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Splendid medieval castle in the city centre

In the bar in the square, I don't remember the name

Castle and ducal palace from the 15th century, which dominates the main square of Cavallino.

historic center of Cavallino

Inserted in the collection Salento Fortifications https://www.komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - It is no coincidence that one of the most renowned castles in Salento is worth stopping for a visit. https://www.comune.copertino.le.it/vivere-il-comune/territorio/da-visitare/item/castello-di-copertino

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection https://www.komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The castle, or ducal palace, of the Castromediano-Limburg is a construction of the second half of the fifteenth century with structural additions and affected reconstructions during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The noble façade has a fifteenth-century entrance (normally open and accessible and allows you to visit the internal courtyard), while the battlements and bastion are from the sixteenth century. The north side of the factory was added in the 17th century. The interior, characterized by an atrium in which a Lecce stone statue depicting Kiliano di Limburg is positioned [Source: http://www.365giorninelsalento.it/it/m/attr/362/palazzo_castromediano_di_cavallino]

Beautiful city park very popular with Lecce. Great for relaxing lying in the green grass near the tower of the same name.

It's the village of the Grecìa Salentina area with the highest percentage of people speaking griko. The meaning of the word infact comes from 'Sterna' (cistern, well) and 'Thia' (sacred) which indicates that probably in the past there were wells or sacred cisterns where religious ceremonies were held. Since 1100 was under the Norman , the Swabian and had a certain importance also during the Angevins that in 1334 fortified it with solid walls. From the castle of Sternatia, seat of the Aragonese troops commanded by Giulio Antonio Acquaviva, of which expedition freed Otranto from the siege of the Turks in 1480.