Galatina loop from Galatina

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Galatina loop from Galatina

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Galatina loop from Galatina

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6.18km

30m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.47 km

Galatina

Highlight • Settlement

Galatina is located in central Salento, about 20 km from Lecce. It is a city of art and culture, with a Baroque-style historic center and the famous basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria. It is also known for the phenomenon of tarantism and every year on the anniversary of Saints Peter and Paul, on June 29, the ancient therapeutic ritual is recalled with the tarantatas who dance the tarantella to the sound of violin and tambourine.

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4.61 km

Chapel of Saint Paul and the Tarantism Legend

Highlight • Religious Site

Overlooking St. Peter's Square, in the area of the historic center where once stood the main gate 'Porta Maggiore', the mother church dedicated to the patron saints Peter and Paul has a spectacular façade, a sign of the Baroque style, which characterizes much of the religious building and private city. Built since 1633, the current church is the result of renovations that took place between the seventeenth and seventeenth centuries. The interior, marked by three naves, has sider chapels, frescoed ceilings and several paintings and sculptures from the XVI to the XVIII century.

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5.05 km

Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Highlight • Religious Site

It's a late Romanesque and Gothic construction, built between 1369 and 1391. The church was enlarged by Count Raimono Orsini del Balzo, while his wife Maria d'Enghien was the promoter of the splendid cycles of frescoes of the interiors (comparable to those of Assisi), for which in the fifteenth century he called the best artists of Naples. From 1494 the building belonged to the Olivetan monks and in 1597 it was entrusted to the Reformed fathers, who erected the new convent. The construction of the four-sided portico on the ground floor, with the convent workshops and the refectory, dates back to this period. Externally, the Romanesque façade is enriched by a finely decorated portal and a rose window that seems to be embroidered in the stone.

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6.18 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.45 km

2.20 km

1.49 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.99 km