Environment
Discover Salento through its cultural traditions, natural settings and landscapes, beaten tracks and untouched paths.
Natural oasis of Salento: the park of “Costa Otranto-Santa Maria di Leuca e bosco di Tricase”
The zinzuli (the stalactites) that give the name to the Grotta della Zinzulusa and the prehistoric pictograms of the Grotta dei Cervi...
Visit Salento in Winter, Christmas holidays in Otranto
Saying goodbye to the old year in Salento has the flavor of a romantic story. Otranto, in fact, is the most eastern point...
Visit Salento in Autumn, Fiera di Ognissanti in Carpignano Salentino
It is not Autumn in Salento until the day of the Fiera di Ognissanti, an annual appointment with the tradition held in Carpignano...
The ideal beach for families? It is Pescoluse (Salento) according to National Geographic
Pescoluse is the beach of Salento awarded by the National Geographic ranking as the best location for families. The US magazine praises the “crystalline...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Calimera
A small town in the Grecìa Salentina, Calimera is one of the municipalities where grìko, a local dialect of Greek derivation, is still...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Sternatìa
With just over 2,000 inhabitants, Sternatìa is part of the Hellenistic area of Grecìa Salentina where grìko is still preserved today as an...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Martano
Martano is the most populous town (more than 8 thousand inhabitants) and the capital of the Grecìa Salentina, an area of influence of...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Carpignano Salentino
With more than 3600 inhabitants, Carpignano Salentino is part of the territory of Grecìa Salentina which still retains the ancient dialect known as...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Castrignano Dei Greci
With about 4000 inhabitants, the town of Castrignano dei Greci is about 25 km from Lecce and just 18 km from Otranto. It...
Discovering Grecìa Salentina: Melpignano
Located about 26 km south of Lecce, Melpignano is a town of just over 2 thousand inhabitants and belongs to the historic region...