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Otranto (UK: / ɒ ˈ t r æ n t oʊ /, [3] US: / oʊ ˈ t r ɑː n t oʊ /, [4] [5] Italian: [ˈɔːtranto]; Salentino: Oṭṛàntu; Griko: Δερεντό, romanized: Derentò; Ancient Greek: Ὑδροῦς, romanized: Hudroûs; Latin: Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and comune in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses.
Two sets of high resolution and detailed three-dimensional acquisitions along with two-dimensional images were captured in 2005 and 2009 respectively. More than 100 gigabytes of data were collected - including 35 GB of data on the 3D structure and 65 digital photographs. A high resolution 3D virtual tour is commercially available on DVD. [12 ...
The Strait of Otranto ( Albanian: Ngushtica e Otrantos; Italian: Canale d'Otranto) connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania. Its width between Punta Palascìa, eastern Salento, and Karaburun Peninsula, western Albania, is less than 72 km (45 miles; 39 nautical miles). [ 1]
Italy ratified the convention on June 23, 1978. [3] As of 2024, Italy has 60 listed sites, making it the state party with the most World Heritage Sites, just above China . [3] [4] The first site in Italy, the Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, was listed at the 3rd Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt, in 1979. [5]
Martyrs of Otranto. The Martyrs of Otranto, also known as Saints Antonio Primaldo and his Companions ( Italian: I Santi Antonio Primaldo e compagni martiri ), were 813 inhabitants of Otranto, Salento, Apulia, in southern Italy, who were killed on 14 August 1480 after the city had fallen to an Ottoman force under Gedik Ahmed Pasha.
Relics of the Martyrs of Otranto inside Otranto Cathedral. In the summer of 1480, the Ottoman Empire invaded southern Italy, and laid siege to Otranto, finally capturing it on 11 August. This was their first outpost in Italy. [4] According to a traditional account, more than 800 inhabitants were beheaded after the city had been captured.
Madonna celebrated her birthday in Pompei, Italy, with friends and family — plus local youth involved in an art initiative she supports.. The Queen of Pop turned 66 on Friday, Aug. 16, and spent ...
UTC+2. Salento ( Salentino: Salentu, Salentino Griko: Σαλέντο ), also known as Terra d'Otranto, [ 1 ] is a cultural, historical and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is a sub- peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot".