Galatina, one of the most fascinating historical centers of Salento, where the richness of the Baroque is intertwined with the most frivolous style of the Rococo, giving us an architectural unicum with beautiful noble palaces and churches, which frame the streets of the ancient city, considered cultural heritage and artistic of great importance.
The visit will begin at the Basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, a distinguished example and union of Romanesque and Gothic art; for the beauty and vastness of its pictorial apparatus, art historians consider it second only to the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi.
We will then move to the adjacent Cloister, richly decorated with 17th-century frescoes and home to the Basilica Museum, where precious relics and sacred objects make this small place, once the refectory of the Franciscan monastery, a delightful and interesting exhibition space.
We will continue to discover the historic center and the most admired and significant places in the city, some of which are linked to the worship and devotion of the Patrons Peter and Paul including the seventeenth-century Mother Church, dedicated to the two Holy Apostles.
A tale of art, history and tradition that will project you in a past time, full of curiosity, charm and that pinch of mystery linked to that cultural phenomenon known as Tarantism that sees Galatina and the places related to the figure of San Paolo were the main theater until the 1950s.
During the walk, it will be possible to take a refreshment break at the famous Ascalone Pastry Shop, which created the delicious Pasticciotto, a typical Salento dessert.
PROPOSAL:
Meeting in Piazza Orsini, at the Basilica of S. Caterina d'Alessandria
(start at 17.00)
Tour Duration: 2.30 h (plus refreshment break)
Dates: 08 July 2020
July 15, 2020
July 20, 2020
July 22, 2020
Minimum number of participants: 5 paying people.
Discounts for family groups. Free for children up to 10 years
Rate: € 15.00 per person, including entry into the Basilica Museum and tasting of Pasticciotto at the ancient Ascalone Pastry shop.
For info and reservations (mandatory):
Lucia Sardi Licensed Tourist Guide, Tel. 338 437 2698 (also on Whatsapp)
The scheduled event is sponsored by GTI, the professional association of tourist guides, in order to raise awareness of the role of the licensed tourist guide in promoting the Italian historical and artistic heritage and contributing to its sustainability.
GTI intends to highlight the relevance of the professional in the tourism sector at a national level and its peculiarities in transmitting its historical and artistic knowledge of the sites and the uses and customs of the inhabitants of the places, with effects of emotional involvement and participation .
GTI is in no case responsible for the professional service provided by the individual tourist guide appointed by the visitor, in relation to the guided tour requested, and for compliance with the rules of diligence and safety, including health, as well as in relation to the agreed remuneration.
The remuneration will be paid directly by the visitor to the tourist guide who will carry out his professional service independently as a freelancer, being excluded any contractual participation, including intermediation, by GTI.
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