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The riverbed of the River Idro
A small beach full of bathers
The Terra d’Otranto seafront
The pavement along the Terra d’Otranto seafront
The beach umbrellas on the Terra d’Otranto seafront
The “Lido Camillo” beach resort
The Bay of Otranto
Breakwater barriers
Chapel of the Holy Spirit
The marble balustrade
A red lantern
A map of the Otranto coastline
Cathedral of the Annunciation
Cathedral of the Annunciation
A statue weathered by time
The coat of arms of Archbishop Adarzo of Santander
Cathedral of the Annunciation
Cathedral of the Annunciation
The baptismal font
The high altar of the Cathedral of the Annunciation
The mosaic floor
The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament
Madonna and Child
The bones of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto
The remains of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto
The relics of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto
The altar of the Chapel of the Blessed Martyrs
The relics of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto
The bones of the Blessed Martyrs of Idruntini
The altar in the crypt
The cross vaults of the Crypt
Byzantine fresco of the Virgin and Child
Recessed window
Crypt
Confessional
A capital supported by a granite column
A palm tree
Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello
Piazza Castello

The riverbed of the Idro and, on the right, the “Profumo di Mare” hotel

The small beach, crowded with bathers, where the Idro stream flows into the sea, as seen from the Terra d’Otranto seafront

The Terra d’Otranto seafront and the two long rows of palm trees

The pavement along the Terra d’Otranto seafront and the flower-covered base of a palm tree

The beach umbrellas along the Terra d’Otranto seafront, with the Madonna dell’Altomare Chapel in the background

The “Lido Camillo” beach resort on the Terra d’Otranto seafront

The Bay of Otranto, teeming with tourists going for a swim, as seen from the Terra d’Otranto promenade

The breakwaters in the Bay of Otranto and, on the left, the Punta Lighthouse, also known as the White Lighthouse

The Chapel of the Holy Spirit, also known as the Madonna dell’Altomare, stands on a hill overlooking the sea

The marble balustrade on the Terra d’Otranto seafront and, to the right, the public beach

A red light marking the entrance to the harbour from the Adriatic Sea

The map of the Otranto coastline drawn by Naos (1999) in Corso Garibaldi

The gabled façade of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Piazza Basilica, built in 1088

On the left is the two-storey bell tower and on the right is the Romanesque façade of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Piazza Basilica

A weather-beaten statue on the façade of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Piazza Basilica

The coat of arms of Archbishop Adarzo of Santander, supported by two angels, on the entrance portal (1674) and the Renaissance rose window on the façade of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Piazza Basilica

On the left is the Norman-era Cathedral of the Annunciation and on the right is the Archbishop’s Palace in Piazza Basilica

The central nave of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, with its two rows of granite columns and gilded wooden coffered ceiling

The Baroque-style marble baptismal font in the left aisle of the Cathedral of the Annunciation

The high altar of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, with its silver altar frontal depicting the Annunciation, crafted by Neapolitan goldsmiths in the 18th century

The mosaic covering the floor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, commissioned by Archbishop Gionata and created in 1163 by the monk Pantaleone, depicts various mythological figures

The Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

Madonna and Child, in the Byzantine style, located in the Chapel of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

Three of the seven wall-mounted reliquaries in the apse, containing the bones of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto

The remains of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto, who were beheaded in 1480 and subsequently transferred to a chapel in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

The chapel on the right-hand side of the nave in the Cathedral of the Annunciation, where the relics of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto – beheaded by the Turks on Minerva Hill in 1480 – are kept

The altar of the Chapel of the Blessed Martyrs in the Cathedral of the Annunciation, where the stone used to behead the 800 people of Otranto is kept

The relics of the Blessed Martyrs of Otranto, who were brutally slaughtered by the Turks in 1480 and are preserved in a chapel within the Cathedral of the Annunciation

One of the seven wall-mounted cabinets housing the bones of the Blessed Martyrs of Idruntini in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

The altar in the crypt, surrounded by four monolithic marble columns, and the Byzantine-style painting of the Madonna and Child in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

The ribbed vaults of the crypt in the Cathedral of the Annunziata, supported by columns with capitals in different styles

Detail of a Byzantine fresco depicting the Virgin and Child in the Cathedral of the Annunciation, located on a wall in the crypt

One of the four recessed windows in the crypt situated beneath the apse of the Cathedral of the Annunciation

An 11th-century crypt supporting the upper transept of the Cathedral of the Annunciation, with 42 marble columns

The entrance to the crypt, with a confessional in the background, in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

A capital supported by a granite column in the Cathedral of the Annunciation

On the left, a palm tree and the balcony of a building in Piazza Castello

The Bar Castello and a palm tree next to it in Piazza Castello

A building in the historic centre, covered in climbing plants, in Piazza Castello

Piazza Castello and, on the left, Via Papa Costantino I

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