Porto Cesareo

Porto Cesareo is a Southeast Italian municipality ( comune ) with 5507 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Lecce in Puglia. The municipality is situated approximately 25 kilometers west-southwest of Lecce in Salento on the Gulf of Taranto. Porto Cesareo is immediately adjacent to the province of Taranto.

History

The village already existed in Roman times under the name Portus Sasinae. Numerous preserved tower systems illustrate the military importance in the Middle Ages.

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