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Ruins of the Abbey of San Nicola di Casole
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Alessandra Caroppo
March 7, 2021
Mountain biking
Just south of Otranto there are the ruins of the Norman monastery of San Nicola di Casole inside a farm. Founded in 1098-99, it soon became the greatest center of …
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156sportivo
May 14, 2024
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Provincial Road 87, OTRANTO, LE
The Abbey of San Nicola di Casole, built in the year 1098 by Bohemond I and donated to the Basilian monks, became a place of …
The Abbey of San Nicola di Casole, built in the year 1098 by Bohemond I and donated to the Basilian monks, became a place of …
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Salento Bike Trail
June 2, 2022
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Included in the Salento Fortifications and Byzantine Salento collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-byzantine - Located a few kilometers south of Otranto , the monastery of San Nicola di Casole represents one of the most important places in Salento, at a historical, artistic and cultural level [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastero_di_San_Nicola_di_Casole].
The ruin is located on private property within a fenced area but, by asking permission from the extremely kind and helpful owners, you can approach it from a safe distance. However, it is also visible from the neighboring road.
it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastero_di_San_Nicola_di_Casole
it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessarione_(cardinal)
The ruin is located on private property within a fenced area but, by asking permission from the extremely kind and helpful owners, you can approach it from a safe distance. However, it is also visible from the neighboring road.
it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastero_di_San_Nicola_di_Casole
it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessarione_(cardinal)
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