| Gallipoli | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Puglia | |
| Territory | Salento | |
| Altitude | 12 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 41.22 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 20.259 (2019) | |
| Name inhabitants | Gallipolini | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0833 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 73014 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Gallipoli is a city of Salento, in Puglia.
To know
It is part of the Authentic Villages of Italy.
Geographical notes
The city is located along the west coast of the peninsula Salento, stretching out over the Ionian Sea, is divided into two parts: the village and the historic center, located on a limestone island connected to the mainland by a seventeenth-century bridge.
When to go
Gallipoli is part of the southern Salento area which has a purely Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot humid summers. The most touristic period is therefore the summer one.
Background
The city was founded by the Greek colonists who had arrived insouthern Italy and in Sicily as well as in Magna Grecia, but the region was already populated in prehistoric times. The city, allied with Taranto in 265 BC, he was able to fight theRoman Empire, which was expanding to the south. But it did not last too long, until it was incorporated into the Roman Empire itself, although the Greek language and culture persisted for a long time in the city and in the south of the Puglia. After the Vandals (428 AD) and the Goths (532 AD) conquered and plundered it, the region was reconquered by the Byzantines and in 551 the city was already a Byzantine bishopric and belonged to the Eastern Roman Empire.
In 1071 the city was conquered by the Norman Roger I and later by Frederick II who fortified it. Around 1268, the city came under the control of the house of Anjou, the inhabitants largely fled from the dominion of the Angevins until the city was repopulated by Taranto after its incorporation into the principality. The rule of the Aragona family followed and in 1484 the city resisted the Venetian attackers for a long time.
In the sixteenth century it was conquered by the Bourbons and integrated into the Kingdom of Naples; the Greek language and culture, which could last for a long time, were increasingly suppressed and the last mass was read in Greek in 1513, in 1540 the Jews were expelled from the "Giudecca Quarter".
Thanks to the spoils, the city experienced a strong increase in the seventeenth century and acquired a certain economic importance. The dominion of the Bourbons ended with the integration of the Kingdom of the two Sicilies into the Kingdom of Italy.
How to orient yourself
40 ° 3′21 ″ N 17 ° 59′26 ″ E
GallipoliThe most important part is the Old Town which corresponds to the island. Then there is the new part of the city which is crossed for a large part by Corso Roma, at the end of this there is the bridge that unites the two parts.
The Galilei seafront leads to the southern shore areas: Lido San Giovanni, Green Bay, Punta della Suina,Punta Pizzo.
Going north instead they meet Rivabella is Lido Conchiglie.
Fractions
- 1 Green Bay - Bathing area to the south
- 2 Lido Conchiglie - Seaside village to the north.
- 3 Rivabella - Seaside village to the north.
- Torre del Pizzo
- 4 Lido San Giovanni - Seaside resort to the south.
How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are those of Toast is Bari.
1 Salento Airport (Brindisi-Casale Airport, IATA: BDS), Contrada Baroncino (It can be reached via the efficient bus services or by hiring a car). International airport about 85 km from Gallipoli. In addition to Alitalia, various low-cost airlines land there, such as Ryanair and EasyJet. 
- Karol Wojtyla Airport (Bari). International airport about 200 km from Gallipoli.
By car
- From Toast: to take
to avoid the city, take the 
direction Lecce, and take the Tangenziale Ovest and finally the 
for Gallipoli. (1 hour) - From Bari: Bari Nord motorway exit, then take the until Fasano and the
reaching Toast, then follow the path above. (2 hours) - From Taranto: the simplest way is to reach Toast through the
following the path above (1 hour and a half). Another possibility is to drive along the Ionian coast through some cities, but it usually takes longer. - From Santa Maria di Leuca: take the
for 30 minutes.
The municipality can also be reached by a network of provincial roads:
Gallipoli - Sannicola
Gallipoli - Alezio
Gallipoli - Santa Maria al Bagno- Gallipoli - Green Bay
Gallipoli - Shirts
In Gallipoli there are 2 ports: an ancient one near the Greek fountain and a merchant one in the old city. The ancient port hosts the fishing boats, called paranze while the merchant port hosts large ships.
- 2 Cargo port.
- 3 San Giorgio harbor.
- 4 Breast of the Cannetto.
On the train
South East Railways Network
The local train service has a reputation for poor reliability and people may put you off choosing, despite the recent improvement.
5 Gallipoli station, Via XX Settembre. It is the main station of the city and is served by the trains of the Ferrovie del Sud Est (FSE) located on the lines Zollino-Gallipoli and Gallipoli-Casarano. Provides a link to Lecce in about 90 minutes. The station was opened in 1885 and is located in the modern center near Corso Roma, a few minutes walk from the bridge that leads to the historic center. - 6 Lecce station. Trenitalia and FSE station about 40 km from Gallipoli. From this you can get to Gallipoli by train with the FSE or by bus.
By bus
FSE bus in front of the station
Several private bus companies provide connections from the cities of Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland to Gallipoli:
- Flixbus. 32 destinations in Italy and Europe, such as Hanover, Monk, Nuremberg, Pescara, Pompeii, Rimini, Rome, Siena.
- South East Railways Autolinee.
- Marozzi bus lines. from Avellino, Bari, Benevento, Rome.
- Marino bus lines. from Florence, Frankfurt, Lyon, Milan, Naples, Pisa, Stuttgart, Zurich and many other locations.
- Miccolis. from Caserta, Matera, Metaponto, Naples, Pompeii, Potenza, Salerno.
- Ouibus. from Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, Milan, Nice.
Rates can drastically change based on the period and even the day you choose. Information is available on their websites. All buses stop at the bus station in 7 Cemetery square, in front of the municipal cemetery.
How to get around
The only option to explore the old town after crossing the bridge. Walk along the island's waterfront to admire the magnificent view and then lose yourself in the narrow alleys.
By public transport
- Salento by bus, Extra-urban bus service active only in the summer period..
- Local public transport. There is a bus service for the municipal area.
On the train
- 8 Gallipoli Via Salento, Via Salento (corner Via Salento and Via Madonna del Carmine). Train stop useful to reach the southern suburb, an area full of B & Bs and holiday homes near the Galileo Galilei seafront. 3 minutes from the main station at a cost of € 1.10.
- 9 Gallipoli via Agrigento, via Agrigento.
- 10 Gallipoli Baia Verde, Local road Madonna del Carmine. A small train stop near the seaside resort of Baia Verde, in the southern area of the municipality. The journey from the city's main station takes 7 minutes and costs € 1.10.
By taxi
- Taxi Gallipoli Salento.
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- Taxi Gallipoli Papa.
- Salento in motion, ☎ 39 340 0768697.
By car
Pay attention to the ZTL, in summer only residents can access the historic center by car. On the Lungomare Galilei there is also the possibility to rent motorbikes and bicycles.
During the summer the streets can be extremely busy especially at night and finding a parking space can become an adventure! Reaching the historic center or the modern center from the outskirts will require you to park your car quite far and walk along the lively Corso Roma.
Parking rates vary according to the season, in the summer period they are 2 € / hour, further details can be found here.
- 11 Porto parking.
- 12 Lungomare Marconi parking.
- 13 Parking of the cemetery.
What see
The island
The island of the historic center is characterized by the presence of various churches, all built in the Baroque style. The narrow alleys are surrounded by charming white and cream colored houses, making this area look like an old Greek or Arab town.
Concathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata
- 1 Concathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata (Cathedral), Via Duomo, 1, ☎ 39 0833 261987, @[email protected]. The concathedral basilica of Sant'Agata is a 17th century Baroque construction with a Latin cross, built on the site of a Romanesque church dedicated to San Giovanni Crisostomo. Located in the center and at the highest point of the island, a site probably destined to be a sacred area since ancient times, it represents one of the main monuments of the Salento Baroque expression.
Church of San Francesco d'Assisi
- 2 Church of San Francesco d'Assisi, Riviera Nazario Sauro, ☎ 39 0833 262529. The oldest nucleus of the church of San Francesco d'Assisi dates back to the thirteenth century, but subsequent alterations, which took place between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, radically transformed the structure. The façade, articulated on two levels, is on the ground floor with a portal introduced by an arched portico and on the upper floor with two projecting bodies and the concave central part. The interior has three naves. Of particular suggestion are the wooden statues of the two Thieves (works by Vespasiano Genuino), whose "horrid beauty" was remembered by Gabriele D'Annunzio, who arrived in Gallipoli in 1895.
Church of Santa Maria della Purità
- 3 Church of Santa Maria della Purità, Riviera Nazario Sauro, ☎ 39 0833 261699. The church of Santa Maria della Purità is a church in the historic center of Gallipoli located in front of the beach of the Sinus of Purity. It was built between 1662 and 1665 at the behest of the brotherhood of the Bastasi, or longshoremen. In those years the Oratory with a single nave was built and subsequently modified and enlarged.
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Santa Maria degli Angeli
- 4 Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Riviera Nazario Sauro (corner of Via Angeli), ☎ 39 333 364 0283. A dazzling white facade enriched by a limestone pediment. Inside it is possible to admire a majestic 18th century harmonium
- Church of the Carmine, Via Lecce, 99. Seat of the brotherhood of Maria Santissima del Monte Carmelo and della Misericordia, it was rebuilt in 1836 and designed by Vito Donato da Galatone. The church stands on the site where the church of Santa Maria della Misericordia and the oratory dedicated to the Blessed Virgin of Carmine were previously, demolished due to the precarious static conditions. The building houses an aedicule with a depiction of the Lamentation under the Cross - a 1931 painting by Giulio Pagliano -, the wooden choir for the brothers, the main altar and two side altars.
Church of San Domenico al Rosario (on the right) and of the Santissimo Crocifisso (on the left)
- 5 Church of San Domenico al Rosario, Via Rosario. Annexed to the former Dominican convent, it was rebuilt in the last years of the 17th century on the ruins of an ancient temple. It was the seat of the brotherhood of the Rosary. The facade is in carparo decorated with niches and floral motifs. The interior, with an octagonal plan with a finely decorated stone vault, houses ten Baroque altars embellished with some paintings by Gian Domenico Catalano. The adjacent cloister of the convent preserves frescoes depicting the Christian fleet at anchor in the bay of Gallipoli after the battle of Lepanto.
- 6 Church of the Most Holy Crucifix, Riviera Nazario Sauro, 133 (corner with Vicolo Croce). Shrine built in 1750 along the promenade. The exterior is rather simple and sober, while the single nave interior is almost totally white and is a true triumph of Baroque decorations and stuccoes.
- Archconfraternal Church of the Holy Trinity and of the Souls in Purgatory. The church, seat of the homonymous brotherhood, was built between 1665 and 1675 on a design by the architect Father Carlo Coi. It has a very simple facade, devoid of any architectural and decorative element; the interior, with a single nave and presbytery, houses numerous paintings by Giuseppe Franco and Liborio Riccio. Interesting are the high altar in pure gold of 1678 enriched by the statues of Saint Teresa of Avila and the Guardian Angel, the canvas of the Souls of Purgatory and the Trinity of 1684, the organ of 1794 and the nineteenth-century majolica floor. It is jargon called the "brotherhood of the nobles" as, in the past, only these were allowed to be part of it.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
- Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Seat from about 1904 of the Confraternity of San Giuseppe and of the good death, it was built between 1598 and 1600 and belonged to the suppressed monastery of the Poor Clares founded in 1578. The church, which is accessed through a fine portal finely carved with floral motifs, it houses a substantial collection of paintings attributable to Giovan Domenico Catalano from Gallipoli, produced between the very last years of the sixteenth century and the early years of the seventeenth century. On the main altar there is a large painting from 1599 depicting the saints Peter, Paul, Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi. In the nave there are the Baroque altars, with respective paintings, of the Crucifixion, of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and of the Annunciation of Mary. In the choir loft there is an organ from 1779.
- 7 Conventual Church of Santa Teresa, Via Duomo. The church with the adjoining monastery of the Teresiane was built between 1687 and 1690 at the behest of the Spanish bishop Antonio Perez della Lastra, whose marble funerary monument in cornu evangeli is visible. The sober facade has a single entrance portal surmounted by the episcopal coat of arms of Msgr. De Rueda and an epigraph that recalls the building of the church and the granting of a plenary indulgence to the faithful who had recited the Ave Maria. The whole is dominated by a stone statue of Saint Teresa of Avila.
- The interior has a grandiose retable of the high altar, carved in Lecce stone, with the monumental polychrome marble altar (first half of the 18th century). Among the most important works are the eighteenth-century organ mounted on the choir in the presbytery, attributable to the master organ builder Carlo Sanarica, originally from Grottaglie and died in Gallipoli in 1770, and the canvas depicting the saints Agostino and Ignazio di Loyola attributable to the Lecce school painter Antonio Verrio.
- 8 Church of the Immaculate Conception, Via Raimondo Pasca. Seat of the homonymous brotherhood, it was built between 1767 and 1768. The façade, framed by two pilasters with Corinthian capitals, has two access doors and a central window. The interior, with a single nave richly decorated with stucco, preserves numerous eighteenth-century paintings. Valuable are those depicting the stories of Tobias performed by Oronzo Tiso in the second half of the 18th century. The main altar is surmounted by a canvas depicting the Immaculate Conception with Saint Francis and Saint Joseph. In the sacristy there is an organ from 1560 and the statue of the Immaculate Conception in papier-mâché.
Church of San Francesco di Paola
- 9 Church of San Francesco di Paola, Riviera Cristoforo Colombo (corner of Via Roncella), ☎ 39 0833 261987. Seat of the brotherhood of Santa Maria ad Nives or Cassopo, it was built in 1621 and was part of the convent of the Paolotti. It stands on the city walls facing the port. The slightly gabled rectangular facade has a simple portal surmounted by a niche containing the statue of the saint. Above a finely decorated window opens. The interior has a single nave separated from the presbytery by a triumphal arch covered in colored wood. The presbytery houses a precious high altar with the painting of the Death of St. Joseph (by Romualdo Formosa). On the side walls there are two large paintings from the second half of the seventeenth century depicting the Miracles of San Francesco di Paola. In the nave there are the altars dedicated to the owner, to San Michele Arcangelo and San Liborio.
Museums
- 10 Diocesan Museum of Gallipoli, Via Antonietta de Pace, 51, ☎ 39 0833 264110.
Tue-Thu 09: 30-13: 30; Fri-Sun 16: 00-20: 00. Annexed to the Concathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata. - 11 Civic Museum Emanuele Barba, Via Antonietta de Pace, 108, ☎ 39 0833 264224. The museum includes archaeological finds, sarcophagi and Messapian vases with inscriptions; portraits of famous people of Gallipoli; a numismatic collection. A section of the museum dedicated to fetal and animal pathologies. The collection of Renaissance weapons and arquebuses is very rich, the one that contains more than five hundred artifacts found in the ancient necropolis of nearby Alezio as well as sarcophagi.
- "Coppola Collection" room, Via Antonietta de Pace, 108 (Inside the Emanuele Barba Civic Museum). A room of the museum that collects numerous works by the famous Gallipoli painter Giovanni Andrea Coppola.
- 12 Museum of the Sea, Via Sant'Angelo, 2 (Inside the town hall), ☎ 39 0833 263007.
€1. Tue-Sun 10.00-13.00, 15: 30-18: 00. It contains the most important collection of cetaceans in Puglia. - 13 Tide (Center of culture of the sea), Riviera Nazario Sauro, 131 / A (In the ancient Cloister of the Dominicans), ☎ 39 347 703 9082, @[email protected]. € 7.5 full; € 6 over 65, 7-13 years, disabled; free under 6 years. 10:30-13:30/19:00-23:00. Multimedia museum of the sea and its flora.
- Corte Gallo.
- 14 Bastion of San Domenico or of the burnt alive. In ancient times it was called Santa Maria delle Servine because in place of the current convent of the Dominican Friars there was the convent of the Basilian monks prior to the year one thousand. Initially with a circular plan, in 1593 it was rebuilt at the behest of the Viceroy Conte della Mirandola by Angelo Bischetimi, Bruno Allegranzio and Angelo Spalletta. It was rebuilt with a pentagonal plan as it still is today with 6 fire mouths for the grazing shot, 2 of which face the sirocco wall. On August 5, 1595, a fire suddenly broke out in one of the gunpowder deposits, where thirteen Gallipoli workers were burned alive. It had this function until 1769 and at the end of the nineteenth century the Municipality leased it to the Production and Construction Company and in 1916 Agesilao Flora built an art institute. Its mouths of fire remained in operation until the end of the Second World War, used as a stakeout by Italian soldiers for the surveillance of the sirocco sea from any landings.
Tue-Thu 09: 30-13: 30; Fri-Sun 16: 00-20: 00. Annexed to the Concathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata.
€1. Civil architectures
Tafuri Palace
- 15 Tafuri Palace, Largo Bonavoglia, 12. Palazzo Tafuri is the building that best responds to the characteristics of the Lecce Baroque. The palace is built with an exquisite baroque grace and is rich in carparo details and oval windows. The balconies recall a Spanish style.
- 16 The Viceroy oil mill: ancient treasures of Gallipoli, Via Santa Maria, 6, ☎ 393481336632. Mon-Sun 10: 00-13: 00, 15: 00-24: 00. Museum
- 17 Hypogeum oil press of Palazzo Granafei, Via Antonietta de Pace, 87, ☎ 390833264242. Museum
Pirelli Palace
- 18 Pirelli Palace, via Duomo 12 (in front of the co-cathedral). Palazzo Pirelli, located, dates back to the 16th century. It was renovated in Baroque style and enriched by a beautiful portal and a loggia. It is accessed from the ancient Catalan-Durazzo 16th century portal. The interior is rich in decorations, among which those of the ceiling of the ancient entrance stand out, which in 1814 was transformed into a pharmacy. The ceiling shows high reliefs in carparo, accompanied by friezes and frames that meet in the keystone. This reveals a central panel depicting the meeting between two mythological divinities: Minerva armata (wisdom) with the owl and the rooster at her feet, favorite attention animals of the goddess, and the goddess Fortuna holding the cornucopia in her hand (symbol of abundance ) and a rudder to guide the destiny of men. These symbolic elements refer to the auspicious sixteenth-century motto: Sapienza and Fortuna oversee the government of the City.
- Assanti-Aragona Palace, via Giuseppe Ribera. The palace belonged to one of the noblest families of the 1500s; the existence of the family is already attested in the XII century by the writer and abbot from Gallipoli Francesco Camaldari. The clients of the building were Angelo Assanti and Antonio; one of these was married to a girl from the Aragona family as evidenced by the coat of arms on the south-east side; it later passed to De Tomasi who married the last survivor of the Assanti, Antonia. By succession the property went to his son Filippo, born in Gallipoli, who received the title of Count in 1709. Vincenzo Gallo was magistrate, man of letters and archaeologist famous for writing a historical work on the true shape of the cross of Jesus Christ. Characteristic of the building is the underground oil mill completely dug out of the stone.
- Specolizzi Palace, via Giuseppe Ribera. The stately home, dating back to the fourteenth century. Despite the difficulties in reconstructing the origin of the family, we are sure of its importance: many of its members held the supreme office of Mayor eleven times (from 1484 to 1697), as can be seen from the coats of arms painted in the room council of the ancient city palace. Today, the building essentially retains its original appearance: classical features with decorative stone corbels on the cornice. A large access door leads to the upper rooms; it retains high and solid walls and four balconies. On the south-west corner (corner with Corte S. Antonio) survives the coat of arms of the noble family entirely worn in the heraldic figures, placed on the crowning of the façade mounted on sixteenth-century corbels. Until the end of the nineteenth century the building was owned by the Frisenna family (Dr. Nicola Frisenna, notary from 1853 to 1891). In 1912 it was purchased by the erigenda Parish of the Sanctuary of the Canneto; some apartments then belonged until the early twentieth century to Mons.Giovanni Tricarico, Canon of the Chapter of the Cathedral of Gallipoli, as well as spiritual treasurer of the Diocese of Gallipoli since 1916.
Gallipoli Library
- 19 Municipal Library and Historical Archive (Oratory of Sant'Angelo) (Via Sant'Angelo, 3), ☎ 390833260202.
- Episcope (Episcopal Palace) (adjacent to the Cathedral). Bishop Massa in 1652 had the pre-existing structure demolished as it was in a dilapidated state and, in 1700, Bishop Oronzo Filomarini embellished it with furnishings, fine furniture, canvases and frescoes made by the Gallipoli artist Michele Lenti. The building is large, magnificent and arranged in three large floors and has a garden and a private chapel of the bishop. Over the years, sovereigns and eminent personalities from the political and religious scene have visited it. It is worth mentioning the visit carried out in 1844 by King Ferdinand II with his wife Maria Theresa of Austria. In the past it has hosted several educational institutions, including the current Liceo Quinto Ennio.
- Fumarola Palace, Via De Pace and Piazza Imbriani. The inscription on the central prospectus, "Fondazione A. Fumarola", recalls the will of the then owner, who wanted to donate the imposing property to the local church for charity. Part of the valuable furniture and furnishings has been placed in the Vittorio Fusco Diocesan Museum. Currently the building is the official residence of the parish priest and clergy of the Concathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata.
- Seminary building. The seminary building, on the recommendation of the Council of Trent, was commissioned by the bishop De Ruenda. The elaborate project was taken up by the bishop Serafino Brancone. The municipality of the same city contributed to the construction with a donation of 300 ducats and after having sold some assets belonging to the abbey of San Mauro di Sannicola. On 16 March 1752 the first building stone was laid, by master Adriano Preite from Copertino. The building was finished in 1756 and inaugurated in 1760 by the bishop Ignazio Savastano. The exterior is richly decorated with an exquisite Baroque grace with themes and motifs taken from other buildings in Gallipoli, such as Palazzo Doxi. Since 12 July 2004 it has housed the diocesan museum: it contains numerous paintings, paintings, treasures and ecclesiastical vestments from 1600-1700 as well as the silver busts of Sant'Agata and San Sebastiano, Gallipoli patrons.
- D'Acugna Palace. The palace was owned by the commander Francisco Antonio de Acuña Cabrera y Bayona who wanted to dedicate it to the king of Spain Philip IV; this is demonstrated by a long inscription (still present): CAPITAN DON FRANCISCUS VERDADEROS (DEDICATION TO) FILIPPE QUARTO NVESTRO SENOR ESTA (CONSTRVCCION) DMDCXXV. The building belongs to the typology of the palaces of the 1500s, with a Durazzesco door; the balconies that partially damaged the long Spanish inscription are from a later period.
- Pasca Palace. The palace belonged to the noble Pernetta family and subsequently to the canon Francesco Pasca who had the faculty to celebrate mass in a private oratory. The structure has a large balcony surmounted on shelves; Baroque is the decoration of the main door.
- Romito Palace. It is certainly one of the most fascinating and characteristic palaces of the Ionian town as it is richly decorated with busts of characters, columns, buttresses and with rococo-style balconies. It also belonged to the noble and historian Bartolomeo Ravenna and is located in a place named after the nuns who are guests of the palace.
- Briganti Palace. The building stands at a right angle and has two different styles since it was built in two different periods (1500-1700); here were born Tommaso, Domenico and Filippo Briganti, well-known jurisperts at that time; their birth is testified by a plaque affixed by the Municipality of the same city. The interior was very rich in decorations, but today very little remains of all this. However, decorations with stuccoes, inlaid wooden doors, a recessed altar placed in a bedroom with two doors, which can be closed like a wardrobe, are still observable. In the basement there is an oil mill, whose entrance is located in via Angeli: it is dug into the calcarenite rock (tuff) and was used for the production of oil. Until the 1980s, an elementary school was housed on the premises.
- D'Ospina Palace. The civil architecture dates back to the 17th century and was renovated and embellished with Venetian stuccos by the De Pace; In fact, the heroine and nurse Antonietta De Pace, a leading figure of the Risorgimento, was born here. He had the honor of entering Naples with Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860. In 1774 it was bought by the D'Ospina noble family of Spanish origin and was considerably renovated by the merchant Giovanni De Pace.
- Palazzo Fontana, via Miceti. Defined by the name of the current owners. Commissioned by Domenico Doxi in the 18th century, it represents a significant example of the Baroque present in the city. Characteristic of the building is the underground oil mill.
- Munittola Palace. Palazzo Munittola dates back to the early 17th century. It was owned by the physicist Orazio Munittola, from Morciano. The family crest consists of a trunk with broken branches on which a goldfinch rests. To the right of the coat of arms there is a silver star. The entrance door is dominated by elements that recall the Greek world, such as the Doric-Romanesque metopes and columns. It has four pilasters of Doric origin on which rests an entablature, consisting of an architrave, frieze and cornice.
- Rocci Palace (city Hall). The structure is the seat of the Municipality of Gallipoli and belonged to one of the noblest families of the 1700s; it includes fifteen rooms as well as courtyards, loggias and trappeti. In the south entrance there is a staircase that divides into two arms with the effigy of St. Joseph and the birth of Jesus. The building was modernized at the end of the 19th century after the purchase by the Town Hall. Very characteristic is the epigraph placed next to the entrance door which evokes the fateful date of September 20 (liberation day) proposed by the Gallipoli deputy Nicola Vischi.
- 20 Chapter Palace, Via Bosco, 9, ☎ 393924280793. The Palazzo del Capitolo dates back to the 18th century. It was commissioned by the Chapter of the Papal Basilica Cathedral of Gallipoli in 1730 to the architect Preite, who designed the Doxi building and the Seminary building. For 1030 ducats he carried out the project. The building passed into the hands of the Portone family who, in 1926, modernized it and renovated the interior. Characteristic is the mignano, a purely Salento architectural element; it is nothing more than a suspended stage overlooking the street. On it remains today the beautiful coat of arms of the Chapter, which represents the sacrifice of the patron saint of Gallipoli with a nipper that refers to martyrdom; there are palm branches, a symbol of glory.
Military architectures
Aragonese castle
- 21 Aragonese castle, Imbriani square, ☎ 39 0833 262775, @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 10 am-11pm. Angevin Castle, almost completely surrounded by the sea, was built in the 13th century in the Byzantine era. It underwent radical changes and renovations in the Angevin and Aragonese periods when a polygonal enclosure was built fortified by cylindrical towers. The most significant interventions were carried out by the Sienese architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini who worked on behalf of Alfonso II of Naples. In 1522 the eastern curtain called Rivellino was built, detached from the perimeter of the fortress and isolated in the waters. In the upper part of the tower there were still the original catapults and cannons used to defend the city. Access to the Rivellino is via a still existing wooden drawbridge. The castle has large rooms with barrel and cross vaults, various tunnels and walkways. The shape of the fortress remained unchanged until the second half of the nineteenth century; between 1870 and 1879 the moat was filled and the facade was covered with the construction of the fish market.
- Bastion of Angels. In 1634 its name was Torre del Quartararo, in 1755 there was a wax factory that gave its name to the bastion as the wax tower. Originally it was pentagonal in shape and in the sixteenth century a structure resembling a small tower was added on the north side with positions for muskets and small-caliber cannons for the defense of the bastion of San Francesco.
- Bastion of souls or the governor. With a square plan, it was reinforced in 1544 under the aegis of the governor of the province Ferdinando Loffredo, adorning it with his family crest, a warning plaque for those who attempted to storm it and a statue of Santa Veneranda.
- 22 Bastion of San Francesco, Riviera Sauro, 18. It was the most impressive structure with many rooms and corridors. A forepart faced the island of the field and was called Spuntone or Cavaliere di San Francesco. Subject to the fury of the wind, it was renovated and reinforced several times. In 1684 the Spanish Royal House placed a statue of San Fausto and a long Latin plaque to commemorate the successful reconstruction commissioned by Don Pedro Montoya and the Viceroy Don Gaspare De Haro. During the bishopric of Pelegro Cybo there was the church of Santa Maria dello Spuntone and next to it the church of Santa Maria Ad Nivem from 1559. Palazzo Ferocino was built on its remains, today the Zanchi family is the owner.
- The ditch tower. It was not a real bastion, in reality it is an elevation made to defend the whole moat that was present between the Bastion of San Domenico and the Bastione delle Anime. It was used for the quarantine of sick people, still today along the whole sirocco wall there is a large sidewalk built right on the foundations of the tower. Below there is still the ancient secret walkway that joined the two bastions and passes through the entire perimeter of the historic center of Gallipoli
- Bastion of San Luca. Chiamato così per l'antica chiesa dedicata al Santo, aveva pianta circolare ma nel 1622 fu ricostruito dall'architetto gallipolino Lachibari che gli diede forma triangolare. Aveva il compito di difendere parte del Canneto e del castello e negli anni Trenta del Novecento fu costruita una scalinata a due rampe che scende dritta in mare, dove inizia il bacino artificiale delle "Scale Nove".
- 23 Bastione di Sant'Agata, Riviera Sauro, 4. Questo bastione presenta forma rettangolare e fino al 2016 i lati Nord ed Est erano completamente circondati dal mare. Ricostruito nel '500 aveva bocche di fuoco che sparavano ad altezza d'uomo. Il secondo piano ha altre tre postazioni per il tiro di altezza intermedia, che spezzava gli alberi maestri delle navi nemiche con grosse palle di pietra da 4/5 chili. Il terzo piano, oggi non più esistente, aveva una camera con varie aperture per cannoni di medio calibro e moschetti o spingarde.
- Bastione della Puritate. Rimasto in piedi fino al 1836, aveva una struttura circolare con un rinforzamento quadrato sul suo lato destro. Fu abbattuto per realizzare la rampa di discesa alla spiaggia. Guardando la prima apertura delle sette presenti sul muro della puritate è possibile vedere un bastione circolare che molto probabilmente risale al XII/XIV secolo, inglobato successivamente nel bastione ormai scomparso.
- Bastione di San Benedetto. È un bastione a pianta circolare con alla sinistra un piccolo bastione rettangolare. È gemello del bastione di San Giorgio e avevano il compito di difendere il la cortina Nord, il porto mercantile e la Puritate. Questo bastione aveva quattro piani ed al primo si sono conservate le sue strutture quasi intatte. Nel 1691 era armato con una "petrera" che gettava palle infuocate da 17 libbre e da un cannone di oltre 700 chili. Furono fatti altri lavori nel 1684.
- 24 Bastione di San Giorgio. Bastione gemello di San Benedetto, si affacciava all'antico "Scoju ta Sabbata" (scoglio del riposo) dove anticamente si facevano spettacoli. Si alzava imponente sulle mura fino al 1880 come lo si vede in un quadro dello stesso anno del Newbery. Oggi rimane solo un piccolo spiazzo e l'interno è utilizzato come deposito.
La terraferma
Fontana Greca
- 25 Fontana Greca, Corso Roma, 73014. La Fontana greca si ritiene essere la più antica fontana d'Italia in quanto fu costruita intorno al III secolo a.C. La datazione tuttavia è dubbia. Il nome deriva dalla presenza di cariatidi e bassorilievi raffiguranti la metamorfosi mitologica di Dirce, Salmacis e Byblis.
Chiesa del Canneto
- 26 Santuario di Santa Maria del Canneto (Chiesa del Canneto), P.za Moro Aldo, 1, 73014 Gallipoli LE (di fronte al caratteristico porto peschereccio di Seno del Canneto), ☎ 39 0833 262529, 39 347 434 1323. Il santuario di Santa Maria del Canneto è una chiesa barocca di Gallipoli situata nei pressi del ponte che collega la città vecchia, posta sull'isola, al borgo. Affacciata sullo specchio d'acqua del Seno del Canneto, l'antico porto della città, fu costruita nell'ultima metà del Seicento su un preesistente edificio sacro del 1504 dedicato a San Giovanni e appartenuto ai Cavalieri Teutonici. La prima costruzione della chiesa risale tuttavia ai secoli XIII e XIV e fu distrutta nel 1502 a seguito dell'assedio dei Francesi. Nel 1915 venne elevata a parrocchia. L'interno è preceduto da un portico con tre archi a tutto sesto ed è decorato con vari dipinti e un armonium del XVIII secolo.
- La dedica a Santa Maria del Canneto si ricollega, secondo la tradizione, a un miracolo a cui assistettero alcuni pescatori gallipolini che, nel bel mezzo di un incendio nei pressi del porto, recuperarono dalle fiamme un'icona della Madonna perfettamente intatta.
- 27 Chiesetta di Santa Cristina, Piazza Aldo Moro (presso il porto Peschereccio, di fronte al Rivellino). La piccola chiesa di Santa Cristina, fu costruita nel 1607. Presenta un semplicissimo prospetto con portale architravato e un sobrio interno in cui si conserva una statua di santa Cristina di Bolsena. L'originario altare esistente fu trasferito nel 1770 nel vicino santuario del Canneto. Sconsacrata per un certo periodo e adibita a deposito delle reti dei pescatori, fu recuperata e riaperta al culto nel 1865. Per santa Cristina, a cui la leggenda attribuisce il miracolo della fine dell'epidemia di colera che colpì la città nel 1867, si organizzano ogni anno solenni festeggiamenti.
Torre Sabea
- 28 Torre Sabea, SP 108, 73014, ☎ 39 0833 298273. Le torri, tutte costruite nel XVI secolo, furono volute da Carlo V per la difesa del territorio salentino dalle incursioni dei Saraceni.
Torre San Giovanni la Pedata
- 29 Torre San Giovanni la Pedata, Località Lido San Giovanni, Lungomare G. Galilei, 73014, ☎ 39 0833 275538. Le torri, tutte costruite nel XVI secolo, furono volute da Carlo V per la difesa del territorio salentino dalle incursioni dei Saraceni.
- 30 Palazzo Vallebona, Viale Giovanni Bovio, 24, ☎ 393355283966. Palazzo Vallebona si trova nei pressi del Monumento ai Caduti. Antonio Vallebona ne iniziò la costruzione nel 1930 e arrivò al completamento l'anno successivo, con un costo di 360.000 lire. Il palazzo ha un alto belvedere ed è attualmente un'abitazione privata; uno dei locali dell'edificio ospita la sede di Gallipoli dell'acquedotto pugliese.
Events and parties
Esplosione pupo Gallipoli Capodanno
- I pupi di Capodanno. 31 dicembre, 1 gennaio. Ricorrenza annuale dove vengono fatti esplodere i pupi di cartapesta del carnevale precedente.
- Carnevale di Gallipoli. nei giorni del Carnevale. Uno dei più importanti carnevali del Salento.
Luminarie Gallipoli Santa Cristina 2017
Luminarie Gallipoli Santa Cristina 2016
- Festa di Santa Cristina (compatrona della città). 23-24-25 luglio. Le celebrazioni hanno inizio il giorno 23 luglio, con sparo di colpi a salve nella prima mattinata e con la banda itinerante. Nel tardo pomeriggio si svolge, prima per mare a bordo di pescherecci, e poi a terra per le vie della città, la processione religiosa della statua della santa. Il giorno successivo c'è il tradizionale concerto bandistico all'interno di un teatro e, alla sera, uno spettacolo pirotecnico nel porto della città. Tale spettacolo viene ripetuto anche il terzo giorno di festività.
- Settimana santa. Serie di eventi che si svolge annualmente nella città a partire dal Venerdì di Passione, ovvero il quinto venerdì di Quaresima con la processione del simulacro dell'Addolorata da parte della Confraternita di Maria Santissima del Monte Carmelo e della Misericordia Orazione e Morte che segnano l'inizio dei riti.
- Sorrowful. È la ricorrenza più sentita emotivamente dalla cittadinanza che dà l'inizio ai riti della Settimana Santa. Il venerdì antecedente la Domenica delle Palme si celebra la festa di Maria SS. Addolorata.
- A mezzogiorno del quinto venerdì di Quaresima, dalla Chiesa del Carmine parte la processione solenne che raggiunge la Basilica Concattedrale di Sant'Agata con un cero in mano. A sera, rientrando dalla Città nuova, la processione sosta sulle mura sovrastanti il porto mercantile per la benedizione al mare e ai naviganti. La processione prosegue per le vie del centro storico. Nella tarda serata la processione rientra nella Chiesa del Carmine percorrendo lentamente via Antonietta De Pace.
- Durante i riti del giovedì santo dalla chiesa del Carmine coppie di confratelli, raggiungono le chiese della città per adorare l'Eucaristia, secondo un antico privilegio, e al loro rientro dalla chiesa parte una processione che di nuovo si reca in visita alle altre chiese della città.
- Visita ai "Sepolcri". Giovedì Santo. Nelle chiese confraternali e nella Cattedrale di Gallipoli la giornata liturgica dedicata alla celebrazione dell'Eucaristia, la Messa in coena Domini (cena del Signore) in memoria dell'ultima cena che Gesù consumò insieme ai suoi discepoli, e istituì il sacramento della Comunione (sacramento). Inoltre, in occasione di tale celebrazione si effettua la caratteristica Lavanda dei piedi. Alla fine della messa viene distribuito ai fedeli il pane benedetto. Si allestisce l'altare della Reposizione, detto "Sepolcro". Folle di fedeli, gremiscono la città vecchia, mentre le processioni dei confratelli incappucciati, in segno di anonimato, iniziano il loro pellegrinaggio con lento incedere, scandito dal rullo di tamburi e dal lamentoso sibilo della tromba.
- Processione dei misteri. Venerdì Santo. Nel pomeriggio il Vescovo della diocesi di Gallipoli celebra Azione liturgica della Passione del Signore. Essa è una celebrazione segnata dal silenzio, dall'assenza di ogni canto e musica. Quando la processione dei concelebranti arriva al presbiterio, essi si stendono a terra per qualche secondo, nell'ora della morte di Cristo, mentre tutto il popolo si inginocchia in silenziosa preghiera. Pochi istanti prima del crepuscolo, la sacra rappresentazione viene iniziata. Seguono la croce dei Misteri e varie statue raffiguranti la Passione di Cristo e il Cristo Morto. La processione percorre le vie del borgo antico e della città nuova, mentre bande musicali locali intonano strazianti marce funebri. La processione rientra nelle chiese del Santissimo Crocifisso e di Santa Maria degli Angeli a notte fonda.
- Processione della Desolata con il Cristo Morto. Sabato Santo. All'alba la confraternita di Santa Maria della Purità organizza la processione di Maria Desolata e del Cristo Morto. I confratelli vestono saio bianco, mozzetta giallo paglierino, cappuccio bianco calato sul viso e portano con sé pesanti ceri. Le statua della desolata è particolarmente toccante, il suo viso esprime lo strazio per la perdita del caro figlio. Il cristo, disteso, è riposto in un'urna dipinta in oro zecchino. Gli splendidi simulacri, realizzati in cartapesta, risalgono al XIX secolo. Intriso di sacralità è il momento in cui la processione fa rientro nella città vecchia, le statue del Cristo e della Desolata, nel piazzale antistante il sagrato della chiesa, vengono accostate dai confratelli per sancire un incontro fisico e spirituale dopo la brutale separazione.
- Visita ai "Sepolcri".
- Festa di Sant'Antonio da Padova. 9, 12 e 13 Giugno. Festa religiosa e civile.
- Festa di Santa Chiara. 8-10 Agosto. Festa religiosa e civile.
- Sagra del Pesce Fritto. alcuni giorni a Luglio o Agosto. Sagra.
- Sagra del Pesce Spada. alcuni giorni di Agosto. Sagra.
What to do
Due ballerini di pizzica
- Escursioni in barca alla scoperta della costa
- Ammirare i tramonti sullo ionio con il faro dell’Isola di San’Andrea sullo sfondo (a volte si riesce a vedere anche il miraggio dei monti calabresi)
- 1 Parco Acquatico Splash, Litoranea S.Maria al Bagno, 73014 Località Rivabella (2 km a nord del centro della città), ☎ 39 0833 273400, @[email protected]. €12. 10:00-18:30. Un grande parco acquatico con scivoli giganti e molte altre attrazioni.
- Laboratorio Urbano Liberal'arte, Riviera Nazario Sauro 137. Ogni tanto organizzano dei corsi di pizzica.
Spiagge
- 2 Spiaggia della Purità (Spiaggia della Puritate), Riviera Nazario Sauro.
- Punta della Suina, Litoranea Gallipoli - S.M. di Leuca.
- Punta Pizzo. Zona balneare a sud.
Lidi Balneari
- Samsara Beach, Lungomare Galileo Galilei (Località Baia Verde), ☎ 39 333 358 5137, @[email protected]. Stabilimento balneare famoso per le feste in spiaggia.
- Lido Zen, Lungomare Galileo Galilei (Località Baia Verde), ☎ 39 347 0546110, @[email protected]. Stabilimento balneare.
- Lido Zeus, Lungomare Galileo Galilei (Località Baia Verde), ☎ 39 347 4617035, @[email protected]. Stabilimento balneare.
Shopping
La strada principale per lo shopping è 14 Corso Roma, che corre per 1 km dal centro moderno al ponte che porta al centro storico. Lungo questa strada troverete molti negozi di varie categorie, soprattutto negozi di abbigliamento.
Se siete amanti dei souvenir, non potete perdervi una passeggiata lungo una stradina parallela al 15 ponte di pietra, di fronte al porto commerciale. Qui è possibile acquistare non solo cartoline e magneti per il frigo, ma molte decorazioni come lampade in pietra leccese, conchiglie, pesci e spugne.
- Weekly market, Lungomare Galilei. Mer 7:00-13:00. Mercato settimanale.
- Mercato del pesce, Porto di Gallipoli nei pressi del ponte. I pescatori vendono il pesce sulle bancarelle. La sera vengono allestiti dei tavoli dove i commensali possono scegliere il pesce che viene cucinato al momento. In alcuni momenti della giornata esistono delle aste per i pesci più pregiati.
- Antica Farmacia Provenzano, Via Antonietta de Pace 59. Farmacia storica attiva dal 1814, adesso è ritornata spezieria.
- Banco di Napoli S.p.A., Corso Roma, 85. Banca.
- Banca Popolare Pugliese, Corso Roma, 10. Banca.
- 1 Mercato coperto. Lun-Dom 9:30-24:00. Condivide il suo ingresso con il castello e vende vari souvenir, artigianato locale e bigiotteria.
How to have fun
Shows
- Parco Gondar, Lungomare Galilei, ☎ 39 327 821 5783. Spazio concerti.
- 1 Cinema Teatro Italia, Corso Roma 217, ☎ 390833266940, fax: 39 0833 263929, @[email protected]. Costruito nel 1976 con una capacità di 1550 spettatori. Viene utilizzato principalmente come cinema, ma a volte ospita spettacoli teatrali.
- 2 Cinema Teatro Schipa, Corso Roma 144, ☎ 390833266940, fax: 39 0833 263929, @[email protected]. Sala da 500 posti costruita nel 1900 e dedicata a Tito Schipa, uno dei più grandi tenori leggeri di tutti i tempi. Si concentra principalmente sulle proiezioni cinematografiche.
- 3 Stadio Antonio Bianco, Lungomare Galilei. Stadio di calcio.
- 4 Teatro Garibaldi, Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 8 (il vicolo di fronte al campanile della Cattedrale), ☎ 39 0833 275538, @[email protected]. Il più antico teatro della Puglia, costruito nel 1825 come Teatro del Giglio, in onore della casa borbonica. È la più elegante della città ed è focalizzata su mostre teatrali, conferenze con attori e musicisti e proiezioni cinematografiche di interesse culturale.
Night clubs
La movida notturna si svolge su Corso Roma, nel centro storico e sul Lungomare Galilei. Ci sono feste in spiaggia sia di giorno che di notte e si può ballare la pizzica durante le feste e le sagre.
Discoteche
La maggior parte delle famose discoteche di Gallipoli si trovano nella località di Baia Verde, a pochi km a sud del centro. I prezzi possono variare in base a vari fattori, come i servizi richiesti, ma di solito sono considerati piuttosto costosi per gli standard italiani.
- 5 Riobo, Strada Prov.le Lido Conchiglie-Sannicola. Discoteca.
- 6 Praja, Lungomare Lido San Giovanni, ☎ 39 348 6297999, @[email protected]. Discoteca.
- 7 CAVE, Via Contrada Li Monaci. Discoteca.
- 8 Ten Club, Strada Litoranea Gallipoli - Santa Maria di Leuca, ☎ 39 0833 293040. Discoteca.
- 9 Boat Party, Lungomare Marconi, 1, ☎ 393388482848. 25€. Discoteca su una barca da 150 posti. Nell'uscita pomeridiana possibilità di fare il bagno.
Bar
Lungo i bastioni del centro storico sono presenti vari cocktail bar aperti fino a tardi
- 10 Garden Bar, Lungomare Marconi. Cornetti sfornati continuamente e cappuccino a tutte le ore della notte. È una tappa storica dopo le notti in discoteca.
- 11 Caffè Bellini, Corso Roma 11. Uno dei cocktail bar più modaioli di Gallipoli.
- 12 Blanc, Via XXIV Maggio,19, ☎ 39 0833 263499, @[email protected]. 09.30-14.00/18.00-03.00. Elegante locale nel cuore dell'isola della città vecchia, dove è possibile scegliere tra una vasta selezione di vini e cocktail. Gamma medio-alta.
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Martinucci, Riviera Armando Diaz, 129, ☎ 390833263391. Gelateria, pasticceria, rosticceria. Antipasti e ottimi gelati, torte e una vasta scelta di dolci.
- 2 Vecchia Gallipoli, Via Duomo, 20 (A poca distanza dal duomo), ☎ 39 0833 169 2285. Pizzeria e rosticceria gestita da una coppia di una certa età che prepara i rustici leccesi e altro. L’ambiente è piuttosto rustico ed è uno spaccato della città da non perdere.
Average prices
- 3 Ristorante Pizzeria napoletana Don Vincenzo, Via Kennedy, 13, ☎ 39 328 206 1792. Mar-Dom 20:00-23:30. Una vera pizza napoletana a due passi da Corso Roma.
- 4 Il Bastione, Riviera Nazario Sauro, 28, ☎ 39 0833 263836. 11:00-14:30/19:00-24:00. Suggestivo ristorante sulle antiche mura a picco sul mare, specializzato in frutti di mare.
High prices
- 5 Ristorante Marechiaro, Lungomare Marconi (accanto all'autorità portuale), ☎ 39 0833 266143, @[email protected]. 12:00-16:00/19:00-01:00. Romantico ristorante di pesce su una roccia in mare di fronte al ponte.
Where stay
Moderate prices
- La Masseria Camping.
- La Vecchia Torre Camping.
- Agricampeggio e Glamping Torre Sabea.
Average prices
- Baia di Gallipoli Camping Resort.
- XilHotel, Via Ravenna, 43 - 73014 Gallipoli (LE) - Italia, ☎ 39 0833 26 26 85, @[email protected].
Safety
Comando di Polizia Municipale, Via Pavia.
Carabinieri Comando Compagnia Gallipoli, Via Lecce.
Commissariato Gallipoli, Via Gian Giacomo Lazzari 3. Commissariato della Polizia di Stato.
Ospedale "Sacro Cuore di Gesù", Strada Provinciale per Alezio.
How to keep in touch
Post office
Poste Italiane, Via Quartini 5, ☎ 39 0833 267549.- Ufficio Postale Poste Italiane di Gallipoli, Via Genova 7, ☎ 39 0833 261776.
Keep informed
- Radio MOVIDA gallipoli. Web radio (anche su FM) della città che offre anche informazioni sulle iniziative e sulla viabilità.
- Teleonda. Emittente televisiva locale.
Around
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Tramonto sull'Isola di Sant'Andrea
- 16 Isola di Sant'Andrea. L'isola di Sant'Andrea si estende per circa 50 ettari e dista poco più di un miglio dal centro storico della cittadina salentina di Gallipoli. È completamente pianeggiante e la sua altezza massima non supera i tre metri. Questa caratteristica porta l'isola ad essere spazzata dai marosi in caso di forte vento e la rende poco adatta ad ospitare una ricca vegetazione. Per questa ragione i Messapi la chiamavano Achtotus (Terra Arida). In passato l'isola era usata dagli abitanti di Gallipoli per pascolare le greggi, che venivano trasportate tramite imbarcazioni. Ciò era possibile per la presenza di una fonte di acqua dolce a nord dell'isola. L'isola, oggi completamente disabitata, rappresenta un patrimonio unico dal punto di vista naturalistico. L'area rappresenta, infatti, l'unico sito di nidificazione nel versante ionico ed adriatico d'Italia della specie di gabbiano corso. Sull'isola ci sono due approdi, situati uno a nord-est e uno a sud-est, e un grande faro costruito nel 1866. Il faro è sempre stato in attività, dotato di un congegno a sei lampeggianti, con un fascio luminoso che raggiungeva le due miglia marine e nel 2006 è stato ristrutturato.
- 17 Chiesa di San Pietro dei Samari. Situata in aperta campagna a sud della città, è un'antica costruzione bizantina. Deve il suo nome al vicino fosso dei Samari e la tradizione colloca la sua fondazione al periodo in cui l'apostolo san Pietro, in viaggio verso Roma, attraversò questi luoghi. Da un'incisione latina ottocentesca (probabilmente in sostituzione di una più antica), posta sul prospetto, si può dedurre che la chiesa venne edificata o ricostruita nel 1148 per volere di Ugo di Lusignano, un feudatario francese, condottiero dei Crociati. L'edificio, il cui prospetto con motivi ad archetti pensili è nascosto da un settecentesco corpo di fabbrica, si presenta altamente compromesso a causa dell'abbandono e dell'incuria. L'interno si compone di un'unica navata, divisa in due campate scandite da possenti archi su cui si scaricano due cupole di copertura, terminante con abside semicilindrica. Nulla è rimasto dell'originaria decorazione, come ad esempio il dipinto, realizzato da Giovanni Andrea Coppola, raffigurante i Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo.
- 18 Torre dell'Alto Lido, Località Montagna Spaccata, 73044 Galatone, ☎ 39 329 127 1760. Le torri, tutte costruite nel XVI secolo, furono volute da Carlo V per la difesa del territorio salentino dalle incursioni dei Saraceni.
- 19 Torre del Pizzo. Le torri, tutte costruite nel XVI secolo, furono volute da Carlo V per la difesa del territorio salentino dalle incursioni dei Saraceni.
- Lecce
Itineraries
Useful information
20 Ufficio informazioni (Pro Loco Gallipoli), Via Kennedy, 20, ☎ 39 0833 264283, @[email protected]. Lun-Sab 08:30-13:30 e 15:00-20:00. Informazioni sulla località, le destinazioni turistiche vicine e vari eventi.- Biblioteca Comunale, Via Sant'Angelo, 3.
- Sito Ufficiale della Diocesi di Nardò Gallipoli. Sito ufficiale della Diocesi, qui sono presenti informazioni sulle chiese.
- Webcam a Gallipoli. Webcam sulla città.
