Tourists who decide to spend their holidays in Apulia have to visit the beautiful Gallipoli, the pearl of Salento. The town of Gallipoli is situated on the Ionian Sea and is one of the most popular resorts of Salento by tourists who choose Apulia as a destination for their holidays, because of the beauty of the sea and the appearance of art and history that encompasses Gallipoli. Gallipoli has a particular shape: a small island on which stands the old town and the seventeenth-century bridge linking the mainland where there is the new city. The stretch of coastline featuring Gallipoli is sandy with a succession of extensive beaches, shells Lido, Torre San Giovanni, Green Bay, and close the bay of Gallipoli, Punta Pizzo. It is recommended to tourists who spend their holidays, to visit in Gallipoli: the medieval castle, the Cathedral of Sant'Agata, the Church of Purity, the Greek Fountain. If rentals in Gallipoli coincide with days that are 23 to 25 July, you will witness the splendid spectacle of the Feast of Santa Cristina, an event very much felt in the summer of Gallipoli. The festivities, the night market, the lights, music and fireworks over the sea are a major attraction for many tourists who spend their holidays in Apulia and precisely in Gallipoli.