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Continue on to the fortified port of
Gallipoli
for medieval architecture and the town's
famed raw seafood. The following day, see Ionian and Adriatic seas meet in
Santa Maria
di Leuca
, then take two days to lap up the sugar-soft, white sand beaches of the Baia dei
Turchi in
Otranto
. Next stop:
Lecce
, home to some of Italy's most extraordinary baroque
architecture. Spend three days here, making a side trip to
Galatina
to admire its astound-
ingly frescoed 14th-century basilica. From Lecce, it's an easy onward jump to transport
hub
Brindisi
.