Gallipoli · Apulia
Gallipoli History & Culture
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About Gallipoli
Gallipoli's old town sits on an island of honey-coloured limestone, linked to the mainland by a bridge, and its Greek, Byzantine, Norman and Aragonese layers are best read on foot with someone who knows them. A private walk such as the Gallipoli Private Tour: The Gem of the Ionian Sea keeps the focus on the castle, the cathedral and the fishing harbour, while the Full-Day Tour from Lecce: Otranto, S.M. Leuca, Gallipoli & Galatina sets Gallipoli inside the wider Salento story of Greek-speaking villages and coastal watchtowers.
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Gallipoli's historic centre is a walled island, so its history is compressed into a few walkable streets: the Angevin castle, the Baroque cathedral of Sant'Agata, the Greek fountain and the old fishing port. A guided history and culture experience explains the layers behind those stones, from Magna Graecia and Byzantine rule to the Aragonese.
