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Things to do in Corigliano d'Otranto Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Corigliano d'Otranto Italy. If you’are planning to visit Corigliano d'Otranto for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Corigliano d'Otranto and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Corigliano d'Otranto and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Corigliano d'Otranto

Soleto (5 Km)

Porta San Vito

The Porta San Vito was erected during the fourteenth century for reasons of defending the ancient city of Soleto. The structure is surmounted by a statue of the Madonna in stone. Today, the door is in excellent condition.

Galatina (8 Km)

Basilica Santa Caterina d'Alessandria

The Franciscan Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, today a national monument: it was commissioned and made by Raimondello Orsini del Balzo and consecrated in 1391.

Collepasso (13 Km)

Castello Baronale

The building was built at the end of 1500, by the will of Baron Pietro Barone Massa. Currently, the building is owned by the Municipality.

Melendugno (13 Km)

Castello Petraroli

The Castle was built around the fifteenth century at the behest of Baron Gaspare Petraroli of Ostuni. He had this building built after Ferdinand of Aragon gave him the city. Overall, it is a modest, not imposing construction that looks more like a residential building. It is currently in good condition and you can still see its original form.

Melendugno (14 Km)

Castello d'Amely

The Castle of Amely was built on the edge of an ancient city wall by the architect Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, at the behest of Pompeo Paladini, around the 16th century. Fortunately, it still retains its original shape and is in excellent condition. Today it is open to the public.

Melendugno (14 Km)

Castello D'Amely

The Baronial Palace D'Amely, also called castle, looks like a large tower built in the second half of the 16th century on commission of Pompeo Paladini, seventh baron of Melendugno and Lizzanello. Access to the property was possible through a drawbridge. With the advent of the Barons D'Amely, the drawbridge was replaced with a masonry one surmounted by the noble emblem: two lions supporting a crenellated tower on their backs. Above the coat of arms stands the statue of the Immaculate Madonna.

Melendugno (14 Km)

Abbazia di San Niceta

The Abbey of San Niceta is located in Melendugno in the province of Lecce. It is dedicated to Saint Niceta a martyr, protector of Melendugno, who was burned for his Catholic faith on the orders of the Aryan king Athanaric.

Cavallino (16 Km)

Menhir di Ussano

The Menhir di Ussano, within the competence of the municipality of Cavallino, is 5 km from the town. The term menhir, of Breton origin, is obtained from the union of the words' men 'and' hir ', i.e. 'long stone'. This is 2.50 m tall and octagonal.

Parabita (17 Km)

Museo del Vino

The Wine Museum is located inside a millstone, built towards the end of the nineteenth century in the historic center of Parabita. The exhibition traces, through instruments and ancient objects, the cycle of wine production. You can then admire demijohns, barrels, furates, bascules and other numerous tools that are useful in winemaking.

Parabita (17 Km)

Quadreria "E. Giannelli"

The “E. Giannelli” Quadreria is located within the rooms of Palazzo Ferrari. The museum exhibits forty-three paintings and ten sculptures. The works belong to various authors such as Vincenzo Caprile, Giuseppe Costa, Ennio Marzano, Camillo Miola etc. in this collection are located some beautiful canvases belonging to Giannelli, where they come represented the marinas of the Gulf of Naples and Salento.

Lecce (17 Km)

Chiesa di Santa Chiara

The church of Santa Chiara is located in the historic center of Lecce, in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. Its first foundation, commissioned by Bishop Thomas Ammirato, dates back to 1429; between 1687 and 1691 it was thoroughly restored.

Cavallino (17 Km)

Specchia Sentina

The Bilge Mirror, is a megalithic monument present within the Messapian settlement. Among the many mirrors existing in the Cavallinese territory, this is the most important in size. Its function is that of defense and vigilance and takes its name from the Latin verb speculor which means “observing around”. The large pile has elliptical base and a height of 3 meters.

Otranto (18 Km)

Spiaggia Alimini

Cavallino (18 Km)

Palazzo Ducale

The Doge's Palace or Castromedian-Limburg Castle is a construction from the second half of the 15th century. The interior, characterized by an atrium in which there is a statue in Lecce stone depicting the founder of the Castromediano family, houses vast rooms decorated with architectural elements typical of the Baroque period. Of particular artistic value are the gallery, whose cross vault is enriched by the symbols of the zodiac, the arms room and the living room.

Otranto (18 Km)

Spiaggia Baia dei Turchi

The Bay of the Turks, a few kilometers north of Otranto, is the place where, according to tradition, Turkish warriors landed during the siege of the city of Otranto in the fifteenth century. Sandy and unspoiled, the bay belongs to the precious protected oasis of the Alimini Lakes, one of the most important ecosystems of Salento and Puglia.

Melendugno (19 Km)

Spiaggia Conca Specchiulla

Melendugno (19 Km)

Spiaggia Falesie di Sant' Andrea

Otranto (19 Km)

Spiaggia Marina di Otranto

Vernole (19 Km)

Castello di Acaya

The Acaya Castle was built in around 1535 and represents an excellent military architectural example of the era of Charles V. The wall perimeter shows a rectangular shape, with a structure shaped like trapeze. The only connection system with the ground was the bridge. Inside the building a chapel was found used solely by the Baron, as well as an oven and a mill. In the 18th century the castle was destroyed by the Turks.

Otranto (19 Km)

Spiaggia la Punta

Otranto (20 Km)

Museo Civico Paleontologico

The Civic Museum of Paleontology is home to outstanding collections of prehistoric. It was founded in 1960 by the Speleological Group Salentino and is entitled to Decio de Laurentiis, who directed him until his death. The exhibition starts with the earliest evidence of life in Salento about Cretaceous era to reach up to the beginning of the Iron Age.

Vernole (20 Km)

Borgo Murato di Acaya

The Walled Village of Acaya, located in the town of Vernole in the province of Lecce, is part of the homonymous castle. The construction dates back to medieval times, and was modified around the middle of 1500 by the architect Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, on commission of his father Alfonso d'Acaya. Currently it can be visited by all interested parties and tourists.

Otranto (20 Km)

Porta Alfonsina

Porta Alfonsina was built during the fifteenth century as part of the city walls. It was commissioned by Alfonso of Aragon, from whom it also took its name. His is a polygonal structure, and it was built to defend the city from possible enemy attacks. Today, the building is in a good state of preservation.

Otranto (20 Km)

Cattedrale di Otranto

Made in the period of Norman rule, between 1080 and 1088, the Cathedral of the Annunciation with its 54 meters long and 25 meters wide, is the largest church in Puglia. In Romanesque style, the cathedral collects in its structure Norman, Arabic and Greek elements.

Otranto (20 Km)

Castello Aragonese

The castle has medieval origins, but the current appearance is the result of a series of restorations carried out over the years. It is a large pentagonal plant with a defensive character. Today, it is in an excellent state of preservation. The majesty of the castle inspired the writer Horace Walpole in the creation of the first Gothic novel in the history of literature.

Otranto (20 Km)

Chiesa di San Pietro

Church of Byzantine origin which is located in the historic center of Otranto. It is one of the most representative buildings of the Byzantine mold of the South.

Melendugno (20 Km)

Grotta Marina "Poesia Piccola"

In the sea cave called Poesia Piccola, the ancient temple of the god Thaotor Andiras, numerous rock inscriptions have been discovered in Messapian, Greek and Latin languages.

San Foca (20 Km)

Spiaggia San Foca

Other attractions in Corigliano d'Otranto

Museums

Museo della Civiltà Messapica

Castles, palaces and mansions

Pal.Baronale

Beaches

Spiaggia Puglia le spiaggia libera

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Corigliano d'Otranto?

B&B CONTRADA VIVA

Cutrofiano (6 Km) - Via Collepasso Snc

e-mail www +393497537874

In the heart of Salento, Contrada Viva B & B is a mediterranean countryhouse completely dipped into the green countryside. Contrada Viva B & B is the ideal place for those who want to discover and appreciate the natural and artistic beauties of Salento, whose colours and relishes are strong and delightful.

Villa Vacanze Paradiso

Neviano (14 Km) - S.P. Neviano - Tuglie

e-mail www +39836610455

IL VIANDANTE

Maglie (5 Km) - Via Dante Alighieri 9

e-mail www +393280410576

SAMADHI

Zollino (5 Km) - Via Stazione 116

e-mail www +39836/600284

NATURALIS BIO RESORT

Martano (7 Km) - Via Traglia S.N.

e-mail www +393498251363

IL COLOMBAIO DI FRANCO E LUISA

Carpignano Salentino (7 Km) - Largo Cacorzo 15

e-mail www +393356584664

HANQORIAS

Muro Leccese (9 Km) - Via Isonzo 28

e-mail www +39836/428825

SALENTUM TERRAE

Sanarica (13 Km)

e-mail www

LA MARGHERITA

Poggiardo (15 Km) - Via Pio Xii 7

e-mail www +393273622667

CELI BLU

Lizzanello (16 Km) - Via Paladini 55

e-mail www +393276880959

I TABACCHI

Cavallino (17 Km) - Via Prov. Cavallino San Cesario

e-mail www +39832612938

At few minutes from Lecce's historical center and well located to visit the most beautiful sites of Salento (Gallipoli, Otranto and sands or rocks beaches of Adriatic and jonian sea, I TABACCHI, surrounded by a big garden,offers threes wide and confortables rooms with bathroom, breakfast with fresh local products, parking. It'is possible to rent all the appartment (6 to 8 beds).

IL PICCOLO LAGO

Otranto (17 Km) - Contrada Fontanelle 137

e-mail www +393277915816

QUO VADIS

Uggiano la Chiesa (17 Km) - A. Diaz 21

e-mail www +393397271044

CARUSEDDHRI

Casarano (18 Km) - Via Concordia 28

e-mail www

SENTINELLA

Melendugno (18 Km) - Via Degli Eucaliptus S.N.

e-mail www +39832/093727-389/2038450

FONTANELLE

Otranto (19 Km) - Via S.P. 366, Km 28 S.N.

e-mail www

IL SALENTINO B&B

Lequile (19 Km) - Via San Pietro In Lama 73

e-mail www +393703061727

LA OZZA

Otranto (19 Km) - Via Can. Martire Schito 13

e-mail www +393334651566

ANTICA VIA DELLE AIE

Ruffano (19 Km) - Corso Umberto I 30

e-mail www +39833-693014

SANTA CESAREA TERME

Santa Cesarea Terme (21 Km) - Via Sele 9

e-mail www +393442336251

LA ZAVIRNA

Andrano (21 Km) - Via Ciro Menotti 45

e-mail www +39836/948420

2F SALENTO

Copertino (21 Km) - Via Cosimo Mariano 259

e-mail www +393490888588

PANORAMICO

Castro (22 Km) - Panoramica 100

e-mail www +39836-943007/943123/943292

B&b LecceSalento

Lecce (22 Km) - Via Dei Mocenigo , 2

e-mail www +39832307349

The Bed & Breakfast "LecceSalento" is located in a building next to Piazza Sant’Oronzo, right into the heart of the city; a few steps away from the historical quarter of Baroque Lecce. The Furniture is modern; every room is heated during the winter months and there is air conditioning during the summer months. The rooms are equipped with a television, a DVD player, a small refrigerator and free high speed WI-FI Internet Access directly in your room..