Country Italy Province / Metropolitan city Lecce (LE) Demonym(s) Galatinesi Province Province of Lecce Postal code 73013 Number of airports 1 | Region Apulia Elevation 78 m (256 ft) Area 81 km² Local time Thursday 9:25 PM Dialling code 0836 | |
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Frazioni Noha, Collemeto, Santa Barbara Weather 11°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Galatina (Greek: Galatini), known before the unification of Italy as San Pietro in Galatina, is a town and comune in the Province of Lecce in Apulia, southern Italy.
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Map of 73013 Galatina Province of Lecce, Italy
Among the most important cities in Salento, it is situated some 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of the city of Lecce.
Main sights
In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. It houses a pump which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect).
Transportation
Galatina has a station on the Ferrovie Sud-Est line to Lecce. Road connections include the SS16 Adriatica state highway, the SS101 state road, also to Lecce, and the SS 613 Brindisi-Lecce highway.
Energy
Near Galatina there is the static inverter plant of HVDC Italy-Greece.