2. THERE IS A PEARL IN THE HEEL OF ITALY

3. ITS NAME IS SALENTO

5. IT IS THE DOOR TO EUROPE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN….

6. Lecce Galatina A COFFER OF GREAT ART TREASURES …

7. Zinzulusa cave Devil’s cave A COFFER OF GREAT NATURAL TREASURES …

8. Calimera Sternatia Corigliano d'Otranto INDELIBLE TRACKS OF ART AND CULTURE … For further details, click HERE

9. Otranto A MILLENARY HISTORY … IMPRINTED IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY …

10. GallipoliS.Maria al Bagno TESTIMONIES OF ANCIENT MAGNIFICENCE ….

11. Scorrano … A PERFECT MERGER BETWEEN ANCIENT AND MODERN … Melpignano

12. Rustico Calzone Pasticciotto Mafalda A LAND OF APPETIZING FLAVOURS…

13. SEA MORE ENJOYABLE AND LESS SULTRY. 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

14. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL LAND? WELCOMING, GENEROUS, READY TO SURPRISE, FULL OF TREASURES ….SIMPLY …

16. 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.

17. Lecce

18. THE GRECIA SALENTINA The Grecìa salentina is a linguistic island in Salento, it includes eleven towns where a new Greek dialect is spoken. Calimera Carpignano Salentino Corigliano d'Otranto Castrignano dei Greci Cutrofiano Martano Martignano Melpignano Soleto Sternatia Zollino

20. 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

21. 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.