Boncore, Cenate, Pagani, Palude del Capitano, Portoselvaggio, Roccacannuccia, Santa Caterina, Sant'Isidoro, Santa Maria al Bagno, Torre Inserraglio, Torre Uluzzo, Villaggio Resta
Lies on a lowland area placed at south-west of its Province, its border includes part of the Ionian coast of Salento.
For centuries, it had been one of the central cities of the Byzantine Empire, until 1497, when the ducal House of Acquaviva acquired it under their domain. During those years it became the main cultural hotspot of Salento, seat of many Universities, Academies, literary and philosophical studies: it was given the name of Nuoua Atene litterarum.
With almost 32.000 inhabitants and 190 squared kilometres of land, it is the second largest and most populated city among those in the Province, right after Lecce, and also one of the most culturally active towns of Salento. The Old Town is particularly rich with palaces, churches, chapels and other architectural details shaped accordingly to the principles of Lecce's Baroque style. Indeed, the city is a significant example of this art movement along with Gallipoli and Lecce.
The stretch of coast wet by the Ionian Sea is split into small inhabited fractions such as Santa Caterina, Santa Maria al Bagno, Sant'Isidoro and Porto Selvaggio. The latter is a Nature Reserve created by a reforestation that happened during 1950s.
Details of the façade of the church of San Domenico.
History
Piazza Salandra.
Traces of human presence in the area dates from Palaeolithic times. The settlement was founded by the Messapi around the year 1000 BC. The Romans conquered it in 269 BC and built the Via Traiana through it. After the fall of the Western Empire it was under the Byzantines and the Lombards.
In 1055 the Normans captured Nardò. Their heirs were ousted by the Angevines in 1266. In 1497 the Aragonese gave it to Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, whose son Belisario was the first Duke of Nardò, and promoted the Renaissance in the city.
In 1647 the city rebelled against the Spanish domination, but the viceroyal troops suppressed the riot with heavy terms.
Nardò DOC
The area around Nardò produces red and roseItalian DOC wines. The grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 18 tonnes/ha with the finished needing a minimum alcohol level of 12.5%. The wines are primarily composed of 80-100% Negroamaro with Montepulciano and Malvasia Nera permitted to fill in the remaining 20%.[3]
Main sights
The Piazza Salandra is the center of the town.
Nardò Cathedral, built around 1000 AD. It has an 18th-century façade, but the interior has maintained the Romanesque-Gothic original appearance.
Church of San Domenico (16th-18th centuries). It has a highly decorated façade with Baroque caryatids, columns and vegetable figures.
Chiesa del Carmine, with a fine Renaissance portal.
Church of San Cosimo (1618)
Temple of the Osanna (1603)
Nardò Ring in Nardò is used as a test track for driving at high speeds.
^On location: ‘Walking on Sunshine’, Joanne O'Connor, 27 June 2014, Financial Times
External links
(in Italian) Official website
Views of the Baroque land of Nardò
Useful information and contacts about Nardò
How to get to Nardò
Puglia Photo Gallery
Nardò coast live webcam
Salento (in Italian)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nardò.
January 20, 2023
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Nardo redirects here For other uses see Nardo disambiguation Nardo Latin Neritum or Neretum Messapic Nareton is a town and comune in the southern Italian region of Apulia in the Province of Lecce NardoComuneComune di Nardo18th century column in Piazza SalandraCoat of armsNardo within the Province of LecceLocation of NardoNardoLocation of Nardo in ItalyShow map of ItalyNardoNardo Apulia Show map of ApuliaCoordinates 40 10 47 N 18 02 00 E 40 17972 N 18 03333 E 40 17972 18 03333CountryItalyRegion ApuliaProvinceLecce LE FrazioniBoncore Cenate Pagani Palude del Capitano Portoselvaggio Roccacannuccia Santa Caterina Sant Isidoro Santa Maria al Bagno Torre Inserraglio Torre Uluzzo Villaggio RestaGovernment MayorGiuseppe MelloneArea 1 Total190 48 km2 73 54 sq mi Elevation45 m 148 ft Population 30 November 2017 2 Total31 442 Density170 km2 430 sq mi DemonymNeretiniTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code73048Dialing code0833Patron saintSt Gregory the IlluminatorSaint dayFebruary 20WebsiteOfficial websiteLies on a lowland area placed at south west of its Province its border includes part of the Ionian coast of Salento For centuries it had been one of the central cities of the Byzantine Empire until 1497 when the ducal House of Acquaviva acquired it under their domain During those years it became the main cultural hotspot of Salento seat of many Universities Academies literary and philosophical studies it was given the name of Nuoua Atene litterarum With almost 32 000 inhabitants and 190 squared kilometres of land it is the second largest and most populated city among those in the Province right after Lecce and also one of the most culturally active towns of Salento The Old Town is particularly rich with palaces churches chapels and other architectural details shaped accordingly to the principles of Lecce s Baroque style Indeed the city is a significant example of this art movement along with Gallipoli and Lecce The stretch of coast wet by the Ionian Sea is split into small inhabited fractions such as Santa Caterina Santa Maria al Bagno Sant Isidoro and Porto Selvaggio The latter is a Nature Reserve created by a reforestation that happened during 1950s Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Nardo DOC 4 Main sights 5 People 6 Sister cities 7 In film 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksGeography EditPart of Salento Nardo is located in the north western area of the province by the Ionian Sea The municipality borders with Avetrana TA Copertino Galatina Galatone Leverano Porto Cesareo Salice Salentino and Veglie Details of the facade of the church of San Domenico History Edit Piazza Salandra Traces of human presence in the area dates from Palaeolithic times The settlement was founded by the Messapi around the year 1000 BC The Romans conquered it in 269 BC and built the Via Traiana through it After the fall of the Western Empire it was under the Byzantines and the Lombards In 1055 the Normans captured Nardo Their heirs were ousted by the Angevines in 1266 In 1497 the Aragonese gave it to Andrea Matteo Acquaviva whose son Belisario was the first Duke of Nardo and promoted the Renaissance in the city In 1647 the city rebelled against the Spanish domination but the viceroyal troops suppressed the riot with heavy terms Nardo DOC EditThe area around Nardo produces red and rose Italian DOC wines The grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 18 tonnes ha with the finished needing a minimum alcohol level of 12 5 The wines are primarily composed of 80 100 Negroamaro with Montepulciano and Malvasia Nera permitted to fill in the remaining 20 3 Main sights EditThe Piazza Salandra is the center of the town Nardo Cathedral built around 1000 AD It has an 18th century facade but the interior has maintained the Romanesque Gothic original appearance Church of San Domenico 16th 18th centuries It has a highly decorated facade with Baroque caryatids columns and vegetable figures Chiesa del Carmine with a fine Renaissance portal Church of San Cosimo 1618 Temple of the Osanna 1603 Nardo Ring in Nardo is used as a test track for driving at high speeds People EditDaniele Greco triple jumper Fabrizio Miccoli footballer Giuliano Sangiorgi singer songwriterSister cities Edit Atlit Israel Fiorano Modenese Italy Conversano Italy Gyumri ArmeniaIn film EditNardo is the location of the Tomatina inspired tomato festival in the 2014 British musical film Walking on Sunshine 4 See also EditA S D Nardo Calcio Diocese of Nardo GallipoliReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 in Italian Source Istat 2014 P Saunders Wine Label Language pg 186 Firefly Books 2004 ISBN 1 55297 720 X On location Walking on Sunshine Joanne O Connor 27 June 2014 Financial TimesExternal links Edit in Italian Official website Views of the Baroque land of Nardo Useful information and contacts about Nardo How to get to Nardo Puglia Photo Gallery Nardo coast live webcam Salento in Italian Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nardo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nardo amp oldid 1130559094, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
