Otranto, Puglia (Nov 4, 2011) ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.flickr.com/rebeccadru Note: Otranto is located on the east coast of the Salento peninsula. The Strait of Otranto, to which the city gives its name, connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea.
This is our first stop of the day...we decided not to listen to the lady in the GPS and go off track...this lead us into , Puglia (Nov 4, 2011). ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.instagram.com/rebeccadrufoto
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) ©2011 Rebecca Dru Photography All Rights Reserved www.rebeccadru.com www.facebook.com/rebeccadruphotography www.twitter.com/rebeccadru www.flickr.com/rebeccadru www.instagram.com/rebeccadrufoto 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.
