Travel Guide Acaya

The most representative testimony of the Aragonese architecture of Pudlia is found in this small bourgado about ten kilometers east of Lecce, towards San Cataldo. It is also the only example of the fortified city in southern Italy, leaving free of the vagaries of history and retaining its Renaissance foundations. Appearing somewhat in a state of abandonment, Acaya's current castle (originally built by Gervasio dell 'Acaya in the sixteenth century) is, along with the bridge and walls of a renowned architect, the work of a renowned architect Gian Giacomo dell' Acaya, who was the military engineer of Charles Quinn T.