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Otranto <\/strong>is the easternmost tip of Puglia<\/strong>, straddling the Adriatic Sea<\/strong> like a bridge between East<\/strong> and West<\/strong>, which has made it a beautiful little town brimming over with history and culture.<\/p>\n

Today is Miriam\u2019s birthday, so my treat is to take her to visit a beautiful southern Italian<\/strong> town.<\/p>\n

I glance over to her every now and then as I drive \u2013 she\u2019s engrossed, contemplating the roadside fields: she likes to take each day as it comes, and asks for nothing more. That\u2019s why I love her, because she knows how to live every moment in life to the full.<\/p>\n

I want to show her the Tree of Life<\/strong> inside the Church of Santa Maria Annunziata<\/strong> \u2013 she\u2019s going to love it.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the most famous floor mosaic<\/strong> in the Western world. Created by a monk of Greek origin, it provides a complete overview of mediaeval history and culture<\/strong>. An imaginary world of religious symbolism<\/strong> and the Old Testament<\/strong>, which attracts scholars and laymen alike.<\/p>\n

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The cathedral is a fine example of Romanesque art<\/strong>, with a Gothic rose window<\/strong> and an Oriental portal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The traces can be seen everywhere of the influences handed down by a whole host of different occupying forces.<\/p>\n

The Aragonese Castle is a tangible sign of the presence of the Turks<\/strong> who occupied the city in 1480. The city managed to hold out against the invaders for two weeks, though with the sacrifice of 800 inhabitants of Otranto<\/strong> bolstered by their undying faith.<\/p>\n

It was a huge blow, one that has been etched into the memory of the inhabitants ever since through the Chapel of the Martyrs<\/strong> inside the cathedral.<\/p>\n

\u201cIda, will there be an exhibition in the Castello<\/strong>?\u201d, Miriam suddenly asks, as if she could read my thoughts.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think so, they always have such a lot of different exhibitions and events going on; I remember once, a while ago, going to an Andy Warhol<\/strong> exhibition here.\u201d I answer.<\/p>\n

She starts taking in the roadside again, contemplating the olive trees<\/strong>, which I feel sure will be at the heart of her next painting. It\u2019s a landscape that captures your attention and simply won\u2019t let go.<\/p>\n

I know! I\u2019m going to take her to Baia dei Turchi, <\/strong>the Bay of the Turks. A beautiful day such as this deserves spectacular views like the ones from the cove they call the Salento Caribbean<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll want to walk barefoot in the white sands<\/strong>, below the pinewood<\/strong> that right now will be overflowing with the fragrances of Mediterranean scrub<\/strong>. We\u2019ll walk along hand in hand, and from there we\u2019ll see the impressive city walls<\/strong> overlooking the blue Adriatic<\/strong>: that will be just the perfect time and place to ask her to marry me.<\/p>\n

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Otranto old town<\/strong> is charmingly characteristic: white houses<\/strong> flanked or separated by gardens, narrow alleys filled with souvenir shops<\/strong> and restaurants<\/strong> where you can taste the finest Apulian cuisine<\/strong>. We both love traditional cooking<\/strong>, and we\u2019ll raise a toast for her birthday with a heady negramaro<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

With its early Christian origins, this city is a jewel of history and art, one that has to be seen to be believed, as well as being a destination for a longer stay to visit the surroundings, such as Santa Cesarea Terme <\/strong>and Porto Badisco<\/strong>, the beautiful beaches at the Alimini Lakes<\/strong> or the rocky shorelines of Torre Sant\u2019Andrea<\/strong> and Torre dell\u2019Orso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Otranto<\/strong> is quite definitely the right place to go if you\u2019re looking to be caressed by nature and artistic beauty.<\/p>\n

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