Otranto: 3-Hour Guided Walking Tour in Salento

Guided tour to Otranto, one of the most important town of the Salento, in the Apulia region, southern Italy.

Discover the historical center of Otranto with a certified tour guide

Pleasant walk through the street in old town, with a visit to the local craft shops

Visit the Cathedral and the castle

Discover Otranto in a walking tour of 3 hours.

Gateway to the East, built on the sea.
The city tour will take you to discover the Norman Cathedral, consecrated in 1088, a work of Count Roger I adorned later (about 1163), by Bishop Jonathas, with a mosaic floor, It has a rose window and side portal of 1481. The interior, a basilica with ship and two aisles, contains columns said to come from a temple of Minerva and a fine mosaic pavement of 1166, with interesting representations of the months, Old Testament subjects and others. Bones and relics of the Martyrs of Otranto, who perished in the 15th-century siege surround the high altar. The church Has a crypt supported by forty-two marble columns. The same Count Roger founded a Basilian monastery Also here, Which, under Abbot Nicetas, Became a place of study, the ITS library was nearly all bought by Bessarion .

After seeing the cathedral you will visit the Church of St. Peter and Castle, reinforced by Emperor Frederick II and rebuilt by Alphonso II of Naples in 1485-1498. It has an irregular plan with five sides, with a moat running along the Entire perimeter. In origin it had a single entrance, reachable through a draw- bridge. Towers features three cylindrical ones and a bastion called Punta Diamante ( «Diamond 's Head „). The entrance sports the coat of arms of Emperor Charles V.

• Certified tour guide

• Transfer service

• Drink & Food

Transfer service to / from Bari or Brindisi airport / port on request