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terfall of the Apulian Aqueduct, which finishing big artists of the Italian and international musical
at Leuca, flows into the sea. panorama.
The baroque in Salento 3 Day: Otranto - The Baia dei Turchi (km. 50) In the afternoon transfer to Galatina, the Greek
Kal Athena: a visit of the antique village and of
rd
5 days Departure towards Otranto, with a fast break in the Bacilica of Saint Caterina of Alexandria, de-
the baia dei Turchi, in a few km to north of Otran- clared for a national monument, is one of the
to, is the place where, according to the tradition, most celebrated buildings of Romanian art and
1st Day: Gallipoli disembarked the Turkish warriors during the gothic Italian, rich of frescos of the Giotto’s
Arrival at the peninsula of Salento, the territory siege of the city Otranto in the XV century (bat- school. The historic center of Galatina is one of
more at east of Italy and Punta Palascia (or Capo tle of Otranto). Sandy and unspoiled, it belongs the most important and rich with artistic testimo-
d’Otranto) it constitutes the oriental extrem- to the precious Oasis protected from the Alimini nies of Salento.
ity, 72 km far from Albania through the Canale Lakes, one of the most important ecosystems of In the end of 1700 year it was one of the few
d’Otranto. Salento. small cities of Salento equipped with paved
Visit of the “beautiful city” of Gallipoli, (in an- Visit of the Cathedral of Otranto with the biggest streets and decorated by the name “city” from
tique name “Callipolis” or “Kale Polis”). The an- and most antique mosaic floor in Europe de- the king of Naples Ferdinand IV. In the 1854 year
tique village of the city is characterized by small scribed like “The Tree of Life” and the chapel of Tommaso Vanna in the opera “Il Regno delle due Business Proposals in Apulia
tight streets and it is completely surrounded by 800 Martiri, passing the streets of the antique vil- Sicilie descritto e illustrato” dedicated one entire
the sea, as sort on an island of limestone origin, lage which guards the Oriental atmosphere with paragraph to the streets of Galatina, underlining
and it is connected to the ground by a bridge its walls crowned from the Aragonese Castle. that from the 37 inside streets there were 33
built in the beginning of the 1600 year. Rich of Capo d’Otranto, or Punta Palascìa, situated in the paved and signing how they are particularly suit-
antique aristocratic abodes and historic buildings comunal territory of Otranto, is the most Orient able for a walk. In the past the cobblestones was
such as Tafuri Palace, Seminario Palace and Ven- point of Italy. Accorfing to the nautical conven- a sign of civilization, progress, distinction.
neri Palace; there are so many churches from the tions, this place is the point of separation be-
cathedral of Saint Agata to the church of Purita’ tween the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. 5 Day: Lecce (km. 24)
th
and the one of Saint Maria of Angels. It is a must In the evening a return to the hotel for dinner An entire day dedicated to the visit of Lecce,
a visit of the Angioino Castle and of the histor- and overnight. known also like “the Florence from south” be-
ic Courts, such as Gallo Court and Saint Antonio cause of the elegant baroque architecture of
Court. Accommodation in a hotel, dinner and 4 Day: Salento’s Greece - Galatina (km. 31) churches and palaces. A visit of the Duomo, the
th
overnight. The morning is dedicated to the visit of Salento’s Episcopo, the Seminario, the Basilica of S. Croce,
World’s capital of the Shiny Oil: in the XVI centu- Greece, a waste geographic area where the peo- the square S. Oronzo, the church of Rosario to
ry Gallipoli became the main square in European ple speak an antique Greek: from the city of Ster- the Porta Ridua and to finish with a visit of the
level for its production and the exportation of natia, founded by the Greeks according to the artisan workers to learn the Sacra Art of the papi-
the oil of lamp, so at the London Stock Exchange testimonies of Tolomeo and Plinio, to the splen- er-mache’ of Lecce.
the price of the shiny oil was established basing did Castle of the Mouns of Corigliano of Otranto. The stones from Lecce, once defined like the
on the Gallipoli’s quotations. The oil served to The night of Taranta is the biggest festival of Italy marble of the poor, is a natural material be-
illuminate the biggest European centers: Paris, and one of the most significant manifestations tween the most refined of Puglia. It is a calcar-
London, Berlin, Wien, Stockholm, Oslo, Amster- of the popular culture in Europe. it happens in eous stone, very resistant of the use of time, it
dam were lighting the streets at Gallipoli until the Salento in august and is dedicated to the discover is unique in our country, rare in the world. It is
end of XIX century. It is been told that the English and the valorization f the “pizzica”, a traditional of a straw- yellow color, probably formed in the
Queen in that period wanted exactly the lighting Salentian music, and to its fusion with another Miocene period of the marine mud dried up and
from Gallipoli because not only it was efficient, it music languages, from the world music of rock, compressed.
was clear and beautiful. from jazz to the symphonic music. The People’s In the evening a return to the hotel for dinner
Orchestra ahs hostet and collaborated with the and overnight.
2 Day: Ugento - Saint Maria of Leuca - (km. 48)
nd
Departure to Ugento In the morning a visit to Gallipoli
the historic city Ugento, the antique roman Ux-
entum, surrounded by olives, with around 8 km
Ionian coasts, guards a important archeological
patrimony. Ugento is the patria of the messapi-
co people: a prove of that is the precious stat-
ue of the god Zis(Zeus), from the VI century BC
and also the remains of the antique cyclopean
walls which surround the inhabited. The historic
center exhibit a original variety of styles, from
the fourteenth century Castle to the Cathedral
in gothic style. In the afternoon we continue to
Saint Maria of Leuca, an extreme south-eastern
strip of the peninsula, by one panoramic way
along the splendid Adriatic coast rich of cliffs and
crags.
Leuca is a name from the Greek λευκός (leukós),
which means “white”, probably for the white 191
rocks perpendicular on the sea. A visit of the
Sanctuary of Finibus Terrae and of the Villas Lib-
erty.
One famous legend tells that Saint Maria of Leu-
ca has been the first dock of Enea. Later here
would arrive Saint Peter, who, arrived from Pal-
estine, started his work of evangelization, after
that to arrive at Rome. The path of Saint Peter is
also celebrated from the Corinthian colony from
the 1694 erected on the square of the Basilica,
recently reconstructed.
One staircase of 296 stirs connects the Basilica to
the port of under framing the monumental wa-

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