We're in this sweet little town, Comune di Uggiano La Chiesa...
n the heart of Uggiano is the town square, Piazza Umberto I. I stood in the center and could see everything, La Chiesa Matrice di Santa Maria Maddalena...Patron Saint of the country and the Angel Tower , which overlooks the square, away from the corner of Saint Lucia and Casamassella . The Angel Tower is all that remains of the original outpost lookout from which originates the name of Uggiano and in 1939 was declared a historical - cultural .
La Chiesa matrice di Santa Maria Maddalena has a basilica with three naves, a Latin cross, with drum and dome. The facade was finished in 1775 , but continued repair throughout the nineteenth century.
Comune di Uggiano La Chiesa, Puglia (Nov 4, 2011)
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Note: Uggiano dates back to the 1400's, was originally a watchtower to protect the medieval town of Otranto, and that was called in the old papers VIGGIANO , whose name derives from the Latin " VIGILARIUM ", which means " post and observation " . Around this tower was born a village. Following the Aragonese, in the period of their domination in the Terra d' Otranto Otranto donated to the church of the village and all'arcivesoco the title of " Baron Oggiani ." Symbolic references to these events can be found in iconographic traits still present in the emblem of the country (see the coat of arms ) . From Viggiano was the name of Uggiano , to which is added "La Chiesa", The Church.
