Torre dell’Orologio e Sedile
The Clock Tower was completed in 1809. It has two bell windows. The clock, well visible in the middle of the tower, is placed between two decorative columns. Recently, a modern clock has substituted the old one dating back to 1911. On the Southern side of the tower we can admire a still working meridian.
The so-called Sedile, close to the Clock Tower, was the original seat of the civic assembly of the University of Galatone. It was built by Onofrio Fanuli in 1589, and it was also the headquarter of the municipal assembly until 1870. Nowadays, the Sedile hosts the “Galateo Circle”, instituted in 1861.
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This project is co-financed by the European Union under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II)