THERE IS A PEARL IN THE HEEL OF ITALY
ITS NAME IS SALENTO
IT IS THE DOOR TO EUROPE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN….
A COFFER OF GREAT ART TREASURES …
Galatina
Lecce
A COFFER OF GREAT NATURAL TREASURES …
Zinzulusa cave
Devil’s cave
INDELIBLE TRACKS OF ART AND CULTURE…
Calimera
Corigliano d'Otranto
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Sternatia
A MILLENARY HISTORY…IMPRINTED IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY…
Otranto
TESTIMONIES OF ANCIENT MAGNIFICENCE ….
Gallipoli
S.Maria al Bagno
…A PERFECT MERGER BETWEEN ANCIENT AND MODERN…
Scorrano
Melpignano
A LAND OF APPETIZING FLAVOURS…
Rustico
Calzone
Pasticciotto
Mafalda
ANYONE VISITING THIS LAND WOULD REMAIN
IMPRESSED BY THE CRYSTAL CLEAR SEA, THE MILD
CLIMATE, THE DAYS WHEN A HOT SUN SHINES IN A
USUALLY BLUE AND CLOUDLESS SKY, SWEPT BY A
CONSTANT NORTH WIND MAKING THE HOURS BY THE
SEA MORE ENJOYABLE AND LESS SULTRY.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND?
WELCOMING, GENEROUS, READY TO SURPRISE, FULL OF TREASURES
….SIMPLY…
TRICASE
Tricase is located in an area rich in prehistoric and megalithic
testimonies; the origin of its name comes from the union of
three country houses that combining gave rise to a single
settlement.
Lecce
THE GRECIA SALENTINA
The Grecìa salentina is a linguistic island in Salento, it includes eleven towns where a new Greek dialect is
spoken.
Corigliano d'Otranto
Martignano
Carpignano Salentino
Calimera
Soleto
Cutrofiano
Martano
Sternatia
Melpignano
Zollino
Castrignano dei Greci
SCORRANO
The celebration for Santa Domenica is devoted to the saint’s patron of the town of Scorrano and it traditionally
takes place from the 5th to the 7th july. Scorrano and Santa Domenica’s feast have become famous all over the
world for its spectacular illuminations
OTRANTO
Located on the Adriatic coast of Salento, Otranto is the most Eastern town in Italy. Otranto Cape, also called
Punta Palascia, at the South of the town, is the extreme Eastern geographic point of the italian peninsula. First
a Greek and Roman colony, then conquered by the Byzantine Empire, the town develops around its imposing
Castle and Norman Cathedral. In 2010 its ancient centre has been awarded the title of UNESCO Cultural
Patrimony.