Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Otranto Cathedral

While the skulls are an interesting draw for the Cathedral, the cathedral is bestowed with other interesting sights, including the amazing mosaic floor from the 12th century.

Relics in a chapel in the Otranto Cathedral, the Martyrs of Otranto.

Remains of the Martyrs of Otranto.

The skeletal remains of some 813 residents of Otranto, beheaded in 1480 when the city fell in to the hands of an Ottoman force. They are said to have rejected the option of converting to Islam.