Property in Italy‘s Puglia region continues to assert its position on Europe’s cultural map with the launch of the 2010 Locus Festival.

The annual event is now underway in Locorotondo and is scheduled to last until August 5th, with almost all events free to enter.

For international visitors staying in property in Italy for the festival, July 30th could be a wise time to attend.

Kings of Convenience are scheduled to play on that date, bringing their distinctive Norwegian guitar-dominated tracks to the eager crowds.

Locorotondo itself could be worth a visit at any time of year, with a population of fewer than 14,000 permanent residents in the 2001 census.

Its historical centre’s round shape is what gives the community its name, with the earliest settlers dating back as far as the seventh century BC.

Inhabitation began proper in around 1,000 AD, with five centuries of population growth under the rule of various feudal lords.

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