Parrocchia San Vito Parrocchia Immacolata di Lourdes Parrocchia Madonna di Loreto Chiesa San Rocco Chiesa Sant'Angelo Chiesa Sant'Andrea Chiesa San Domenico Chiesa San Francesco Chiesa del Crocifisso Chiesa della Candelora Chiesa Maria SS.Annunziata Chiesa San Giuseppe lavoratore Old town's arches Cassano distillery Gioia area has always been interested in an important wine production, which in the past centuries found a market especially in France. When this trade was closed as a result of the protectionist measures of 1887 between Italy and France, producers began distilling the large quantities of unsold wine to produce cognac and alcoholic beverages. Following the example of others, in 1891 Paolo Cassano had a distillery set up inside the Cassano farm. The activity of the factory continued until 1914 (in this period the Italian Fides Cognac was born, the best known cognac produced in Gioia), when the company was put into liquidation due to a series of concomitant negative factors that had reduced it excellent profitability. First of all an epidemic of phylloxera which decimated the vineyards of the whole Puglia; furthermore, in 1912 there was a notable increase in taxation together with the abolition of tax rebates for cognac producers. The distillery passed to the Taranto family which kept in a state of neglect. In 1970 it was then sold to the USL (today public local health authority) to renovate it into a hospital. In 1997 the building was again sold to the municipality of Gioia del Colle. The ancient distillery represented a pioneering example of the Apulian industry. Due to these considerations the Ministry of Cultural and Environmental Heritage has sanctioned its historical importance with the inscription in the list of monumental and environmental assets with a binding decree of 26 September 1992. Renovated since 2006, the distillery occasionally hosts exhibitions and festivals, such as the mozzarella festival held in August. Natural areas The Boschi Romanazzi are an oasis managed by WWF Italy. Society Demographic evolution Registered inhabitants: Foreign ethnicities and minorities Albania, 393 Marocco, 279 Romania, 243 India, 58 Georgia, 52 China, 30 Culture Instruction Schools In Gioia del Colle there are 5 kindergartens, 4 primary schools and 2 lower secondary schools. The secondary schools which are located in the city are: the "Ricciotto Canudo" liceo scientifico, the "Publio Virgilio Marone" liceo classico and the "Galileo Galilei" industrial technical institute. Museums National archeologic museum The Archaeological Museum's rooms are set up inside the