Do not allow this.

Gallipoli remains a land town in the sea,

Risking the sea,

Surrounded by its bastions

Like a child in a wheelbarrow”.

C. Brandi

A Messapic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and charming history, a crystal clear waters thanks which it is named as pearl of the Ionian sea, colours and smells of a timeless reality.

dried and solid queen…”

Finibusterrae – V. Bodini

Between huge expanses of red land and careful gaze of millenary olive trees, here is Santa Maria di Leuca, the place where it is believed the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian sea meet, the last strip of Italy.

De finibus terrae was actually called by the Romans.

Starting from the area north of Lecce, with marine Chianca Torre, Frigole and Casalabate, crossing San Cataldo and San Foca, there are wide sandy stretches. Just around San Foca,  Melendugno, the coast began to present with rocky cliffs that rise more and more until Roca and the North of Torre dell’Orso, then give space to the great sandy cove of this’ last resort.

In the country side we find pine forests and Mediterranean plants.

Along the coast road that leads to Otranto, the coast is very indented and presents small coves and large beaches, till Alimini Lakes.

Otranto on the conformation changes abruptly, disappearing beaches and the coast is rocky and rough, with breathtaking views that head to other famous places of Salento such Santa Cesarea Terme, Castro, Tricase and, at the end, Santa Maria di Leuca.

It ’s an area that must be visited when you are on holiday in Salento for the tranquility and beauty of the contact with nature and the charm of the many historic villages where time seems to stand still.

All this is contained in a visit to this land and, especially for those already on holiday in Salento has become a destination where to accomodate and spend the holidays to discover the genuine and beautiful life in countryside and small towns.

In this hinterland of Salento and of Murge we selected and offer some of the most beautiful and comfortable residences: farms, historic buildings and homes, ready to welcome you and make you taste flavors and colors of an unknown and unique Salento.

Very famous for its Trulli, the whole valley is a paradise for those who love the countryside and the charm of ancient streets and villages and it is very close to the sea, that you can see from the beautiful city “the white Ostuni”.

In addition to the Trulli, often grouped into true agglomerations, the Itria Valley keeps many farms, some of which were wisely renovated and turned into residences and Luxury Hotels to accomodate traveler crossing Apulia.

Among the main attractions include the Zoosafari of Fasano, the Grotte di Castellana, the Trulli of Alberobello, the Carnival of Putignano and ceramics at Grottaglie and Martina Franca.

From the north salento, on the border between the province of Taranto to Lecce, and going to Porto Cesareo there are long stretches of sand with a crystal-clear sea, occasionally interrupted by low cliffs.

Further south, after the beach of Sant’Isidoro the coast is rocky  and rises up to the Park of Porto Selvaggio, then back down the cliff and remains low in the areas of Santa Caterina and Santa Maria al Bagno, until you come around Gallipoli, the most important town on this stretch of coastline.

In the South of Gallipoli we have the “Baia verde – Green Bay”, another great beach enclosed between Gallipoli and the park of Punta Pizzo.

From here on, going south, you encounter many other small resorts that overlook an area of low cliffs, until you reach Torre San Giovanni, in Ugento, starting from almost 15 km. Beach, long and wild.

When you get closer to Santa Maria di Leuca the coast again tends to become a rock and rise, disappearing beaches and check a cliff that offers a breathtaking view on the Ionian, and the magnificent caves of Santa Maria di Leuca.

The city boasts notable monuments, with evidence of Roman, medieval and renaissance.

But the architecture is baroque, playful, whimsical, exuberant and excessive, which predominates on monuments, churches, palaces that fascinate the visitor.

The old city enclosed within the ancient walls in fact bear the unmistakable imprint of a seventeenth-century that was of great artistic and cultural ferment.

“You’ll wake up on the indigo of the morning

When the light has

One foot on the ground and

The other in the sea …”

F. De André

Otranto, the East gate, the most eastern point in Italy, has always been a natural bridge between East and West, a crossroads of peoples, a heap of cultures, a melting pot of old times and traditions.