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	Otranto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Otranto is a town and commune in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region, and once famous for its breed of horses.
		Otranto is situated on the east coast of the Salento peninsula.
		Otranto is the setting of Horace Walpole's book, The Castle of Otranto, which is generally held to be the first gothic novel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Otranto (668 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Otranto
		Otranto is a city of the Province of Lecce, Apulia, Southern Italy, situated in a fertile region, and once famous for its breed of horses.
		In 1818 Castro, formerly a suffragan of Otranto, was united to it.
		The suffragans of Otranto are Gallipoli, Lecce, and Ugento; the archdiocese has 56 parishes, 100,200 inhabitants, 4 religious houses of men, 11 of women, 2 schools for boys, and 9 for girls.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/11351c.htm (395 words)

	I Borghi più belli d'Italia
		Otranto was called Hydruntum by the Romans after the river Idro (Hydrus), which near the village empties into the sea.
		But it is in the 9th century, with the Byzantine reconquest of Italy that Otranto, a naval base for the imperial troops, begins to experience its most prosperous period, becoming the center of commerce with the East.
		• 1496-1508: Otranto is occupied by the Venetians.
	www.borghitalia.it /html/borgo_en.php?codice_borgo=138 (509 words)

	The Castle of Otranto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Castle of Otranto is a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole.
		This first edition purported to be a translation based on a manuscript printed at Naples in 1529 and recently rediscovered in the library of "an ancient Catholic family in the north of England." The Italian manuscript's story, it was claimed, derived from a story still older, dating back perhaps as far as the Crusades.
		Amid speculations about an "ancient prophecy" claiming "That the castle and lordship of Otranto should pass from the present family, whenever the real owner should be grown too large to inhabit it," Manfred's second union is disrupted by a series of supernatural events involving many oversized limbs, ghosts, mysterious blood, and a true prince.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Castle_of_Otranto (848 words)

	Learn Italian in Italy - Language Schools in Otranto: Apulia
		Otranto is one of the most important bathing locality of the south Italy, famous for its cleaned up waters, its splendid beaches, dipped in an historical and a very attractive context.
		Otranto is a small town, here everything is on a human scale and the people are full of special attention to the newcomers, so you can speak Italian everywhere you go.
		Otranto is a small lively and fascinating centre, ideal for an amusing stay study, where the places and the premises of entertainment are modelled through young people's tastes.
	www.ilsonline.it /learnitalian-otranto.html (293 words)

	Otranto - LoveToKnow 1911
		OTRANTO, a seaport and archiepiscopal see of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Lecce, from which it is 291 m.
		It is beautifully situated on the east coast of the peninsula of the ancient Calabria.
		Otranto occupies the site of the ancient Hydrus or Hydruntum, a town of Greek origin.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Otranto (259 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story: Books: Horace Walpole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		First published pseudonymously in 1764, The Castle of Otranto purported to be a translation of an Italian story of the time of the crusades.
		The servants were delightful in the naivete they evoked in conversation with their "betters." They were not truly naive, of course, and spoke the way they did primarily in order to protect themselves and their masters or mistresses.
		To say, however, that "Otranto" is cliche would, of course, be incorrect as it was the first of its kind and thus set the precedent.
	www.amazon.ca /Castle-Otranto-Gothic-Story/dp/0192834401 (1789 words)

	lu Mesciu - advise for Salento
		Otranto presents itself to the visitor in the guise of a medieval city, still attached to the periods that preceded its destruction.
		First and foremost: the austere CATHEDRAL, which the Turkish hordes used as a barracks for their cavarly; and it is providential that the precious mosaic (1163-66) of the priest Pantaleoni survived this desecration and has come down to us, almost unspoilt.
		Other interesting monuments of Otranto are: the grandiose TORRE ALFONSINA (1483); the Castle, built by Ferdinand of Aragon (1485-98), square in shape with cylindrical towers at the corners; the gate of access to the city; and the X-XI century Byzantine Church SAN PIETRO.
	www.otranto.it /uk (590 words)

	Learn Italian in Apulia by the sea Otranto Language School Italy Apulia Lecce
		Also known as The Gateway to the East, Otranto is a tourist town in Apulia, in the Province of Lecce, situated on the easternmost point of the Salento Peninsula, the ‘heel' of Italy, which connects the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in the heart of the Mediterranean.
		Otranto is a town of art and the neighbouring town is Lecce known as the Florence of the south'.
		Otranto was a Greek colony which, in 281 BC, became subject to Roman rule; the Roman troops left from its port to venture East as described by numerous Latin writers.
	www.realadventures.com /listings/1035153.htm (766 words)

	Italian Language Schools in Otranto, Italy.
		Otranto is a beautiful town on the seaside at 25 - 30 km from the main city Lecce the so-called Florence of South of Italy for its artistical beauties.
		Italian Language School in Otranto is the most prestigious Italian language school for foreigners which offers Italian language courses in one of the most beautiful Mediterranean seaside resorts of Italy.
		The service of reception and didactic orientation offered by our tutors is based on the didactic principles of the "project work": upon their arrival the students will determine with the teachers the level of their linguistic knowledge.
	www.studyabroadinternational.com /Italy/Directory/Italy_D_Otranto.html (251 words)

	Isle of Islay - HMS Otranto and HMS Tuscania Memorials
		On 6 Oct 1918 the HMS Otranto was involved in a collision with the HMS Kashmir and sank in Machir Bay on the west coast of Islay.
		The Otranto was originally built as a passenger liner in 1909 but was requisitioned as an auxiliary cruiser and troop ship during the war.
		On 6 Oct 1918 the Otranto was involved in a collision with the HMS Kashmir, ->
	www.armin-grewe.com /islay/islay-otranto.htm (515 words)

	Study Italian in Italy,Language School,Cursos de Italiano en Italia,Otranto
		The Italian language school for foreign students “Otranto nel Mondo” (Literally, ‘Otranto in the World’) in Otranto, Lecce aims to promote the spread of Italian language and culture throughout the world, and we have drawn up an agreement with Perugia University for Foreign Students and with Otranto Town Council.
		Location: Also known as "The Gateway to the East", Otranto is a tourist town in Apulia, in the Province of Lecce, situated on the easternmost point of the Salento Peninsula, the ‘heel’ of Italy, which connects the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in the heart of the Mediterranean.
		Otranto's history, is greatly influenced by the Greeks, Romans and Turks, with its famous cathedral and castle attracting many visitors.
	www.learn4good.com /great_schools/italy_otranto_italian_language_programs.htm (657 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - The Otranto Barrage
		The Otranto Barrage, designed by the Allies to prevent access by enemy submarines to the Mediterranean via the Adriatic, proved as much of a failure as the Northern Barrage which was subsequently established in the North Sea.
		Almost from the start the Otranto Barrage lacked sufficient anti-submarine resources as priorities elsewhere in the Mediterranean led to the diversion of manpower and materials.
		By this time trawler casualties - incurred during night-time Austrian raids, notably during the Battle of the Otranto Straits when three destroyers and two cruisers sank 14 patrol craft and severely damaged an Italian supply convoy - led the Allies to effectively abandon night patrols.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/otrantobarrage.htm (376 words)

	Italian Language School in Italy. Learn Italian in Otranto. Italian lessons in Otranto
		Otranto historic name is Hydruntum, its origin is mysterious and full of legends.
		It's told that the town was founded in the Noè's era or by Ercole that choose it after the murder of the giant Leuternino; someone else asserts that Cretans created Otranto when they reached its costs and decided to establish there because of its spring waters plenty.
		Otranto has obtained the “Five Sails” prize in the last two years like best city in italy.
	www.ilsonline.it /otranto/citta.html (251 words)

	Otranto - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Located in Apulia, the village lies on the Strait of Otranto on the western coast of the “heel” of...
		Otranto, Strait of, channel of the Mediterranean Sea, between the heel of Italy and Albania.
		The Castle of Otranto (1764) is one of the first and best-known works in the genre known as the Gothic romance novel.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Otranto.html (99 words)

	First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of Otranto Straits, 1917
		Having mounted a series of ongoing assaults upon the Allied Otranto Barrage in the Mediterranean - usually whenever one of their submarines was lost to an unknown cause - the Austro-Hungarian Navy determined to launch a concerted attack on the night of 14/15 May 1917.
		The three cruisers proceeded to sail along the Otranto Barrage at 3.30am sinking fourteen Allied patrol craft in the space of two hours, having first given their hopelessly outgunned crews an opportunity to take to their escape crafts.
		As a consequence of the encounter the Italian naval Commander-in-Chief dismissed the Otranto Barrage as being essentially indefensible.
	www.firstworldwar.com /battles/otrantostraits.htm (480 words)

	Course of Italian Language by our School. In South Italy Schools learn speak Italian. Intensive Courses in Apulia. ...
		Otranto, " The Gateway To The East " and prestigious " City of Art ", is a tourist town in South Italy, in the Province of Lecce, situated on the easternmost point of the Salento Peninsula.
		In the Italian Language School Otranto nel Mondo, teachers prepare foreign students for CELI (recognized by the University for Foreigners of Perugia) and CILS (recognized by the University for Foreigners of Siena) exams.
		The University for foreign students of Perugia is the oldest in Italy and the most prestigious institution in the field of research into the study and teaching of the Italian language and into the promotion of knowledge of Italian culture and civilization abroad.
	www.otrantonelmondo.com (658 words)

	Eden Prairie High School:The Castle of Otranto
		Manfred, the illegal prince of Otranto, arranged a marriage between his young son, Conrad, and the daughter of the Marquis of Vicanza, Isabella.
		Manfred accused Theodore of being a magician and murdering the heir to Otranto.
		Lady Croom's reference to The Castle of Otranto and to The Mysteries of Udolpho, which is another Gothic novel by a later author, Ann Radcliffe, is one technique used by Stoppard to describe Noakes' style.
	teachers.edenpr.org /~rolson/ArcadiaWeb/Otranto/CastleOtranto.html (1496 words)

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		Otranto, a treasure of memories and legends, that enchants and seduces, a bridge between the East and the West, a bridge between reality and dream.
		Otranto is one of the most important bathing locality of the south Italy, famous for its cleaned up waters, its splendid beaches, dipped in an historical and a very attractive...
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	www.otranto.biz (1953 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - OTRANTO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It was one of the oldest seats of Jewish learning in Europe, so that at an early date the proverb "From Bari shall the Law go forth, and the word of the Lord from Otranto" came into circulation.
		As late as 1538 mention is made of regular sermons preached in Otranto; and at about the same time a divorce document was drawn up there.
		The Jews of Otranto spoke Greek and often had Greek names.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=165&letter=O (172 words)

	Simtropolis Forums - Otranto - European City of Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Otranto is built in an Anglo-Dutch, Franco-Spanish style, that tries to encorporate the best bits of many European cities that I've visited, including London, Paris and Barcelona.
		Otranto in the Middle Ages seems to have been a small village based around the old Roman fort site, although modern archaeology has as yet been unable to pinpoint its exact location.
		The growing and prosperous population of medieval Otranto was decimated by the disease.
	www.simtropolis.com /idealbb/view.asp?topicID=61107&forumID=36&search=1&searchstring= (2455 words)

	Amazon.fr : The Castle Of Otranto: Livres en anglais: Horace Walpole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amazon.fr : The Castle Of Otranto: Livres en anglais: Horace Walpole
		Manfred is the tyrannical usurper of the princedom of Otranto.
		On the day of his wedding, Conrad, heir to the house of Otranto, is killed in mysterious circumstances.
	www.amazon.fr /Castle-Otranto-Horace-Walpole/dp/0486434125 (515 words)

	Otranto Vacations, guide vacations to Otranto and Salento. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The millenarian history of Otranto, for its projection to East, has been always characterized from its relationship with the East, experienced sometimes with terror for the continuous raids of the Saracens culminated with the sack of the town in 1480, but often source of culture and progress.
		You will be able to decide if to appreciate the sea of Otranto and the Salento or if to dip into the rhythms of other times of the inland resorts between nature and culture, where you can breath history is breathed up to the simple stone of the campaign roads.
		That one of Otranto is a millenarian land and each angle, each niche presents emotional aspects.
	www.otrantopoint.com /uk (405 words)

	LinguisticAdventures- Otranto, Italy, Italian language immersion school. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Otranto lies on one of Italy's most beautiful coastlines, the sea that laps against its shores is tranquil, warm, and intense in color.
		One of the South's most beautiful towns, Otranto, a "crossroad of cultures," is a place where the student can meet the past and study the present.
		Otranto, a small town for a big holiday, is an important historic and artistic center.
	www.linguisticadventures.com /Otranto.htm (304 words)

	Otranto - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Originally a Greek settlement, Otranto became an important port under the Romans.
		Later ruled by the Byzantines and the Normans, it never recovered from its devastation (1480) by the Turks.
		Of note are an 11th-century cathedral (restored 17th-18th cent.), with a fine mosaic floor (12th cent.), and the ruins of an imposing Aragonese castle (15th cent.) that provided the setting of Horace Walpole's Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/o/otranto.asp (304 words)

	Jan Svankmajer: The Castle of Otranto [Otrantsk zámek] (1979) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		If Walpole's Castle of Otranto, spellbound in its moulding pages, was for Jan Svankmajer anything other than a pretext for just such a game then we would encounter in his new film that slightly ironic and slightly poetic detachment with which ageing intellectuals usually return to the books of their youth.
		The parallel structure of Svankmajer's Castle of Otranto highlights forcefully the contrasting styles of presentation: the sequences of Walpole's novel which intertwine with Dr Vozáb's heuristic efforts are animated with that stillness and paperiness characteristic of period illustration, while the scholar's argument is emphasised by the extreme verité style typical of film reportage.
		The Castle of Otranto represents an evolution in the development of Svankmajer's films in that here animated and acted parts interpenetrate and combine in a much more organic way than in his A Quiet Week in the House.
	www.illumin.co.uk /svank/films/otranto/otranto.html (882 words)

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