History & culture · Otranto
Otranto History & Culture City Tours
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About Otranto
Otranto packs millennia of layered history into a compact historic centre, from its Norman cathedral and mosaic floor to the Aragonese castle that guards the Adriatic. For a focused introduction, the Otranto Private Tour: Adriatic Gem of Apulia pairs a certified guide with the town's key monuments, while the Otranto: 1.5-Hour Guided Walking Tour of the Historic Center suits travellers who want the essentials in a single, well-paced walk.
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Otranto's historic centre condenses Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Norman and Aragonese layers into a walkable area. A guided tour connects the cathedral's 12th-century mosaic floor, the martyrs' relics and the Aragonese castle into one narrative, which is hard to reconstruct from signage alone.
