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Gallipoli - Centro storico
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The name of the town derives from ancient Greek and translates to "beautiful city". The Greek inhabitants sided with Pyrrhus and Taranto (= Tarent) against ancient Rome but after the defeat in 265 BC it became a Roman colony. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was sacked by the Vandals and the Goths and was under Ostrogothic rule until 538, when it was conquered by the Byzantines. Gallipoli got rebuilt and experienced a period of commercial prosperity. After numerous incursions, the Arabs finally conquered it in 915 and remained here until 945. Reconquered by the Byzantines the first major restructuring and strengthening of the castle went underway.
In 1055 it was unsuccessfully sieged by the army of Roberto il Guiscardo who had to retire defeated in 1056. In 1132, after a year of siege, it was occupied by the Normans. In 1268, it was besieged by Charles I of Anjou´s troops. As many inhabitants were able to flee the city during the siege, the city was repopulated around 1300.
Gallipoli today is divided into two parts, the modern city ("borgo") to the right and the old city ("centro storico") to the left. The old town is located on an island, linked to the mainland by a bridge built in the 16th century.
Early morning
For more photos taken in Apulia click here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1274028
In 1055 it was unsuccessfully sieged by the army of Roberto il Guiscardo who had to retire defeated in 1056. In 1132, after a year of siege, it was occupied by the Normans. In 1268, it was besieged by Charles I of Anjou´s troops. As many inhabitants were able to flee the city during the siege, the city was repopulated around 1300.
Gallipoli today is divided into two parts, the modern city ("borgo") to the right and the old city ("centro storico") to the left. The old town is located on an island, linked to the mainland by a bridge built in the 16th century.
Early morning
For more photos taken in Apulia click here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1274028
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The hotel, from where I took the foto, is pretty ugly, but it offers the very best view.
I just added a PiP.
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