History & Culture Salento Churches in Salento: which ones to visit absolutely The Salento peninsula, as well as having a huge landscape and natural heritage, it is an area rich in history and culture, and this can...
History & Culture Salento Salento Museums: which ones to visit, opening hours and prices Among the wonders our territory has to offer, we cannot exclude the many museums of Salento, unmissable attractions. It is a pity that many are...
History & Culture Salento Underground oil mills in Salento: the best ones and where to find them [Guide] Underground Olive Mills Salento They were also called green gold mines. Underground oil mills in Salento were those places where the oil from freshly harvested...
History & Culture Salento Salento Sayings and idioms: Here is a Guide to the Funniest and Most Used ones What unites us people of Salento the most is our Dialect. It is easy to find oneself in cities like London and Paris and hear...
History & Culture Salento The Art of Lecce Stone: 500 years of Salento Architecture Referred to as the “marble of the poor“, Lecce stone (Leccisu in Salento dialect) is a unique limestone rock formed during the Miocene from sea...
History & Culture Salento Pajare Salentine: Ancient Rural Constructions Travelling around Salento and especially in the Salento countryside, we are intrigued by ancient stone constructions with a circular shape: these are the Pajare Salentine;...
History & Culture Salento Salento’s Castles In this article, we will list almost all the castles of Salento, which has always been the cradle of these imposing and fascinating structures. Acaia...
