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{{Infobox settlement , official_name = Frazione di Specchiolla , name = Specchiolla , pushpin_map = Italy , pushpin_label_position = bottom , subdivision_type =
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Carovigno Carovigno ( Carovignese: ; la, Carbina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small, it provides a wide array of site ...
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, utc_offset_DST = +2 , postal_code_type = ZIP codes , postal_code = 72012 , area_code = 0831 Specchiolla is an Italian resort on the
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. It is a "frazione" of the city of
Carovigno Carovigno ( Carovignese: ; la, Carbina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small, it provides a wide array of site ...
and near the city of San Vito dei Normanni, located it the southern part of the region of
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, in the province of Brindisi.


Geography

Specchiolla is located on the Salento peninsula, on the
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coast. Its distances from its surrounding cities are: * 9 km from San Vito dei Normanni, *10 km from
Carovigno Carovigno ( Carovignese: ; la, Carbina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small, it provides a wide array of site ...
, *17 km from
San Michele Salentino San Michele Salentino is a ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italian coast. Its main economic activities are the growing of olives and grapes. International relations San Michele Salentino is twinned with: * ...
, *18 km from Ostuni, *20 km from
Brindisi Brindisi ( , ) ; la, Brundisium; grc, Βρεντέσιον, translit=Brentésion; cms, Brunda), group=pron is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Histo ...
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History

In the past, Specchiolla belonged to the city of San Vito dei Normanni. Because the local nobility was known to engage in gambling activities, legend narrates that the
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of San Vito dei Normanni lost Specchiolla in a wager with his cousin,
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of the neighboring city of
Carovigno Carovigno ( Carovignese: ; la, Carbina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small, it provides a wide array of site ...
. Because Sanvitesi are the most numerous vacationers in Specchiolla, they reproach their rival neighbors of
Carovigno Carovigno ( Carovignese: ; la, Carbina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brindisi and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. The town of Carovigno has a population of 17,000 residents. Though it is small, it provides a wide array of site ...
for their insufficient attention to the conservation of this resort. Province of Brindisi