Taurisano
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Taurisano | |
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| Comune di Taurisano | |
 Top left:Church of Santa Maria di Strada, Top middle:Megalith of Specchia Silva and Sanjetti Menhir, Top right:Painting picture of Santa Maria Strada in Trasfiguraziane Cathedral, Bottom left:Taurisano Ducale Palace, Bottom right:Trasfiguraziane Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Taurisano  | |
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| Postal code | 73056 |
| Dialing code | 0833 |
| Patron saint | St. Stephen |
| Saint day | 3 August |
| Website | Official website |
Taurisano (
Salentino: Taurisanu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento area. Nearby towns are Acquarica del Capo, Casarano, Ruffano and Ugento
.
The town of Taurisano is the place of birth of the philosopher
Giulio Cesare Vanini
.
Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria di Strada, in plinths, which support two crouching animals (a bull and a lion); the architrave has a bas-relief depicting the Annunciation. At the side, under the bell-gable, is a Byzantine sundialwith the time written both in Latin and Greek characters.
- Church of Santo Stefano Protomartire (15th century, but later rebuilt in 1796).
- Church of San Nicola della Consolata (1733), annexed to the Ducal Palace. The latter was completed in 1770 above an Angevine 13th-century castle, and has a 16th-century tower with Guelph merlons.
- Remains of the Byzantine Chapel of San Donato (7th-8th centuries)
- Megalith of Specchia Silva and Sanjetti Menhir
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ISTAT
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