notes on Gagliano del Capo:
Gagliano del Capo is a village of Salento in the southern province of Lecce. On the ridge of the Serra Cianci, at the extreme point of the Salento peninsula, a few miles from St. Maria of Leuca, overlooking the Adriatic Sea, is situated
Gagliano del Capo, a small and charming village of 6000 inhabitants. Hospital Campus, is located 62 km south of the capital, perched on the Serra Cianci, 147 meters high. The municipal area includes 9 km of the coast, where are the fractions of Arigliano, San Dana and the Ciolo lacation, a rocky inlet which offers a suggestive panorama.
Even this earth, like many other hamlets in Otranto's land. The fractions of San Dana and Arigliano also belong to the village. The etymology of Arigliano come from Latin and means 'to be connected with' 'ager Galiani'.
S. Dana is a village which has the name of the saint martyr of the Christian era.
Vincenzo Ciardo:
This extreme part of Italy, which stretches like a bridge to the East, boasts of being the birthplace
of the famous painter Vincenzo Ciardo (1894 -1970) artist of international renown.
His paintings of the Neo-Impressionist style are full of deep lyricism and enhancey the landscapes of Salento,
characterized by the presence of olive, rocks, sea, the white houses, the geometry of the land and the beautiful
full moon that pours a mysterious light.
