Research, figures and arguments about this town. Every piece carries its sources at the foot, and the longer ones open with a summary and a table of contents, so you can read only the part you need.
Newest first. The reading times are real rather than optimistic.
The works at the station are part of a public project officially named Metropolitana di superficie Martina-Lecce-Gagliano, funded with 180 million euros. Eleven stations on the section, and only three become intermodal hubs. Manduria is one of them.
Inside: the chronology of the line since 1903, why the wine carries the station’s name, what the town gives you if you are retiring here, the official property figures, and photographs of the works, free to reuse.
Original research from official Italian records: how many residents from western Europe and North America live in the 22 towns of the Alto Salento, counted one municipality at a time rather than guessed.
Inside: the count by nationality, and the figure that makes Manduria different from every town around it.
Every distance measured from Piazza Garibaldi: the sea, the hospital, the airports, the motorway, and the catchment around the town.
We write these pages so that they get used. If you are a publication, a blog, or simply someone researching Manduria, you are welcome to quote them and reuse the figures: every page carries its sources at the foot, with links so you can check them.
The photographs of the station works are free to reuse with a credit and a link: Photograph: ManduriaShire, 22 September 2026, manduriashire.it/railway
If you find an error, write to mario@manduriashire.it and we will correct it and credit you.