Galatina

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Galatina is a town in the Italian province of Lecce in Apulia.

It is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce.

History

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.
• The Baroque church of St. Peter (also known as Mother Church)
• The Pupa, a fountain in local limestone

In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. This houses a pump which, according to the tradition, was able to heal people biten by poisonous animals (called tarentati in the local dialect).

Transportation

 

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