City: Puglia
What to do and see in Puglia, Italy: The Best Ancient Ruins
Coordinates: 41°0′31″N 16°30′46″E / 41.00861°N 16.51278°E / 41.00861; 16.51278
Restaurants in Puglia
1. Abbazia Madonna della Scala
2. Portale di Anseramo da Trani
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
3. Massi della Vecchia
4. Scavi di Egnazia
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4.5 based on 283 reviews
Reviewed By agijab2016 - Riga, Latvia
We visited the museum, tomb and ruins on family vacation - very impressive, specially Pomegranat tomb with stoune doors. All complex is very well maintained, staff is very friendly, many thanks to Valentina for aĺl the information and quidance!
5. Anfiteatro Romano
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4.5 based on 1,009 reviews
Reviewed By Seeking_True_Quality
The visible, smaller part of this amphitheatre was discovered and excavated in the early XX. century by the archaeologist Cosimo De Giorgi, while the larger part is obviously still buried under the buildings around the Piazza Sant'Oronzo. Although the upper structure is not preserved, we were impressed by the size of it. It has been estimated that its capacity was 25000 seats. The ancient Lupiae, the predecessor of Lecce must have been a very important settlement!
6. Frantoio Ipogeo Mulino a Vento
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4.5 based on 66 reviews
Built in 1688, the mill was unearthed in 2008 thanks to an important restoration. Now it is possible to visit it entirely. During the visit a guide will show you the different stage of olive oil production.
7. Ipogei Capparelli
8. Il Parco Archeologico di San Leucio
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4.5 based on 48 reviews
Complex archaelogical site to east south of the city, whose rests are witness of two important historical moments. The hill was select for the building of the most imposing italic temple in southern Italy, devoted to the goddess Minerva - Atena Ilias, with the probable purpose to enact ideologically and politically the alliance among the native "princes" and the Romans in the 318 a.C. The pagan temple, used for the whole Roman epoch, was destoyed during the V sec.AD, probably to work of the bishop Rufino, to give life to the extraordinary basilica to central plant - the greatest Palaeochristian building of Apulia - devoted to the SS. Cosma and Damiano and only subsequently to S. Leucio. Among the elements survisors of the temple there is the Corinthian capital with femalepropome (Giunone?), the drums of numerous grooved columns, the feet of a gigantictelamone. Elegant columns surmonted by wonderfull ionic, polychrome capitals as the splendid one "mosaic of the peacock", characterize the Christian building.
9. Area Archeologica di Roca Vecchia
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4.5 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By AncaAnnca - Bucharest, Romania
The caves that the seaside carved here in rocks are something unique and so is the color of the water. Worth a visit!
10. Kalos - Archeodromo del Salento
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