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Ugento. Cripta del Crocifisso, is a small underground church with beautiful frescoes (XIII-XVII cent.) The red and black crosses are traditionally to the Teutonics Knights and Templar Knights, because Salento was on the road to Santa Maria di Leuca, the main harbour for Palestine and Jerusalem.

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Ugento. Cripta del Crocifisso, is a small underground church with beautiful frescoes (XIII-XVII cent.) The red and black crosses are traditionally to the Teutonics Knights and Templar Knights, because Salento was on the road to Santa Maria di Leuca, the main harbour for Palestine and Jerusalem.