Galatina
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Main sights
- The late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo (1435). The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it.[2]
- The Baroque church of San Pietro (also known as Mother Church), rebuilt from 1633 on a previous Greek-rite edifice.
- The Saint Paul Chapel. It houses a well which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect). See also Tarantism.
- The Pupa, a fountain in local limestone
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Christ and 12 apostles, on the lintel of the portal of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
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Frescoes depicting New testament scenes, inside Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
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Frescoes depicting the Seven Sacraments, on the ceiling of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
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Portal of Galatina - Santi Pietro e Paolo
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Sculpture of an angel on the façade of Palazzo Bardoscia Lubelli Spoti (18th c.)
Transportation
Galatina has a station on the Ferrovie Sud-Est line to Lecce. Road connections include the SS16 Adriatica state highway, the SS101 state road, also to Lecce, and the SS 613 Brindisi-Lecce highway.
Energy
Near Galatina is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece.
Twin towns
- Template:Flagicon Novi Grad, Bosnia-Herzegovina, since 1997
- Template:Flagicon Sapes, Greece, since 1999
Notes
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- ↑ Luigi Rossetti, ‘Cenni storici di Galatina’ Template:Webarchive, Sito ufficiale della Città di Galatina.
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