Holiday Air Conditioning | Apartment in Otranto, Italy

Rental basis: Entire house or apartment
Number of bedrooms: 1; Number of other rooms with beds: 1
Number of bathrooms: 1
Taxes of City tax 1.5 EUR Per person / day may be collected during the booking process. If this is not supported, they must be paid to the host upon arrival.
The Desy holiday home is located in the heart of the village of Otranto. The apartment is on the 1st floor and has a living room with a sofa bed, a well-equipped kitchen, one bedroom (with a double bed and a single bed) and a bathroom. It can therefore accommodate 5 people. It also air conditioning, a satellite Tv, a baby cot and a high chair. Outside you will find a balcony inviting you to eat together in the fresh air. Enjoy the warm sun here and round off the evening with a glass of wine. The historic city centre, with the Castello Aragonese and a large selection of shops, restaurants, bars and cafés, is 550 m away and the local beach is just a 10-minute walk away.

Pets are allowed. For larger groups you can also rent the apartment Diana (Id:).

Otranto, between sea and history

Otranto was born as Messapic center in Roman and Byzantine later only to suffer the Aragonese, which remains relevant track with the presence of the big castle, around which it has developed over time throughout the city.
The old town of Otranto is one of the most 'beautiful towns in Italy, and in its streets and its alleys you breathe the scent of history that have characterized it.
In the '400 Otranto was attacked by the Turkish fleet, which I find' the resistance of the people of Otranto, determined not to give in to the request made recantation by Muslims, who in response killed 800 people on the Hill of Minerva, those who today represent holy Martyrs of Otranto, whose remains are preserved in the beautiful Cathedral of Otranto, Norman.
In the same Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata, you can 'observe the mosaic more' big in Italy, the Tree of Life, which stretches along the aisles, made from monaco Pantaleone.
Otranto is also characterized by other churches that tell the story: St. Peter's Church, Church of Our Lady Dell'altomare, that dominates the waterfront, Church of St. Mary of the Martyrs, the Church of Santa Maria del Passo.
In the area there are also several crypts and catacombs dating from the tenth / twelfth century.
The Aragonese Castle of Otranto, with its irregular pentagonal towers, ramparts and the moat is now one of piu'suggestive historical attractions for tourists who come to Otranto.
Present on the coast from Otranto also several towers that served as a defensive bulwark against Saracen invasions Sant'emiliano Tower, St Stephen's Tower and the Tower of the Serpent, once used as a lighthouse, which even today stands at the crest of Otranto