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GUIDED VISIT OF TOWN OF OTRANTO

   Guided tour of the historic centre of Otranto. Analysis of the symbols of the mosaic of the Cathedral.
   Historical analysis of Otranto of the Greek, Roman, Norman, Swabian and Spanish period. The town of Otranto was the meeting point in the Mediterranean of different populations and it was crossroad of economical and cultural exchanges.
   Anlysis of the fortifications of the town et of the defensive artifices used by the military architects to defend the coast and the town. Visit to St. Peter church, one of the few examples of Greek-Byzantine churches in Italy, analysis of the frescoes.
   The life of the inhabitans in the period of the Turkish invasion.

La baia di Otranto  La piccola chiesa Bizantina di S. Pietro ad Otranto
Il mosaico pavimentale della Cattedrale di Otranto esteso 800 metri quadrati
Il sistema delle fortificazioni della città Una torre del castello di Otranto

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