Specchia

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Main sights

  • Mother Church (15th century)
  • Church of the Francescani Neri (early 16th century)
  • Baroque church of Assunta
  • Church of San Nicola di Mira, founded in the 11th century but largely rebuilt in the 16th century, when it was converted to the Latin Church from the Byzantine one
  • Church of Santa Eufemia (9th-10th century)
  • Dominican church and convent
  • Palazzo Risolo (16th century), occupying the former site of the medieval castle
  • Palazzo Ripa (17th century)

Sport

Football

The football team of the town is the A.S.D. ARMANDO PICCHI SPECCHIA that competes in the "girone B magliese" of the Seconda Categoria. It was founded in the 1970.

International relations

Specchia is twinned with:

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Puglia" (in italiano). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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