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MARTANO Martano is a little town with about ten thousand inhabitans, situated into an important cross road, which joins it easly to Lecce, Otranto, Gallipoli. The origins of Martano, enveloped by a legendary halo, has some testimony in the prehistory; infact the presence of megalithic monuments such as “La Specchia dei Mori” (a huge heap of stones for worship and funeral purpose), “The Menhir of Teofilo” (column of the “chiofelu” or column of the Devil), those monuments check the human settlement since the Neolithic age. Martano, until the second half of XIV century was surrounded by mighty wall as it can be deduced by the fastness and grandeur of the tower next to Mazzotti’s house, it is the only tower remained, which strengthen the town walls, which, starting from the Aragonese castle and surrounding the built-up area, joined together again at the Castle where today we can see the clock tower. In XVII century outside from the structural town walls beautiful palaces were built, and still today they are the more significant architectonic element of the predominant part that the small had in past times on the near towns. All, works, of skilful stonemasons, who carved the leccese stone. We can still admire Pino Palace, Andrichi Palace, Micali Palace, Stampacchia Palace, Scarpa Palace’s portal, Sergio Palace’s portal. Martano still preserves a living testimony of a millenary culture: the use of the dialect “griko”, which until all XVI century was the only language used by the Martano people to communicate. GRECÌA SALENTINA Grecia Salentina is situated in the heart of Salento, among Lecce, Otranto and Gallipoli. It is here that the story of nine towns mingled in the time around a common element: The Greek language, with its customs. Infact it is here that in the course of centuries some treasures are kept and visitors can enjoy still today: traditions, story, culture, nature, music, gastronomy. All this is enveloped by the heat of the sun, which made the old olive-trees grow and has modelled the hospitable nature of these people.

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