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Manduria, Puglia

Town of the Primitivo and the Messapics. The first is a highly prized doc red wine, the second an ancient population which, from the 8th century B.C. onwards, inhabited the area of Puglia between the Ionic coast in the province of Taranto and the Salento.

It was the Messapics responsible for the construction of what has become the symbol of the town: a well out of which an almond tree now grows, known as the Fonte Pliniano, name given to the well in honour of the Roman historian Plinio the Old who mentioned it in his "Historia naturalis".

Without shadow of doubt, Manduria's most impressive building is its Cathedral, known also as the "Chiesa Madre" or mother church. This splendid example of Puglian Romanesque architecture conserves a number of features belonging to the medieval structure which previously occupied the site, including the lions guarding the main entrance.

Not far from the cathedral there is the ancient Jewish Ghetto accessed via three 17th century portals. Last, but not least, there is the magnificent Palazzo Imperiali, Baroque edifice which completely dominates the Piazza Garibaldi.

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Palazzo del Corso

5 stars - Gallipoli (Lecce)
Corso Roma, 145

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Patria Palace

5 stars - Lecce (Lecce)
Piazzetta Riccardi, 13

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Palazzo Volta

Bed & Breakfast - Narḍ (Lecce)
Via Alessandro Volta, 13

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The charm of a 19th century palazzo and an unbeatable location, right in the heart of the historic center of Nardò and close to the sea, make the bed and breakfast Palazzo Volta the ideal...

Tenuta Quintino

Farmhouse Holidays - Porto Cesareo (Lecce)
Strada Provinciale 359, km 4+800

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On the Salento peninsula, the high heel of Italy, between Taranto and Gallipoli, near the fishing village of Porto Cesaro and the marvelous beaches of the Ionian Sea, you will find the 16th century...

Tenuta Specolizzi

Farmhouse Holidays - Salve (Lecce)
S.P. Presicce - Lido Marini

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Manduria

Town of the Primitivo and the Messapics. The first is a highly prized doc red wine, the second an...




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