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Palazzo Baldi
Palazzo Baldi, Galatina
Corte Baldi, Galatina
In 1500 The Town Of Galatina Had An Important
Economical Increase And The Economical Activities
Had Become So Flourishing *in Particular The
Tanning Of Hides*, Thus To Attract The
Umbrian-tuscan Financiers Earls Nicola And Cosimo
Baldi Who Built Palazzo Baldi.
The Palazzo Baldi Hotel Residence Has 8 Suites
And 4 Rooms Well Appointed With Period Furniture
And Handmade Articles Of The Local Artist
Craftsmen.
It Covers Four Palaces Built From The Xvi To The
Xix Century, Exalting The Typical Architectonic
Elements Of The Salento.
You Can Admire, Still Intact, The Narrow Lodging
Of The Servant, Who With A Bell Announced The
Arrival Of A Guest.
The Well From Which The Water Was Drawn From The
Layer On Which Palazzo Baldi And The Entire
Center Of Galatina Are Based.
You Will Revive With Your Fantasy, Discovering
The Ancient Secret Stairs, The Hasty Love Flights
After A Night In The Alcoves Of The Earls.
Going From The Suites To The Halls, From The
Sunny Terraces To The Citrus Trees In Bloom, From
The Peace And The Harmony Of The Architectonic
Structures To The Artistic Works And The Handmade
Articles Of The Local Artist Craftsmen, We Have
The Impression To Pass Through Four Centuries Of
History As In An Enchanting Dream, Suspended
Between The East And The West.
The Hotel Is Open All Year Round.
Reservations: Toll Free 1-800-311-5045 (Europe 800 20 69 20 29)
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Surrounding Area
Galatina
Lying In The Heart Of Salento Is The Lovely Town
Of Galatina, One Of The Most Important In The
Province Of Lecce, Renowned For Its Flourishing
Wine Making Industry.
Probably Founded In The Seventh Century Ad, And
In The Middle Ages The Seat Of A Colony Of Greek
Origin, Which In The Long Term Left Its Traces In
The Local Dialect - Surviving In This Inland Area
Of The Salento Peninsula There Is A
Greek-speaking Enclave.
The So-called Greece - Galatina Became The
Outstanding Town In The Soleto County Between The
Fourteenth And Fifteenth Century, Under The
Orsini Del Balzo.
Its Prestige Is Still Testified By The Basilica
Of Santa Caterina D*alessandria, Erected At The
End Of The Fourteenth Century As The Town*s
Center Of The Latin Rite.
The Urban Plant Is Characterized By The Courts
*about 33*, Where You Can Still Find In The
Center Or On A Side The Water Well And The Stone
Wash Tub.
It Is An Extraordinary Example Of Apulian Gothic
And Also The Town*s Best Known Monument.
The Whole Historic Center Is Remarkably
Interesting, Entered Through Three Monumental
Gates, The Eighteenth Century Luce, S. Pietro And
Cappuccini Gates.
The Center Is Adorned By Refined Seventeenth And
Eighteenth Century Noble Palazzos, Embellished
With Portals, Balconies And Artistic
Coats-of-arms, And By The Numerous Churches,
Outstanding Being The Mother Church, Dedicated To
The Patron Saints Peter And Paul.
The Latter Linked, Also, To The Fascinating
Phenomenon, Once Particularly Visible, Of The
Tarantati - According To Popular Belief, The
Victims, Mostly Women, Of The Strange Syndrome
Caused By The Bite Of The Tarantula Spider, Cured
By An Exorcism Based On Christian Prayers, Pagan
Rites, And Healing Music, The Wild Pizzica- Who
On 29 June, Came To Thank St. Paul For The Cure
Granted.
Finally, The Pietro Cavoti Civic Museum Housing
The Collections Of The Well-known Galatina
Artists M. Lillo, G. Toma And G. Martinez Is Well
Worth A Visit.
The Hotel Is About 28 Km From Lecce.
Enclosed Within The Remains Of The Sixteenth
Century Walls And Three Ancient Gates, The City
Of Lecce, Provincial Capital And Historic Heart
Of The Salento, Presents A Haughty, Lavish,
Baroque Physiognomy, Although Its Most Remote
Origins Date From A Messapic Settlement, Later To
Become In The Roman Period, Seat Of The Important
Lupiae Colony.
Overshadowed In The Byzantine Period By The
Supremacy Of Otranto, The Port To The Orient And
Capital Of The Whole Of Salento - The Latter
Defined At The Time, Together With Calabria,
Terra D*otranto - Lecce Reemerged With The
Normans.
The Church Of Saints Niccol And Cataldo Is
Valuable Testimony To This Splendor, A Supremacy
Definitively Consolidating In Salento Under The
Angevins And The Aragonese.
Fortified By Charles V, Who Ordered The Building
Of The Castle And The Walls, The City Then
Enjoyed The Intense Seventeenth And Eighteenth
Century Blossoming Of Baroque Creativity.
In Lecce The Baroque Is A Symphonic Outpouring Of
Elegant And Exuberant Decoration, The Skilful
Work Of Local Masons And Sculptors Who
Harmoniously Dressed Both Lay And Religious
Buildings.
So, Nowadays The Noble Mansions, The Palazzos
Adorno, Della Ratta, Gorgoni, Marrese And
Palmieri Blend With The Huge And Sumptuous
Monasteries And Magnificent Churches Of Santa
Chiara, Sant*irene, Sant*anna, The Church Of The
Rosario, The Duomo - The Gem In The Surprising
Urban Diadem Of Its Square - And Finally, The
Basilica Of Santa Croce, Celebrated Apotheosis Of
The City*s Baroque.
With Its Winding Streets And Small Squares, Noble
Lecce, Seems To Be A Stone Flowering Of
Balconies, Windows, Portals, In A Continual
Surprise Of Views And Perspectives, Dominated By
The Warm Ivory And Amber Tones Of The Local
Stone, That Confer A Subtle And Unrivalled Charm
To The Florence Of The South.
The Hotel Is About 30 Km From Gallipoli.
On The Fascinating Western Coast Of The Province
Of Lecce, Amid Scented Footpaths Through The
Maquis, Winding Tracks Through The Rocks And Soft
Sunny Beaches, Lies The Enchanting Town Of
Types of Room
- Rm 1 Double -
Room With One Double Bed
Comfortable Room With Period-furniture
- Suite Rm 1 Double -
Room With One Double Bed
Spacious Suite With Period-furniture
- Standard Rm 1 Single -
Room With One Single Bed
Comfortable Room With Period Furniture
- Rm 2 Twins -
Room With Twin Beds
Comfortable Room With Period-furniture
Directions
By Car
Palazzo Baldi Is About 20 Km From The Motorway
Lecce-brindisi.
By Air
Palazzo Baldi Is About 55 Km From The Brindisi
Airport.
By Train
Palazzo Baldi Is About 20 Km From The Lecce
Railway Station.
Policies
Children Policy
No Children Reductions.
Pet Policy
Pets Are Not Allowed.
- Travel Agency Commission Policy -
8 Percent Commission Paid To Travel Agents.
- Tax Policy -
1. 10 Percent Tax Included
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