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Situated in Apulia Region of Southern Italy, Gallipoli is a small coastal city by the Ionian Sea. Sant’Andrea Island, which is connected to the city, is located off Gallipoli, but the island has only one lighthouse. Although the whole city economy focuses on tourism and fishing, the most significant source of income for the city dwellers was olive oil and wine production in old times. Today, it is still possible to find wonderful examples of this tradition within the city.

Sant’Agata Cathedral, an example of Baroque architecture, and Gallipoli Castle, remaining from 13th century, are two important historical and architectural symbols of the city, which are worth seeing. Surprising by-streets of the old city connected to the new city center through a bridge that was constructed in 16th century deserve to be visited inch-by-inch. The Greek Fountain decorated with mythological figures must be included in the city visitors’ list of places to see.

The fish market which is set up early in the morning and where a lot of kinds of fresh sea products are sold is one of the spectacular places. You shouldn’t pass over trying sea products in fish restaurants of this coastal city which is self-confident in fishing. There are a lot of beautiful beaches where you can see both inside and outside the city center in Gallipoli despite its being a coastal city.

Even though it is a small city, night life is quite colorful in Gallipoli. A great number of bars and discos are waiting for fun seekers. With boat trips, scuba-diving and snorkeling are the main activities you can perform in the city.  Gallipoli has a warm climate and the temperature is measured around 20 degrees even in winter. The temperature approaches 40 degrees in summer that starts in May and continues until October.