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Raimondello’s Spire

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Raimondello’s Spire

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    1. Raimondello’s Spire – Santa Maria al Bagno Beach loop from Soleto

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    310m

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    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    December 15, 2020

    Built in 1397 at the behest of the prince of Taranto Raimondo Orsini Del Balzo, it's one of the Gothic masterpieces in the lands of Otranto. Returning from the Holy Land in 1380, he militarily occupied the county of Soleto. The spire from the top of its 40 meters (+91 of Soleto above the sea level), optically represents the connection between the Adriatic and the Ionian seas, symbolizing not only the power of the Orsini Del Balzo family, but also the affirmation of the papal hegemony in a period of transition from the secular Byzantine influence to that of the Roman church.
    It's a very slender square tower divided into five orders. The base floor and the first order have no windows and incorporate a previous tower inside them. The second and third orders are richly decorated with four finely carved mullioned windows in Lecce stone. The last order of octagonal shape has eight mullioned windows, is covered by an ogival dome covered with colored majolica and rests on a finely worked balustrade. All the mullioned windows and the corners of the upper floors are full of griffins, lions and anthropomorphic masks.

      February 1, 2023

      Beautiful spire by Raimondello. It already stands out from afar and tells of the rich historical past of Soleto.

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        Elevation 90 m

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        Location: Soleto, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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