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ALIMINI VILLAGE
 
ITINERAY II - Baroque
TOTALE KM COVERED: 125,5
TOTAL VISIT: 8h-9h
 
LAGHI ALIMINI -LECCE:
total km covered km 46
distance km 50 mm
time necessary: 2 h
 
LECCE – SAN CESARIO- LEQUILE:
total km covered km 6
distance km 10 mm
time necessary: ½ h
 
LEQUILECOPERTINO:
total km covered km 12
distance km 15 mm
time necessary: 1 h
 
COPERTINO NARDO':
total km covered km 13
distance km 13 mm
time necessary: 1 h
tempo stimato per la sosta: 1 h
NARDO'GALATONE:
total km covered km 6
distance km 10 mm
 
GALATONEGALATINA:
total km covered km 8,5
time necessary: 1 h
 
GALATINAMAGLIE:
total km covered km 16
distance km 20 mm
time necessary: 1 h
 
MAGLIE – LAGHI ALIMINI :
total km covered km 20
distance km 25 mm
The tour :

> Departure from ALIMINI to LECCE, the city known as the “Florence of southern Italy”. Visit to Piazza S. Oronzo occupied by the Roman Amphitheatre and where there is the column dedicated to the saint, the palazzo del Seggio (Throne building), the small church dedicated to S. Maria delle Grazie, the church of S. Irene or the Theatine church, the Cathedral, the Bishop's palace, the Seminary building, the church of S. Croce, the Celestine palace and Charles V's castle


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Going through S. CESARIO and its Ducal Palace and LEQUILE, with its seventeenth century Chiesa del Redentore, we reach COPERTINO, a delightful town which owes its fame to the Castle, the Collegiate church and the church of S. Giuseppe.

> The visit continues with NARDO’ and its old town centre full of Baroque churches and buildings: including the Municipality building, the spire of the Immacolata, the Cathedral, the churches of S. Domenico and S. Giuseppe. There is a stop off for tasting local wines and typical products at the Cooperative wine growers' association.

> Next stop: GALATONE, famous for its Santuario del Crocifisso della Pietà, the sixteenth century castle, the chiesa Maggiore, the Dominican church and the chapel of S. Pietro.

> Then we reach GALATINA, which experienced its artistic height between the Renaissance and the Baroque periods as is witnessed by many buildings and churches including: palazzo Vernaleone, palazzo Galluccio – Mezio and palazzo Gorgoni. The churches include: SS. Pietro e Paolo, S. Caterina d’Alessandria and S. Caterina Novella


> Going through MAGLIE, whose old town centre is full of noblemen's buildings (Palazzo Capece) and churches (S. Nicola and Madonna delle Grazie), return to ALIMINI.

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