Note: The Municipal Theatre of Gallipoli was built at his own expense, as the scene of the plant, in 1825 by the noble Bonaventure Balsamo, which he entitled "Teatro del Giglio" in honor of the Bourbon family. Following the economic collapse of the Balsamo family, the theater was acquired in 1874 by the city that gave the restoration project of the engineer Oronzo Bernardini Lecce. The interior was completely renovated: particular attention was given to the furnishings and decorations; prospects of the boxes were enriched with gilded stucco boxes and completely tapezzati damask. The carvings were entrusted to the Gallipoli Salvatore Buccarella, Luigi and Francesco Epifani Nocera and gilding were entrusted to the Neapolitan Tuvolo and pictorial decorations to very good Melchiorre Zalardi. In 1879 the theater was named after Giuseppe Garibaldi. Recently the building has been completely restored. We have 11 days in Puglia..today we're here in Gallipoli, now on the Ionian Coast, Salentina Peninsula still in the Province of Lecce. We're staying in the old City. Gallipoili (LE) Puglia, Italy (Nov 5, 2011) ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography/Jami Cakes® All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.instagram.com/rebeccadru www.jamicakes.com
We have 11 days in Puglia..today we're here in Gallipoli, now on the Ionian Coast, Salentina Peninsula still in the Province of Lecce. We're staying in the old City. Gallipoili (LE) Puglia, Italy (Nov 5, 2011) ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography/Jami Cakes® All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.instagram.com/rebeccadru www.jamicakes.com
An important monument of the historic center of Gallipoli is the Clock Tower, rebuilt around the early 1700s and later to accommodate the clock built by the Neapolitan maestro Francesco Barletta. The structure is composed of a small bell tower where they originally placed two bronze bells, all topped with two coats of arms, the Bourbon and that of the city of Gallipoli. Unfortunately, the old machinery originally built by master watchmaker was replaced in the early 1900s and therefore it is no longer visible within the structure. We have 11 days in Puglia..today we're here in Gallipoli, now on the Ionian Coast, Salentina Peninsula still in the Province of Lecce. We're staying in the old City. Gallipoili (LE) Puglia, Italy (Nov 5, 2011) ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography/Jami Cakes® All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.instagram.com/rebeccadru www.jamicakes.com
