Anyone who comes to Salento, both for a short period as well as for a long holiday during the hot summer, should absolutely visit Otranto, one of the most beautiful beach town in Italy. To arrive to the white and ancient town of Otranto, exposed on the Adriatic shoreline of the Salento, is very easy: it’s enough to take the 16th state highway which from Lecce arrives to Maglie and goes right towards the Adriatic [...]
As in previous years, in this part of season, we are starting to offer special prices for our guests. We have different living arrangements so if you want you can contact us. We have thought about a series of possible solutions (Houses and Villas) in Porto Cesareo and Torre Lapillo. If you have the chance to spend your holiday in September, reach us! For more information read: Ten reasons why I love to go to the beaches of Torre [...]
With Torre Lapillo I mean also Punta prosciutto and Porto Cesareo, of course. What can we might define the Ionian Salento. I like too much September, a hot and quiet month with a dreamy sea. In September temperatures are every day between 25 – 30 C° and nights are lukewarm, so I don’t need to put on something long-sleeved during my long evening out until late at night. It’s nice here: September in my opinion [...]
Lunch break gives me the opportunity to discover interesting places in Torre Lapillo. Today, I recommend you not a new discover but an old acquaintance: the Tribal Restaurant of my friend and neighbour Ivan. With a new interesting news: Giuseppe Terminiello its head chef. […]
Torre San Giovanni at Ugento marina is fantastic a summer holiday location for those who love the beach and the sea in Salento, Puglia. Kilometres of sandy coast with low dunes and a shallow crystal clear sea that stretches for many metres from the shore. I want to take you to discover this enchanted place. I will tell you how to get there, where to find the beautiful beaches and some curious things about it, [...]
One of the most beautiful beaches in Puglia is the beach of Torre dell’Orso at Melendugno in Salento. It is a bay of almost 1 kilometre with very fine sand, dunes and a pine grove behind the dunes. The sea in this area is limpid and crystal clear thanks to the currents from the Otranto Channel. You can get there on the Adriatic coastal road from the north, just after Roca. While from the south [...]
Some of my friends have opened an establishment on the beach of Torre Lapillo: The Waikiki Beach, right in the centre of the bay. I will take advantage of my blog to tell you about it: to discover new places and spend a wonderful holiday in Torre Lapillo, in Salento. […]
We are always on the lookout for the best holiday homes and villas for your holidays in Salento: here we present to you some of the most beautiful bungalows in Puglia, in the area between Porto Cesareo, Torre Lapillo and Punta Prosciutto. Recently constructed, the bungalows in question can host up to 5 people and are immersed among olive trees and pomegranate trees. The bungalows can be an excellent alternative to holidays in apartments or [...]
I had been craving some delicious Asian cuisine for some time when the perfect opportunity presented itself right in my home town, Lecce. Where? At the Japanese and Thai restaurant, Fugu. Here are some shots from my dinner with Chiara from In Chiara Veritas, enjoying our Japanese tasting accompanied by an excellent bottle of wine from the Valle del Maipo in Chile! Because even Lecce can be exotic! Fugu restaurant location Fugu is situated in [...]
If you are booking a holiday home in one of Puglia's localities, it is better to know beforehand where to rent in order to avoid unpleasant surprises upon arrival. In this article, I will suggest where to rent your holiday home in Torre Lapillo, one of the most beautiful beaches in Salento, which is located in Porto Cesareo. Would you like to stay close to the white beach? Would you like the main amenities to [...]
This is a new acquisition of our portfolio concerning the offer of the holiday homes and the villas in Salento: flats (real estate Code: PP03) at just 50 meters from the sea with the white sand of Punta Prosciutto, close to Lido degli Angeli, in Porto Cesareo. The holiday apartments are just behind the amazing dunes of Punta Prosciutto and they have direct access to the sea. Some of them, those at the first floor, [...]
Among the wines of Puglia there is one that is less known than the others: the Susumaniello. This post was written by my cousin the sommelier Cosimo Ricciato. In the last two-three years I was very pleased to find that Puglia, a region I know well also because I was born there (Salento) is also beginning to use pure autochthonous (1 - see at the end of this post) vines for the production of particularly [...]