Check the FSE site for information about routes and fares. During summer streets can be extremely busy especially at night and find a parking can literally become an adventure! Reaching the old town or the modern center from the suburbs will require parking the car quite far away and walking along the lively Corso Roma. The only option to explore the historic centre after you have crossed the bridge. Walk along the boardwalk of the island to admire the magnificent view then lose yourself in the narrow alleys.
The island of the historic centre is characterized by the present of various churches, all of them built in Baroque style. The narrow alleys are surrounded by enchanting white and cream-colored houses, that make this zone similar to a Greek or Arab old city. The main street for shopping is The Salento Peninsula is the southern part of the Puglia region, known as the heel of the boot.
Gallipoli is served by the private Ferrovia del Sud Est rail and bus lines. To arrive by train, take a regular train to Lecce from Foggia or Brindisi, then transfer to the Ferrovia del Sud Est line to Gallipoli train does not run on Sundays.
From Lecce, it's a one hour train ride. To arrive by car, take the autostrada toll road to Taranto or Lecce. It's about a 2-hour drive from Taranto or a minute drive from Lecce on the state road. There are paid parking lots as you get into the new city but if you continue into town, there's a large parking lot closer to the castle and old town. The closest airport is Brindisi, served by flights from elsewhere in Italy and some parts of Europe.
Car rentals are available in Brindisi. Gallipoli has a mild climate and can be visited year-round. Walking Italy. Summer Hiking in the Dolomites. The Curious Traveler. Travel Guide. Putignano: The Hidden Flavors of Puglia. Abruzzo , Puglia , Emilia Romagna , Sicily. Experience Authentic Puglia with Espressino Travel. Language Schools. Learn Italian in Lecce and Cagliari - business closed for foreseeable future. Lecce , Salento , Cagliari , Sardinia. Language School.
Masseria Il Trullino. Carpignano Salentino. At The Aia. The interior includes a carved presbytery with paintings depicting the "Holy Family". The Church of Saint Clare was built at the end of the 16th century with an adjoining monastery and dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Peter and Paul, St. Francis and St. A visit to the Civic Museum of Gallipoli, founded in , can also be interesting to visitors. The museum doesn't really have a particular theme but presents a variety of objects best described as eclectic such as coins, weapons, terrestrial and marine molluscs from around the world, corals and specimens of fish and shellfish, beetles, birds and small pets.
The second section of the museum is the most important because it is here that the ancient remains of two sarcophagi of the Messapic age are preserved, one of them very rare.
There are two ports at Gallipoli, with the fishing port being the oldest. Be sure to visit the pretty fishing port. This is an active fishing port and you will see the boats coming in and out with their catch and fishermen sat by their boats mending nets.
This is a great place to find a restaurant for lunch - especially if you want fish. Sea Urchins are a speciality of the town. The Mercantile Port has an area of 80, square meters and develops along a part of the old town. North of the city and nearly a mile from the mainland is the Island of Saint Andrea. Covering about 5 hectares, the island of St. Andrea is a site of considerable archaeological importance with bronze age settlements, and the area is the only nesting site on the Ionic and Adriatic coast of Italy for the Corsican Sea-Gull.
In the 18th century the island was used as pasture for flocks of sheep, which were transported to the island on the boats of the shepherds.
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