A Salento town famous for two things, the pasticciotto, the warm shortcrust pastry filled with custard that is said to have been invented here, and tarantismo, the old folk ritual of dance that cured the bite of the spider.
Its church of Santa Caterina holds a dazzling cycle of medieval frescoes.
What to eat, and drink
The year in Galatina
The rituals, races, and processions the city still keeps.
More of Puglia
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