Doorway to Church of St. John, the Almoner (S. Giovanni Almosiniere), Rare example of fortified church in order to contrast the Turkish raids. Build 1

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Doorway to Church of St. John, the Almoner (S. Giovanni Almosiniere), Rare example of fortified church in order to contrast the Turkish raids. Build 1576, by architect Giovanni Maria Tarantino. Morciano di Leuca, province of Lecce, in the Apulia region (Puglia) of south-east Italy.

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