Italy. Apulia Region. Cisternino. Night time. A woman stands inside a Christmas tree made of electric bulbs with a star inside and two stars on top. Cisternino is a town and a comune. In 2014, Cisternino was declared the cittaslow city of the year. Cittaslow is an organisation founded in Italy and inspired by the slow food movement. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the slow movement. Apulia (Puglia) is a region in Southern Italy. 6.12.18 © 2018 Didier Ruef