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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Lecce (LE)

Demonym(s)
  
Neretini

Province
  
Province of Lecce

Patron saint
  
Gregory the Illuminator

Region
  
Apulia

Elevation
  
45 m (148 ft)

Area
  
190 km²

Local time
  
Monday 11:49 PM

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Frazioni
  
Boncore, Cenate, Pagani, Palude del Capitano, Portoselvaggio, Roccacannuccia, Santa Caterina, Sant'Isidoro, Santa Maria al Bagno, Torre Inserraglio, Torre Uluzzo, Villaggio Resta

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 95% Humidity

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Nardò is a town and comune in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the province of Lecce. In 2014, it had a population of 20,766.

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History

Traces of human presence in the area dates from Palaeolithic times. The settlement was founded by the Messapi around the year 1000 BC. The Romans conquered it in 269 BC and built the Via Traiana through it. After the fall of the Western Empire it was under the Byzantines and the Lombards.

In 1055 the Normans captured Nardò. Their heirs were ousted by the Angevines in 1266. In 1497 the Aragonese gave it to Andrea Matteo Acquaviva, whose son Belisario was the first Duke of Nardò, and promoted the Renaissance in the city.

In 1647 the city rebelled against the Spanish domination, but the viceroyal troops suppressed the riot with heavy terms.

Overview

Part of Salento, Nardò is located in the north-western area of the province, by the Ionian Sea. The municipality borders with Avetrana (TA), Copertino, Galatina, Galatone, Leverano, Porto Cesareo, Salice Salentino and Veglie.

Frazioni

The town counts 11 hamlets(frazioni): Boncore, Cenate, Pagani, Palude del Capitano, Portoselvaggio, Roccacannuccia, Santa Caterina, Sant'Isidoro, Santa Maria al Bagno, Torre Inserraglio, Torre Uluzzo and Villaggio Resta.

Nardò DOC

The area around Nardò produces red and rose Italian DOC wines. The grapes are limited to a harvest yield of 18 tonnes/ha with the finished needing a minimum alcohol level of 12.5%. The wines are primarily composed of 80-100% Negroamaro with Montepulciano and Malvasia Nera permitted to fill in the remaining 20%.

Main sights

  • The Piazza Salandra is the center of the town.
  • Nardò Cathedral, built around 1000 AD. It has an 18th-century façade, but the interior has maintained the Romanesque-Gothic original appearance.
  • Church of San Domenico (16th-18th centuries). It has a highly decorated façade with Baroque caryatids, columns and vegetable figures.
  • Chiesa del Carmine, with a fine Renaissance portal.
  • Church of San Cosimo (1618)
  • Temple of the Osanna (1603)
  • Nardò Ring in Nardò is used as a test track for driving at high speeds.

    • Personalities

  • Daniele Greco, triple jumper
  • Fabrizio Miccoli, footballer
  • Giuliano Sangiorgi, singer-songwriter

    • Sister cities

  • Atlit, Israel
  • Fiorano Modenese, Italy
  • Conversano, Italy
  • Gyumri, Armenia

    • In film

    Nardò is the location of the Tomatina-inspired tomato festival in the 2014 British musical film, Walking on Sunshine.

    References

    Nardò Wikipedia
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