Martano

Martano (Griko: , translit. ; Salentino: ) is a town and comune of 9,573 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy, from Lecce and from Otranto. It is the biggest town of Grecìa Salentina, an area where some inhabitants, in addition to Italian and Salentino can also speak a greek dialect called Griko.

Key facts

Italian comune.name: Martano
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Martano
Italian comune.native_name: Μαρτάνα/Martána (Griko)Martanu (Salentino)
Italian comune.image_skyline: Martano - old town.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: The old city
Italian comune.image_shield: Martano-CoA.png
Italian comune.shield_alt: Coat of arms
Italian comune.pushpin_label_position: left
Italian comune.province: Lecce (LE)
Italian comune.frazioni: None
Italian comune.mayor: Fabio Tarantino
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 21
Italian comune.population_total: 9573
Italian comune.population_as_of: December 31, 2004
Italian comune.population_demonym: Martanesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 92
Italian comune.saint: Saint Dominic and Our Lady of the Assumption
Italian comune.day: August 8 and 15

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Sights
Notable people

==Sights== The main attraction is the medieval castle in the old town centre, largely rebuilt in the 15th century retaining some features of the previous century, while the biggest churches are those devoted to the Mother of the Assumption and to Madonna del Rosario. The town also owns the highest menhir in Apulia, Santu Totaru menhir, at , and an ancient Cistercians monastery devoted to the Mother of the Consolation.

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