Galatina: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 50 - 200 Villa Elisabetta Country House
 Villa Elisabetta is in the centre of Salento, 15 km from Lecce, Otranto and Gallipoli. Surrounded by wild nature, it offers a swimming pool, free park… MoreEUR 90 - 200 Hotel Palazzo Baldi
 In the heart of one of the most beautiful historical town of Puglia, the Hotel Residence Palazzo Baldi, built by Baldi Earls in the 16th century, has … MoreEUR 72 - 200 Hotel Hermitage
 Just outside Galatina’s historic city walls and 200 metres from Fierasalento, the area’s main trade fair centre, Hotel Hermitage is set in the hea… More | ||||||||||||||||||
Galatina: Guide
Galatina is a town in the Provinces of Italy|Italian province of Province of Lecce|Lecce in Apulia.
It is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce.
History
Main sights
The Romanesque architecture|late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose-window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo (1435). The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it.
In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. This houses a pump which, according to the tradition, was able to heal people biten by poisonous animals (called tarentati in the local dialect).
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The Baroque church of St. Peter (also known as Mother Church)
The Pupa, a fountain in local limestoneTransportation