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Galatina
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Galatina is a town in the Italian province of Lecce in Apulia. It is situated some 21 km south of the city of Lecce. The late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello Del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose-window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo in 1435. The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it. As of December 31, 2004 it had the total population 27, 710 and area of 81 square kilometers.
The main sights of the Galatina are the Baroque church of St. Peter, also known as Mother Church, the Pupa, a fountain in local limestone. In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. Galatina is one of Italy’s most popular destinations, and is well known for the quantity of cultural related attractions and monuments that the city has embraced.
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