It's last village on the east coast of the Poet's gulf. It blossoms among a litle peninsula sloping down towards the sea. On the most extreme point of the peninsula there is an old church dedicated to St.George during the second part of the XVI century. The church overlooks a lovely little square surrounded by the houses of the old walled village.
In front of the little square you can see a landing-place protected by breakwater. In Tellaro, history and legend are mixed. People say that in July 1660 the pirate "Gallo d'Arenzano" coming from Biserta during a foggy night, with six ships, wanted to conquer the village. Marco Arzellino was on the watch on the bell tower and bound the bell-rope to his leg so as not to fall asleep. Suddenly he dropped into a deep sleep the bell rang just when the pirates were landing. The sudden alarm put toflight the little fleet and the village was saved.
The legend, instead, tells that the alarm, on the occasion, was given by an enormous polyp rising up from the sea and ringing the bell. Nowdays the village is larger and its houses and country-houses are scattered on the hill outside of the old walls.
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