
Otranto, a tourist resort on the Adriatic coast of Salento, is the largest city in the east of Italy. Located on the banks of the canal from which it takes its name, the Strait of Otranto.
Dates back to Roman times its commercial reputation, when Otranto, became the port of trade with Greece, a real bridge between East and West. The medieval period attests to the sad and beheading of the famous "Eight hundred martyrs of Otranto by the Turks, whose memory remains alive in the inhabitants of the city of Otranto. Currently Otranto, is alive and dynamic tourist resort. In all periods of the year is populated by foreign travelers, and with the arrival of summer, and especially during the summer, the city fills with visitors from all over Italy and tourists who come from all over ' Europe, by virtue of the fact that Otranto is inserted, deservedly, the list of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
Read more...