Speziale
# Speziale

Speziale is an Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of the municipality of Fasano in the Province of Brindisi, Apulia. As of 2011 its population was 423.

## History

The village takes its name from an apothecary (it: speziale) who once lived there.

## Geography

Located in upper Salento, Speziale lies a few kilometres from the sea and the hills of the Itria Valley. The surrounding area is notable for large plantations of secular (i.e. long-lived) olive trees.

## Architecture

The village has farmhouses and typical Apulian white-painted buildings. Its church, dedicated to Santa Maria del Rosario, was built in the early twentieth century.

## Events

Every year, on the first Sunday of August, the town holds a festival, the Sagra della focaccia.

