Salento Italy
The SALENTINE PENINSULA insinuates itself deeply between two seas, the Ionian and the Adriatic sea, as far as the extreme southern point of Leuca, also called, for its position, “finibus terrae”, with its famous Sanctuary, likely built up on the rests of an ancient temple dedicated to Minerva. Extraordinarily, from Salentine coasts we can observe either the sun rising from the waters of the Adriatic, or the sunset into those ones of the Ionian
Lecce, the noble capital of this land, had its period of greater splendor between the XVI and XVII centuries, during which it became rich in magnificent Renaissance and Baroque monuments, and for this reason it is called the “ Florence of the Baroque”.
Lecce, the noble capital of this land, had its period of greater splendor between the XVI and XVII centuries, during which it became rich in magnificent Renaissance and Baroque monuments, and for this reason it is called the “ Florence of the Baroque”.