A piece of nature and Puglia sea you must see when you are in the area spending your holidays, is the Salt mine and the Torre Colimena Dunes (Palude del Conte and Dune Costiere) in the natural reservation of the Litorale Tarantino Orientale. The salt mine is called Salina Vecchia or dei Monaci and is just north of the Torre Colimena for about 25 hectares of size. It is a depression closed by dunes towards [...]
As I mentioned in my Strolling through Venice post in which I told you about my first time in this more than magnificent city, Venice captured me completely. I went a bit unprepaired and maybe it was better because I was able to capture some of its more characteristic aspects as if I were an inexperienced traveller. And Venice has so much to tell, but a few in particular more than others caught my attention [...]
I like to walk through the streets in the historic centre of Lecce very much. I usually pass there to take a look at houses for rent for the holidays or welcoming structures such as B&Bs and holiday homes belonging to my clients and real estate partners. And I realise always more that strolling through these streets my whole history passes by me. A history deeply rooted long before the Romans (of which a theatre [...]
In October I enjoy my Salento sea completely. It's a period in which we work less here at the beaches, schools have started again, working life also after the summer holidays. But for those of us who live in Salento, some weekends can be really incredible! Yes, because even if October is a month that belongs to Autumn in some places in the world it seems more like a temperate summer. So, a friend of [...]
Campomarino di Maruggio, or just Campomarino, is a quiet town in the northern area of Salento, Puglia. It is located near the coastal tower Torre delle Moline, one of the hundreds of towers that run along the sea of Salento, which were used to spot the Saracens. However, this tower did not manage to prevent the raid of Maruggio in the seventeenth century! In this post, I will tell you further information about this touristic [...]
Besides its beautiful beaches, Otranto has many other things to offer you: it is definitely one of the most beautiful sea towns of Salento and of Puglia in general. There are many of them, such as Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca, Castro and Porto Cesareo, but Otranto has a different kind of charm. It is a very ancient town, which preserves monuments, roads, rocks and a borderline vibe. I will now tell you the three [...]
In this period many of you are asking me: Fabio, which are the best beaches in Salento, Puglia? Which are the most beautiful, famous, dreamy beaches with fine, white sand? I have decided to compile my personal top 10 list, divided almost equally between the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. They are all sandy beaches except some that are a bit more pebbly, but of such beauty that I would still advise you to [...]
Generally those coming in Salento, in this part of Apulia where you find Porto Cesareo, are looking for its beautiful beaches. However, the area can offer many other exceptional natural resources. Not only beaches, but also: Mediterranean vegetation, woods, karst phenomena, islands and much more. Porto Cesareo offers both the inland countryside ecosystem featuring olive groves, pastures and vegetable cultivation, and the coast ecosystem consisting of Mediterranean vegetation, dunes and marine environment with a great [...]
Among all the beautiful beaches in Salento, Monaco Mirante beach is the most impressive because of its unique and rare beauty. It's a beach which very few people know, so it's one of those beautiful, secret beaches which I suggest that you discover as soon as possible - a little piece of California. Monaco Mirante beach is located between Campomarino and San Pietro in Bevagna, a few kilometres north of Porto Cesareo. I'll show you [...]
Between Otranto and Santa Maria di Leuca in Puglia, the most charming coastal area of all Salento area, there is not plenty of beaches where you can take a bath. The coast has high cliffs, stunning landscapes, many caves and just a few beaches suitable for bathing. One of them, which is also one of my favourites, is the small beach of Acquaviva di Marittima. It is an amazing, hidden place: you will probably pass [...]
The historical centre of Lecce in Puglia is big and beautiful: hundreds of alleys, winding streets which get lost among the Baroque buildings, made in Lecce stone (pietra leccese), with ornate balconies, courtyards full of flowers, and dozens of churches that appear all of a sudden. The most beautiful thing about Lecce, in my opinion, is the pleasure of walking through its centre, stopping in the bars, and always meeting lots of people in the [...]
Lecce's historical character is expressed by its historical center, rich in cultural and architectural marvels of the past. However, if I had to identify the symbol of Lecce's ancient origins, I believe it would be exactly its Roman Amphitheatre in Piazza Sant'Oronzo, the core of the city. Just think that, until the last century, no one knew of its existence. In fact, the amphitheater was discovered during the construction of the building of the Banca [...]