a town of Naples, province of Otranto, 14 miles W.S.W. of Brindisi. The town is large and regularly built, the streets are wide and straight, and the houses showy, though in a heavy style of architecture. A considerable part of the town was thrown down by an earthquake in 1734, and the houses erected since are only one story high. The main street is handsome, and avenues to the gates are well planted, and afford an agreeable shade. It has a cathedral, college, several hospitals and convents; and manufactures of woollen and cotton stuffs, earthenware, and snuff. Pop. 12,000. There are several other towns of this name in Naples.