Otranto Puglia - The Fortified Old Town - Travel Guide

Otranto is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Puglia region. It’s home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral, with a rose window and ornate mosaic flooring. Otranto has a beautiful harbour, and crystal clear swimming waters. It's a delightful place to get lost in the alleway streets with lots to see and do but with a very relaxed pace of life. Many Italian's pick Otranto and the Puglia region for their summer holidays.
Chapters:-
0:00 Intro
0:37 Getting to Otranto
1:10 Gate Entrance
1:27 Alleyway Streets
1:51 High Wall Walk
2:36 A little history
3:08 Dive into the narrow streets
5:03 Sea-front Promenades
5:44 Heroes Promenade
6:23 La Porta Alfonsina Gate
7:16 Romanesque Cathedral
8:29 Castello Aragonese, Otranto’s Castle
8:59 Next Time....
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[@007Harnas]

Danke für die schöne Stadtführung. Ich fahre jedes Jahr schon seit 10 Jahren hin. Die Menschen dort sind sehr freundlich , das Meer wie in Malediven da kann ich wirklich tief durchatmen. Dort weiss ich das ich lebe. Da fühle ich mich wie zuhause.

[@MemorySeekers]

Vielen Dank für den schönen Kommentar, was für ein schöner Ort, um jedes Jahr zu besuchen. Ich hoffe, Sie schaffen es später in diesem Jahr wieder!

[@peroursa3887]

che meraviglia al mare adriatico

[@amandaaries561]

Looking at the picturesque town, with the amazing blue sky, and wonderful blue water, especially at this time, looks absolutely fantastic.

[@MemorySeekers]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@giuseppegiacomoscialdone4969]

A day I will pass in Otranto the rest of my life... I love this place, I have friends in. Nevertheless I was born in Caserta and lived in Anagni and now in Ferentino (more ancient towns than Rome) I dream Otranto.

[@jazraza9199]

Wowwwww napaka gandang lugar lodi...

[@craigjtodd]

I like it. Definitely ticks all my boxes! 😃

[@MemorySeekers]

Glad you liked it! Next weeks video is a personal favourite. Stay tuned ;)

[@valtergilenardi2639]

Saluti da Lecce South Italy ❤😊😅

[@MemorySeekers]

Hello 👍

[@EdNoyWonderTVDERM]

Wonderful place. Looks so impressive. Like your content very much. New friend here supporting.

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you for joining us, Otranto was a lovely place to spend some time. 😊

[@stevennickens9804]

Wonderful town Otranto

[@MemorySeekers]

Sure is!

[@GiulianoGraniti]

Beautiful video. For the record: Otranto is pronounced oh-trahn-toh, with accent on the first oh. And the other city is called OSTUNI, not OSTRUNI. For all the people who will google it and find nothing.

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you for the corrections. We visited both I think on the same day and I kept getting muddled up with the names. I'm always bad with the pronunciations so thanks for mentioning it. :)

[@GiulianoGraniti]

@@MemorySeekers Excellent video tho!

[@colewarner4954]

Life saver!

[@spectrumwalkingtours]

That sea looks very enticing on a hot day.

[@MemorySeekers]

What we’d give to jump in right now!!!

[@hiddensydney2381]

New Subscriber. Just found your channel after search for Puglia. Really like the style of your videos. Very informative and well shot. Do have a question for you - if you had to choose a holiday home between Otranto, Monopoli or Gallipoli, which would you select? You seem very honest in your videos so thought I'd ask!

[@MemorySeekers]

Hello thanks for joining us and for the nice comment. I think out of the 3 probably somewhere around Gallipoli. Really liked the fact you are on the coast with a vibrant old town that has good food and drink. It's also not far from Leece which was a personal favourite for us. If you are not fussed about the coast and prefer a bustling town then Leece would be my pick.

[@xapaga1]

If you are an English speaker, you should also mention Horace Walpole and his Gothic novel, _The Castle of Otranto_.

[@AA-wd2or]

Nice vell made video with many good informations.. i didn't know that Ottomans attack Italy on such scale

[@MemorySeekers]

Thank you for watching, glad you liked it and learnt something new. :)

[@georgcio8913]

Hi!I'm a new subscriber.I really like the way you film your videos.Between Otranto and Gallipoli in terms of beaches,prices and food,what would you reccomend?Me and my family will visit Italy this July and we want to decide to book a trip for one of the two cities.

[@MemorySeekers]

Hello welcome between the two we preferred Gallipoli but there is not much in it. The prices will be similar, but I think Gallipoli has more choices for restaurants and we just liked the feel of the place more. Have a wonderful time whichever you decide, you cannot go far wrong with either!

[@nikhilsrl]

Do people live along these streets or its only commercial establishments?

[@MemorySeekers]

People live here too! It’s a working city

[@nikhilsrl]

​@@MemorySeekers​ That's great. Such a beautiful place.

[@pauldepaola3266]

What month did you visit Otranto?

[@MemorySeekers]

This was August last year.