Location: Gallipoli in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Brindisi Popola Casale at 80
Kilometres
Nearest Ferry:
Brindisi at 80
Kilometres
Nearest Motorway:
Lecce-Gallipoli at 3
Kilometres
Nearest Beach:
beach at 100.0
Metres
Car: not necessary
Gallipoli is a lively and dynamic fishing port on the Ionian Coast of Apulia. The city’s architecture reflects its importance, particularly in the 17th century, for the export of local olive oil to Britain and other part s of Europe. Stately Baroque mansions, once the possession of rich trading families and the nobility, contrast with the tiny abodes of fishing families, along the narrow laneways and alleys of the old town centre. The town centre is full of sights and monuments to interest lovers of history and art which are all easily accessible on foot from the apartment.
While during the winter months the major traffic in the city’s port are the local fishing boats which come and go with the day’s catch, the summer sees an explosion of movement with locals and holiday makers from further afield. The beaches within close proximity of the town centre are among the most beautiful in the region. At 100 metres from the apartment is the small public beach known as the ‘Purità’.