Gallipoli (Alytia in greek and messapic, Aletium in Latin, commonly Picciotti) is an Italian town of 5,611 inhabitants in the province of Lecce, Apulia. Located on the western side of Salento, in the hinterland of Gallipoli, is located at 36.8 km from the provincial capital. Until 1873 the town was called Villa Picciotti, and in the past it was an important messapic settlement. The territory of the town of Gallipoli, which extends over an area of ??16.53 km ² for a population density of 307.6 inhabitants per square kilometer, is distributed on a plain east of Gallipoli. The town hall is located at 75 m above sea level. It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Sannicola and Tuglie, on the east by the municipality of Parabita, on the south by the municipality of Matino and to the west by the town of Gallipoli.