Otranto is a city well known everywhere around the world. It has ancient Greek origins. In ancient times it was called Hidrotum, a name that derives from the river’s name, Idro.
The name of the city comes from the ancient name of the Ionic Sea, “Ausonium", the name “ausentum” is “ugento”. The origins of the city are very old, but the first origins of the city are from the ...
The ancient Messapic town was conquered by the Romans. Since ancient times, its strategic position in the centre of the Mediterranean had favoured the meeting between different cultures and had als...
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