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Lecce
The queen of Baroque

Lecce The queen of Baroque

by Pietro Marino In the majestic facades of the churches, a jubilation of flowers, fruits, cherubs, and animals are sculpted into the tender local stone.
From the amphitheater to the Sedile, churches and large noble houses: bearing witness to various centuries, concentrated between St. Oronzo square and the nearby old town center June 2011

Otranto
The mosaic
of secrets

Otranto The mosaic of secrets

by Pietro Marino About a century old, the precious pavement in Otranto cathedral has symbols, animals and words whose meaning has never been deciphered. From Dan Brown’s to Eco’s novels, a challenge that still fascinates scholars. April 2011