5 Sights in Nardò, Italy (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Nardò, Italy. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Nardò, Italy.
1. Torre Inserraglio
Torre Inserraglio is a seaside resort in the Ionian Sea and a frazione of the municipality of Nardò, in the province of Lecce. It is located on the coastal road between Porto Cesareo and Gallipoli, between Sant'Isidoro and Porto Selvaggio, and is also known by the names of "Crito" and "Creto", Salento dialect words that derive from the plant of the "critmo", better known by the name of "erba di San Pietro", "frangisassi" or "fennel").
2. Torre Uluzzo
Torre Uluzzo, or Crustano, is a coastal tower of Salento located in the municipality of Nardò and falling in the Park of Porto Selvaggio and swamp of the captain. Of smaller dimensions compared to the other surrounding towers, it was erected in the second half of the 16th century with defensive functions, at the behest of Alfonzo de Salazar, by the Master Neretino Leonardo Spalletta.
3. Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Nardò Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Nardò, province of Lecce, region of Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the seat of the bishops of Nardò, since 1986 it has been the episcopal seat of the diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli.
4. Torre Santa Caterina
Torre Santa Caterina is a coastal tower of Salento located in the municipality of Nardò in Santa Caterina. Placed at about 60 m a.s.l.m., surrounded by a dense pine forest, it was built in the 16th century with defensive functions to make the coasts of the Salento peninsula safer.
5. Torre Squillace
Torre Squillace, locally also called Li Scianuri or Scianuli, is a coastal tower of Salento located at the northern end of the municipality of Nardò, on the border with the municipality and the protected marine area of Porto Cesareo.
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