What to see in Sternatia
Castles, churches and crypts, museums, beaches and nature: photos, description, how to get there and the events on nearby.
7 places
Churches and cryptsCappella della Madonna dei FarauliRural church located along the old road between Sternatia and Martignano. Sternatia
Churches and cryptsSan Vito ChapelMedieval chapel entirely rebuilt in 600. Sternatia
Churches and cryptsDominican ConventConvent complex founded in the fifteenth century and rebuilt in 700. Sternatia
Churches and cryptsThe Crypt of San SebastianoThe Crypt of San Sebastiano is an age-old Basilian settlement on
Sternatia’s outskirts. Sternatia
Farmhouses and oil millsThe ‘’Granafei’’ underground oil millOnce owned by the noble Granafei family, Sternatia’s oil mill of the same
name was part of a network of 19 underground oil mills connected to each
other by a series of tunnels. Sternatia
Castles, towers and palacesPalazzo GranafeiPalace Granafei rose on the remains of a Byzantine castle, the ancient
headquarters of the city of Otranto. Sternatia
ArchaeologyPorta Filia and city wallsPorta Filia and the ruins of the ancient city walls are what is left in
Sternatia dating back to the byzantine period and over the centuries the
ancient entrance has become a symbol of the town. Sternatia
Places and photos: Regione Puglia · viaggiareinpuglia.it (CC BY 4.0)