If you spend your holidays in Puglia and have already visited Lecce, you just have to go to Gallipoli is located just over 40 kilometers from the capital of the region.
Gallipoli is a historic town, rich in beautiful monuments, but its real treasure is consisting of the sea and beaches. Just walk the city's seafront, going south, to get immediately to Lido San Giovanni, often very crowded, but close to the wonderful Baia Verde.
In the ancient part of Gallipoli there is instead the Spiaggia della Purità, which takes its name from the nearby church, to which you can ograve; access from an alley that crosses the ancient city walls.
In this seaside resort you cannot fail to try fish and seafood, of which Gallipoli & egrave; famous throughout Salento. You can taste freshly caught every morning at the fish market, near the bridge that connects the old part with the new one.
Tourists, local customers, restaurateurs and obviously Gallipolini fishermen contribute to the characteristic confusion, so typical of the markets, who, among various species of fruits of sea, let the raw sea urchins taste, to try at least once.
Absolutely not to be missed is the Regional Natural Park Island of S.Andrea and the coast of Punta Pizzo, magnificent coastal stretch rich in flora and fauna.
Surely you will relax walking through the streets of the historic center of Gallipoli where, like in Lecce, you will find numerous Baroque monuments. Also visit the underground oil mill, interesting, because it is excavated in the tuff underground. And again the Angevin Castle, the symbol of Gallipoli.
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