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Castello Aragonese
A majestic fortress with three cylindrical towers and imposing rampants, deeply reinforced after the siege in 1481. You can visit the courtyard, various halls, the roof and even the dungeons.
Duomo di Otranto
An interesting church consecrated in 1088, and built on the remains of a Messapic village, a Roman domus and an early Christian temple. It represents an interesting mixture of Byzantine and Romanesque elements, and contains an enormous mosaic pavement, relics of the Martyrs, and a crypt resembling the Mezquita of Córdoba.
Chiesa di San Pietro
One of the most important examples of Byzantine art in the whole southern Italy.
It consists of a bronze statue of a woman holding the flag and the cross, symbol of the Christianity defended till the death by almost 800 citizens, killed by the Ottoman invaders in 1480.
The most ancient gate to the historic center, a sober arch high about 10 m (33 ft) tall, in the western side of the medieval walls.
The main gate of the town, between the two majestic towers "Ippolita" and "Duchessa", dedicated to king Alfonso II of Naples, liberator of the city from Turkish invaders.