 view gallery N23.3 km
|   Basilica di Santa Caterina - Galatina, Italy
in Signs of History The 14th-century Basilica di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria was built by the Franciscans, whose patron was Frenchwoman Marie d’Enghien de Brienne. posted by:  RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 07/03/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN23.3 km |  Basilica di Santa Caterina - Galatina, Italy
in Romanesque Architecture The Basilica of St. Catherine, one of the most important examples of Romanesque architecture in Puglia, was erected between 1383 and 1391 by order of Raimondello Orsini del Balzo. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 10/22/2020 last visited: never |
 view gallery E27.2 km
|  Grotta Zinzulusa / The Zinzulusa Cave (Castro, Apulia, South Italy)
in Cave Entrances (Natural) Grotta Zinzulusa (Zinzulusa Cave), one of the most important examples of the karst phenomenon on the South-Italian coast, is located between Castro and Santa Cesarea Terme in Southern part of Solento peninslula... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/07/2010 last visited: 07/21/2018 |
 view gallery NE30.4 km
|  Dolmen “li Scusi” - Minervino, Italy
in Megalithic Monuments The Dolmen Li Scusi, in the town's countryside towards Uggiano La Chiesa, is the largest dolmen in Apulia after that of Bisceglie. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/13/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE31.5 km | San Paolo Menhir - Giurdignano, Italy in Megalithic Monuments Cosimo De Giorgi found this menhir on the outskirts of Giurdignano in the late nineteenth century. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/13/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE37.5 km |  Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata - Otranto, Italy
in Cathedrals Consecrated in 1088, it is built on 42 monolithic granite and marble columns from unknown quarries with a three-aisled nave and an apsidal east end. On either side of the west facade are two lancet windows. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/11/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE37.5 km | Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata - Otranto, Italy in Romanesque Architecture Otranto Cathedral is a synthesis of various architectural styles, with Byzantine, early Christian and Romanesque elements. It was consecrated on 1 August 1088 under the papacy of pope Urban II by the papal legate Roffredo, archbishop of Benevento. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 10/22/2020 last visited: never |
 view galleryN42.5 km |  Museo archeologico provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano - Lecce, Italy
in History Museums The Museo Provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano was established by Sigismondo Castromediano, an Italian Duke and scholar. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/12/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN42.5 km |  Horse in the Museo archeologico provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano - Lecce, Italy
in Fiberglass Horses We saw this horse in the museum but unfortunately, there is not any explanation about its display and we didn't speak Italian and couldn't ask. It appears to be a work of art. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/22/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN42.5 km |  Museo archeologico provinciale Sigismondo Castromediano - Lecce, Italy
in Ancient Roman Civilization Founded in 1868 by the duke of Cavallino Sigismondo Castromediano, Lecce Provincial Museum is the most ancient in Puglia. It houses a rich collection of finds belonging to the Messapian civilization and Roman settlements. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/11/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryNE42.6 km | Limestone arch at Torre Sant'Andrea (Salento, Apulia, South Italy) in Natural Arches Beautiful, more than 12 m high, limestone arch you can find in pictoresque (and by tourists often visited...) part of Adriatic Sea coast near Torre Sant'Andrea in Salento peninsula (Apulia, South Italy), posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/06/2010 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43 km |  Chiesa di San Matteo - Lecce, Italy
in Baroque Architecture This church is considered the “Pantheon of the baroque Leccese”, with its complex, concave-convex façade, and an interesting elliptical shape. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/15/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43 km |  Chiesa di San Sebastiano - Lecce, Italy
in Roman Catholic Churches Built in 1520. Now serves as a Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/22/2023 last visited: 03/22/2023 |
 view galleryN43 km | Roman Theater - Lecce, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization Lecce’s Roman Theater is thought to have been constructed during the Augustus period (between 27 B.C. and 14 A.D.). The theater (minus the top two tiers) was excavated in the 1930s and can be viewed from the street that passes behind it. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/10/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43 km |  Chiesa di San Sebastiano - Lecce, Italy
in Wikipedia Entries Built in 1520. Now serves as a Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/21/2023 last visited: 03/22/2023 |
 view galleryN43 km | Chiesa di San Sebastiano - Lecce, Italy in This Old Church Built in 1520. Now serves as a Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/22/2023 last visited: 03/22/2023 |
 view galleryN43 km |  Chiesa di San Sebastiano - Lecce, Italy
in Official Local Tourism Attractions Built in 1520. Now serves as a Museum. posted by: Metro2 location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/22/2023 last visited: 03/22/2023 |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Duomo dell'Assunzione della Vergine / Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (Lecce, Apulia, Italy) in Baroque Architecture Lecce, a regional centre of Salento peninsula in Apulia, is famous for its Baroque - among the most important examples of this style in the town belongs Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (Duomo dell'Assunzione della Verhgine)... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/07/2010 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Duomo dell'Assunzione della Vergine / Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (Lecce, Apulia, Italy) in Cathedrals Beautiful Cathedral of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (Duomo dell'Assunzione della Vergine) is one of the key achitectural and spiritual landmarks of regional centre of Salento peninsula in Apulia - town Lecce... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/07/2010 last visited: 05/05/2016 |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Palazzo del Seminario / The Seminar Palace (Lecce, Apulia, Italy) in Baroque Architecture The Seminar palace (Palazzo del Seminario), located in vicinity of Lecce's cathedral, is one of numerous Baroque jewels of the town renown for it's architectural heritage... posted by: Dorcadion Team location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 03/07/2010 last visited: 10/09/2012 |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Museo del Teatro Romano - Lecce, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization Attached to the roman theater, the museum was set up by the Memmo Foundation, in some rooms of the prestigious seventeenth century palace that belonged to the Romano family. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/10/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Museo del Teatro Romano - Lecce, Italy in History Museums Attached to the roman theater, the museum was set up by the Memmo Foundation, in some rooms of the prestigious seventeenth century palace that belonged to the Romano family. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/12/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43.1 km |  Castelo Di Carlo V - Lecce, Italy
in Castles The Castle of Charles V was first built in the Middle Ages, and was strengthened by Charles V in 1539, to a design by the architect Gian Giacomo dell’Acaya. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/11/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43.1 km | Roman Amphitheatre - Lecce, Italy in Ancient Roman Civilization Featuring an elliptical layout, the amphitheatre is partly buried and partly supported by arcades resting on tuff columns. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/03/2016 last visited: never |
 view galleryN43.3 km |  Colonna di Sant'Oronzo - Lecce, Italy
in Freestanding Columns This column, which stands in a large plaza in the center of Lecce, once stood in Brindisi to mark the end of the Appian Way. It now serves as a pedestal for a statue of a venerated local saint. posted by: RakeInTheCache location: Puglia, Italy date approved: 06/19/2016 last visited: never |
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