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A stroll along the seafront in the center of the Villanova marina

In 1278 the walls of Villanova were built, and about 20 years later the castle was built by the Angevins, who took over the domination of Ostuni from the Swabian-Normans, who were responsible for the intensification of olive cultivation. From surviving documents, demonstrating its strategic importance, it appears that around the 15th century the castle was a fully active defensive structure. In fact, the city of Ostuni under Aragonese domination, thanks also to the castle and the small port of Villanova, managed to maintain the status of a state city, therefore free from feudal duties. Due to the various destructions over time, little remains of the original 14th-century construction. Currently the castle is made up of three bodies that act as square towers with a sloped base. Around the building, at the height of the first floor, runs a tubular torus and from the roof of the building rises a turret modeled on the prototype of a lighthouse. Ref. https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/castello-del-porto-turistico-di-villanova-ostuni

it is a tourist port protected by two piers: the eastern pier 70 m long with quayside and bollards and the western pier 280 m long. Inside the dock there are some docks reserved for pleasure boats

A pleasant medieval village. In addition to the historic center and the very characteristic Jewish quarter, the Castello Svevo and the Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta are definitely worth a visit.

The Castle is located in the historic center of Carovigno. From the portal, walking along narrow streets, you reach Corso Vittorio Emanuele

The natural oasis Torre Guaceto stands for beautiful sea and lots of nature. The landmark is this Aragonese tower Torre Guaceto

Pretty town in the upper Salento of very ancient times (the Messapi were the people who preceded the Romanization). Characteristic for its narrow alleys that climb up to the center and for the white color of the lime walls. It is also worth a stop to visit the Castle, the medieval village and the churches (especially that of S. Anna). Not to be missed, scattered around Ceglie and in Salento, are also the "specchie", large mounds of limestone slabs which in the Neolithic age perhaps served as defense or watchtowers

It is located close to the historic center of Brindisi, also known as the "big castle"