Gallipoli (14m/46ft; pop. 22,000), a little port beautifully situated on a rocky island in the Golfo di Taranto is linked by a bridge with its modern suburb of Galatone on the mainland. At the east end of the bridge is a fountain of 1560, with ancient reliefs. Beyond the bridge, to the left, is the Castello (16th century), from which the main
street, Via Antonietta de Pace, runs across the town. In this street, on the left, stands the cathedral (1629-96), with fine choir-stalls, and, on the right, the Municipal Museum.