Below you can find a list of points of interest to visit
CASALE DI TORCITO (Cerceto)
Cannole
The farmhouse of Torcito has its roots in the early Middle Ages, in an area known in ancient times as Cerceto, a Roman name that indicated a place rich in oaks. The anti…
Title of the point of interest: MEDIEVAL FARMHOUSE OF ANFIANO Text to translate: It is one of the three medieval farmhouses along the Via Francigena between the territor…
The Aragonese Castle of Palmariggi features a circular tower, visible in the foreground, connected by remnants of the city walls to another tower. Around it, a green flo…
In the heart of Tricase, overlooking Piazza Pisanelli, the Castle of the Gallone Princes tells centuries of history and transformations. The ancient fortified core, dati…
The Castle of Caprarica di Tricase is a true fortress with walls up to seven meters high, located in Caprarica del Capo, a hamlet of Tricase, in the heart of Salento. It…
The Granafei Castle in Cannole stands in the main square of the town, dedicated to San Vincenzo Ferreri. Built by the Orsini del Balzo in 1413 for defensive purposes, it…
The Church of the Holy Rosary is located in the eastern outskirts of Giurdignano, at the end of the street of the same name, overlooking the square dedicated to John Pau…
The Church of the Immaculate in Martano, also known as the Church of the Congregation because it is the historic seat of the homonymous brotherhood, overlooks Largo Sant…
The Church of the Madonna della Palma stands in Palmariggi on the same site where, already in the sixteenth century, there was an ancient Greek-rite church with three na…
The Church of the Madonna di Costantinopoli, known as Chiesa Nuova or Church of the Devils, stands along the old road that leads from Tricase to Tricase Porto, on the ro…
The Chapel of the Madonna di Loreto in Tricase is a fine example of sacred architecture from the eighteenth century in Salento. The exterior is characterized by a facade…
The Church of the Madonnella in Martano is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the town, in a small triangular islet at the intersection of the Old Municipal Road …
The Church of San Domenico is located in the center of Tricase, just a few steps from Piazza Vittoria. The exterior is characterized by a simple facade, with a large cen…
The Church of San Luca Evangelista stands in the heart of Palmariggi, a small village in Salento, in the province of Lecce. It is a Baroque building from the late eighte…
The Church of Sant'Andrea is located in Tricase, in Piazza Sant'Andrea. The facade is characterized by a warm yellow-ochre color, with white pilasters that enhance its e…
The Church of Sant'Eufemia stands in the eponymous district, the smallest in Tricase, of ancient Byzantine origins: here there was a settlement linked to Greek places of…
Outside the town of Palmariggi, near the small hill called Monte Juzzo, stands a small rock chapel commonly known as Madonna del Monte, slightly larger than a traditiona…
The Church of Mary Most Holy Mother of God is the parish church of Cannole. Built between the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the seventeenth century, …
In the heart of the historic center of Tricase, overlooking the current Piazza Don Tonino Bello, stands the Chiesa Matrice della Natività della Beata Vergine Maria, one …
The Chiesa Matrice di San Salvatore is located in the center of Poggiardo. The facade is simple, made of limestone, and features a central portal with a lintel. Above th…
The Mother Church of Giurdignano, dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Lord, stands in the heart of the village. The construction began on September 4, 1756, directed…
The Chiesa Matrice of Martano, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was rebuilt starting in 1596, as noted by the inscription on the portal, on the remains of…
The crypt of Santi Stefani is located in the heart of the archaeological park of Vaste, an ancient Messapian city: this testifies to the continuity of life at the site f…
In the heart of Poggiardo, along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, stands the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi, a testament to the long Franciscan presence in the history of the …
In the cemetery of Poggiardo stands a structure that immediately captures attention: a fortified tower equipped with loopholes corresponding to the openings, similar to …
The Monastery of Santa Maria della Consolazione is located outside the center of Martano, on the road to Borgagne, in the Sinobbie area, an ancient settlement of Byzanti…
The Sanctuary of Montevergine, located on a hill near Palmariggi, has its origins in 1595, the year when the Madonna appeared to a shepherd boy while he was searching fo…
The Crypt of the Madonna del Gonfalone is an underground rock church located in the Sant’Eufemia district, within the municipality of Tricase (Lecce). It represents one …
The Byzantine crypt of San Salvatore dates back to the 8th to 10th century, built and used as a place of Orthodox worship. The discovery of the crypt occurred in the 198…
The Dolmen Ore is located in the countryside of Giuggianello, near the Quattromacine farmhouse, and takes its name from the agricultural land where it was discovered in …
The Hypogean Oil Mill of Martano (also known as the San Blasi mill) located on Via Alcide De Gasperi is one of the most significant testimonies of the traditional olive …
The Hypogean Oil Mill of Anfiano is an ancient "trappeto" carved into the rock, located near the remains of the Masseria Anfiano in the area between Cannole, immersed in…
The Hypogean Oil Mill of Torcito is located within the homonymous agricultural complex of Cannole, which arose in the ancient fief of Cerceto, destroyed by the Saracens …
The cave takes its name from the owner of the land on which it opens and is listed in the Regional Speleological Cadastre with the code PU1577. It is one of the most imp…
In the heart of Tricase, where the Town Hall is located today, stands Palazzo Gallone. Its Tower and the Torrione, dating back to the fourteenth century, are the oldest …
The Madonna del Monte of Palmariggi stands on a small hill at the entrance of the village, to the east, in a place that history remembers as Monte della Guardia: here, t…
The Menhir Crocecaduta, also known as Quattromacine after the name of the ancient medieval hamlet on which it stands, is located along the municipal road Ore, between Gi…
The Menhir of Teofilo, also known as Santu Totaru, la Culonna or Menhir of Santa Lucia, is located in Martano, on via Teofilo, now incorporated into the urban fabric of …
The Menhir of Montevergine is located next to the eponymous Sanctuary, on the ridge of Palmariggi, a long-standing destination for devotees and pilgrims. The standing st…
At the gates of Giurdignano, in the heart of what is known as the "Megalithic Garden of Italy," stands the impressive Menhir of San Paolo, about two meters and twenty-fi…
The Menhir San Vincenzo is located in the heart of Giurdignano, in what is known as the Piazzetta del Menhir, just a few steps from the Byzantine crypt of San Salvatore.…
The Menhir Vicinanze 1 takes its name from an ancient rock settlement called Vicinanze. About 3 meters tall, with a base of 42 by 30 centimeters oriented on the east-wes…
The Archaeological Museum of the Messapian Civilization is located in Vaste, a district of Poggiardo, in the Baronial Palace in Piazza Dante, built and modified in sever…
The Ubaldo Villani Museum of Olive Oil Art is located in the ancient Piccinno oil mill in Cannole, built around the 1830s and today one of the few above-ground oil mills…
The Shell and Coral Museum is located in Palmariggi, in the heart of the historic center, in some rooms adjacent to the Municipal Library, just a few steps from the Arag…
Necropoli altomedievale e basilica paleocristiana di Vaste
Poggiardo
Near Fondo Giuliano, a couple of kilometers north of Vaste, on the Serre, not far from the rock church of Saints Stephen, excavations that have taken place since the 199…
The ice houses of Torcito hold a fascinating chapter of rural life in Salento: the preservation of cold, before the invention of the refrigerator. Here, there are two st…
Palazzo Baronale di Giurdignano, also known as Palazzo Alfarano Capece, is located in Piazza Municipio, the historical heart of the town. Built for defensive purposes du…
The Parco dei Guerrieri is located in Vaste, the small municipality of Salento identified with the ancient Basta, one of the most important Messapian centers in the area…
The Pozzo Fiume of Martano is a living testimony of the ancient relationship between the territory and its water resources. Born as a public infrastructure for the colle…
Title of the point of interest: Rural territory and archaeology The rural territory of Giuggianello constitutes an area of great interest due to its wealth of historical…
The Hill of Children and Nymphs and the Rocks of the Old Woman. On the heights near Giuggianello, there is a place characterized by silence and numerous legends that hav…
The dove tower of Torcito is one of the most significant structures of the rural complex, a testament to the ancient practice of pigeon breeding, an activity that for ce…
The Torre del Sasso, also known as Torre del Mito, is a coastal defense structure that stands on the crest of Serra del Mito, 116 meters above sea level, along the coast…
Title of the point of interest: TRAPPITELLO DEL DUCA The underground oil mill dates back to the 14th century, and the work inside continued until 1940. The underground c…
Title of the point of interest: Villaggio di Apigliano Text to be translated: Among these fields of stone and grass lies Apigliano, a Byzantine village of almost two hec…
