ready-made sightseeing plans, maps and guides
Welcome to the "heel" of the Italian shoe!
The Salento Peninsula is where the Adriatic meets the Ionian Sea, and the baroque monuments of Lecce border the paradise beaches known as the "Maldives of Europe." It's best to explore Salento at a leisurely pace, but with a good itinerary in hand, as its whitewashed towns are a labyrinth where it's easy to miss the most beautiful sights.
Don't look for attractions blindly - I've prepared a complete set of tools for you:
read more: MAP of Puglia and Salento (GPS) – [click] – where all the attractions are at your fingertips
Learn More: ready-made tour routes from 3 to 10 days.
discover: where to park in Gallipoliwhat to do in Otranto and how to avoid crowds in Santa Maria di Leuca.
Below, you'll find all my Salento guides to help you plan your dream trip. Start with the essentials:
The pearl of Salento Gallipoli is extraordinary. It is enough to look at the map to realize the unique location of the city. Unfortunately, an attractive location
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Why go so far? Santa Maria di Leuca, or Leuca in short, is the place where the land ends. Is
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The charming channel "Ciole" is in the local dialect: magpie. The name of the channel comes from the magpies that like it and sometimes like it
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The spa town of Santa Cesarea Terme is quite a young spa town. It is located on a steep, high cliff with an open view of the turquoise waters
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Destiny or coincidence? Hard to say. It doesn't really matter. 540 years have passed and in Otranto no one will talk about it
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The Gold of Apulia It was not the purpose of our trip. This point was not on the agenda. Coincidence ... just way out
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In fact, I wrote everything in the title of the entry. Everything except that the place is really fantastic. Beautiful, small and cozy
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TOP 10 If National Geographic considers something to be the most beautiful in the world, it must be really nice. Without a doubt! Cave of Poetry
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