Sights in Gallipoli
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Lido Pizzo
Gallipoli's beaches stretch in great curves both north and south of town. To the north is the Lido Conchiglie and the disco quarter, but it's south you want to go, to the long sandy stretch of Baia Verde. Between September and May the lidos (managed sections of beach with umbrellas and beds) are closed so you can enjoy the beach pretty much all to yourself for free.
In May things start to crank up, the beach is raked to perfection and the lidos are renovated and repainted ready for the hectic summer months. Gallipoli's best lidos are Punta della Suina, and further south the super-pretty Lido Pizzo, backed by whispering pine trees. There's also the tiny La Purita beach on …
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Chiesa di San Francesco
There are numerous small churches devoted to different saints. The best of these are the Chiesa della Purità (Riviera N Sauro; closed for renovation) with its stuccoed interior and 18th-century majolica-tiled floor, and the Chiesa di San Francesco, the oldest church in the historic centre, famous for Vespasiano Genuino's wooden carving of the Two Thieves.
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Chiesa della Purità
There are numerous small churches devoted to different saints. The best of these are the Chiesa della Purità with its stuccoed interior and 18th-century majolica-tiled floor, and the Chiesa di San Francesco (Riviera N Sauro; services only), the oldest church in the historic centre, famous for Vespasiano Genuino's wooden carving of the Two Thieves.
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Basilica di Sant'Agata
With all the spare cash floating around and a fairly pretentious merchant class, Gallipoli could afford to splash out on some nice civic design and on the island there are no less than 14 churches, including the Baroque Basilica di Sant'Agata and numerous smaller churches devoted to different saints.
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Cattedrale di Sant’Agata
In the centre, on the highest point of the island Gallipoli, is the 17th-century baroque Cattedrale di Sant’Agata, lined with paintings by local artists. Zimbalo, who imprinted Lecce with his crazy baroque styles, also worked on the facade.
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Frantoio Ipogeo
Worth seeing is the Frantoio Ipogeo, only one of some 35 olive presses buried in the tufa rock below the town. It's here that they pressed Gallipoli's olive oil, which was then stored in one of the 2000 cisterns carved out beneath the old town.
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Museo Civico
The small Museo Civico which was founded in 1878, is a 19th-century time capsule featuring fish heads, ancient sculptures, a 3rd-century-BC sarcophagus and other weird stuff.
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Fish Market
Opposite the castle, just below the bridge, is the town's fish market, still an important business for the city today and well worth getting up to see at least once during your stay.
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Angevin Castle
Originally Gallipoli was an island, which explains the landward-facing position of its squat Angevin castle.
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Farmacia Provenzana
Farmacia Provenzana is a beautifully decorated pharmacy dating from 1814.
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Fontana Antica
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