by a fire caused by a bomb attack,  here in the area around Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Ludovico Vaccaro (61), District Attorney of Foggia, is seen here in his office in Foggia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Dario Melillo (62), owner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), poses for by  the remains  of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Giovanni Longhi (75), a business partner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), is seen here among the remains  of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A sign is seen among the remains of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd at  "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), a bathing establishment in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
<br />
A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A receipts block is seen among the remains of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd at  "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), a bathing establishment in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
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The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
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Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The Hotel Florio, where an historic mob summit took place in 1979, is seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The names of innocent mafia victims are seen here in the historical of Foggia, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-1...jpg
  • FOGGIA, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: A view of the courthouse in Foggia, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-1...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: Lazzaro D'Auria (66), owner of an agricultural company that has suffered multiple fires and bomb attacks by the mafia over the years, is seen here by the pickup truck he is ecorted in, in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022. Lazzaro D'Auria has been living under police protection for years.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 4 FEBRUARY 2022: The remains of Lazzaro D'Auria's trucks, that were set on fire in 2020 by the mafia, are seen here in San Severo, Italy, on February 4th 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220204_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Dario Melillo (62), owner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), is seen here with his cousin Giovanni Longhi (75), walking towards the remain of a fire attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-M2P-0...jpg
  • SAN SEVERO, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Gianpaolo Romano (46), a car dealer whose business suffered a bomb attack on January 4th, poses for a portrait in the car dealer garage in San Severo, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Dario Melillo (62), owner of the bathing establishment "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), poses for by  the remains  of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd, in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: A receipts block is seen among the remains of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd at  "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), a bathing establishment in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • MANFREDONIA, ITALY - 3 FEBRUARY 2022: Smoke is seen coming out of the out of the remains of a fire caused by a bomb attack on January 23rd at  "L'Ultima Spiaggia" (Last Resort), a bathing establishment in Manfredonia, Italy, on February 3rd 2022.<br />
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A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia. A wave of bomb attacks on shops and businesses by a little-known but powerful mafia is terrorising the southern Italian area of Foggia.<br />
<br />
The group, which has a reputation for extreme violence, destroyed at least a dozen local businesses, such as a perfume shop, a hairdresser and a car showroom in January. Most of the owners of these businesses had refused to pay a “protection fee” to the mob. No-one has been injured in the bombings.<br />
<br />
Last year, many shop owners reported to the police the mafia’s attempt to extort them. This has led to the arrest of a number of mafia bosses and seizure of assets worth millions of euros.<br />
<br />
The group is much less powerful than the Cosa Nostra or the ‘Ndrangheta, but it permeates the whole area. That has made Foggia one of the poorest parts of Puglia, which in turn is the most economically advanced region of southern Italy.
    CIPG_20220203_WSJ-Foggia-Mafia-A73-0...jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: The office space of Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6637.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: Emanuela Muolo (28)  poses for a portrait at her workplace at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6585.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: Emanuela Muolo (28)  poses for a portrait at her workplace at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6572.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: (R-L) Emanuela Muolo (28) and her boss Vito Genco pose for a portrait at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6511.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: The office space of Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
<br />
Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6637.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: Emanuela Muolo (28)  poses for a portrait at her workplace at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6633.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: Emanuela Muolo (28)  is seen here at work at her desk at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
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Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6555.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: Emanuela Muolo (28)  poses for a portrait at her workplace at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
<br />
Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6540.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: (R-L) Emanuela Muolo (28) and her boss Vito Genco pose for a portrait at Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
<br />
Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6519.jpg
  • BARI, ITALY - 21 FEBRUARY 2018: The office space of Consorzio Mestieri Puglia, a job center trying to find other people work, in Bari, Italy, on February 21st 2018.<br />
<br />
Emanuela was hired thanks to the Garanzia Giovani, an EU Youth Employment Initiative that has provided direct support to over 1.6 million young people across the EU. Emanuela Muolo sees the elections as pointless, though her boyfriend will vote the Five Stars Movement.
    CIPG_20180221_NYT_Puglia_M3_6637.jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
    CIPG_20180722_NYT-BorgoEgnazia-Melpi...jpg
  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
<br />
Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man walks by his home in a trullo, a traditional Apulian construction, in a village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • LOCOROTONDO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A man opens the chapel in a tradition Apulian village in the surroundings of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Locorotondo, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Local guides walk in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A view of the bedroom of "Casetta Bella",  a two-storey house in "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Hotel guests watch the chef prepare a homelette at breakfast here at Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: An employee of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, on Italy’s eastern coast, walks by one of the pools here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • 2 March 2012- Palermo, Italy: Rita Borsellino and governor of Puglia Nichi Vendola at the Dante Theatre in Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66, is the mayor candidate in the centre-left primary campaing for the local elections of the city of Palermo, Sicily. ### 2 marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino e Nichi Vendola, Presidente della Regione Puglia, al Teatro Dante a Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia. marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia.
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  • 2 March 2012- Palermo, Italy: Rita Borsellino and governor of Puglia Nichi Vendola at the Dante Theatre in Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66, is the mayor candidate in the centre-left primary campaing for the local elections of the city of Palermo, Sicily. ### 2 marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino e Nichi Vendola, Presidente della Regione Puglia, al Teatro Dante a Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia. marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia.
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  • 2 March 2012- Palermo, Italy: Rita Borsellino and governor of Puglia Nichi Vendola at the Dante Theatre in Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66, is the mayor candidate in the centre-left primary campaing for the local elections of the city of Palermo, Sicily. ### 2 marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino e Nichi Vendola, Presidente della Regione Puglia, al Teatro Dante a Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia. marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia.
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  • 2 March 2012- Palermo, Italy: Rita Borsellino and governor of Puglia Nichi Vendola at the Dante Theatre in Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66, is the mayor candidate in the centre-left primary campaing for the local elections of the city of Palermo, Sicily. ### 2 marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino e Nichi Vendola, Presidente della Regione Puglia, al Teatro Dante a Palermo. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia. marzo 2012 - Palermo, Italia. Rita Borsellino, 66 anni, è il candidato sindaco alle primare del centrosinistra per le elezioni amministrative della città di Palermo, Sicilia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: Aldo Melpignano (40), proprietor of Borgo Egnazia, a high-end resort in Puglia, poses for a portrait here at Borgo Egnazia in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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  • FASANO, ITALY - 22 JULY 2018: A local guide walks in the narrow streets of "Il Borgo" (the village), reminiscent of a traditional Apulian village and the heart of the Borgo Egnazia property, a high-end resort in Puglia, in Fasano, Italy, on July 22nd 2018.<br />
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Borgo Egnazia, modeled after a 15th century Apulian village, rolls out over 250 acres on a plot of land originally razed by Mussolini and intended as an air force base, ending nearing the Adriatic. Aldo Melpignano, the 40 years old owner, has pioneered a hospitality company that has managed to seize on the hype surrounding wellness and authentic experiences at once. His company, SD Hotels, turns Puglia’s traditional farmhouses into resorts that focus on fitness (Apulian folk dance classes in 400 year old olive groves) and otherworldly spa treatments (one massage uses “vibrational water”) in addition to traditional Italian fare (milk serum, handmade orecchiette pasta, octopus in a broth of just-plucked tomatoes). <br />
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Borgo Egnazia is the largest of his five properties, with three public pools, a village square out of central casting, and nearly 200 rooms.  Celebrities like Madonna have been won over by Borgo Egnazia’s faux Medieval facades and farmhouse chic interiors, an effect best described as “Game of Thrones” meets Restoration Hardware. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel got married here in 2012. SD Hotels, which last year saw revenues of $57 million, started with his family’s summer home, Masseria San Domenico, a few miles down the road from Borgo Egnazia.
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