7-Hour The Heart of Salento and Gallipoli Tour
Highlights
Lecce
art, religious, architectural
Group Tour
7 Hours
Medium
English, French
Description
Many visitors come to Salento to visit Lecce and its beautiful beaches, but this part of Italy is so much more! The guide will make you discover the many traces of the Byzantine culture displayed in the amazing St. Stephen Church in Soleto, extraordinary evidence of the Greek background in this part of Apulia and its unique small historic centre. The visit to the St. Catherine Basilica will amaze you! Its stunning fresco cycle is second only to the one in Assisi. Have you ever heard about the "Taranta dance"? If you haven't yet. . . well, join this tour! Last, the visit to Gallipoli and its island is defined as "The pearl on the Ionian coast."
Itinerary
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Soleto - Galatina - Gallipoli
- The tour begins with a visit to Soleto. We will visit the beautiful St. Stephen small church full of Byzantine frescoes, the Orsini Steeple, plus the beautiful narrow streets of the historic centre.
- Then head to Galatina (by the car) to the Pasticceria Ascalone, where Pasticciotto cake was invented.
- Guided tour to the beauties of Galatina and its wonderful historic centre, where are located the St. Catherine Basilica - second only to the one in Assisi because of its frescos (XIII century), St. Paul Chapel, famous for the phenomenon of the Tarantate and the Mother Church.
- Lunch break at sea and visit to Gallipoli in the afternoon.
- Walking tour in the narrow and windy streets of the historic centre of the sea town, situated on a rock in the sea filled with wonderful churches (St. Agatha, Purity, and St. Francis) and monuments in "Gallipolino" baroque style
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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