Pùnta Palascìa

Punti di interesse

• Òtranto, Pùnta Palascìa
  The Pùnta Palascìa lighthouse at Cape Òtranto, the easternmost point of Italy, was built in 1867.
• The dawn of Peoples
  The coast in this stretch of Salènto is particularly rugged.
• The Trauma of Òtranto
  On July 28, 1480, Òtranto was surprised by a massive Ottoman fleet.
• The Lighthouse and the Snake
  The Otranto Lighthouse was designed in 1863 by engineer Achille Rossi .
• The Museum of the Sea
  The Punta Palascìa Lighthouse hosts a visitor's route that provides unique opportunity to look out towards the sea.
• Shipwrecks
  When a ship sinks, it's like an entire piece of ancient civilization disappearing.