Pasticceria Ascalone
Un viaggio nel cuore del pasticciotto
L’Eremo di Vincent Brunetti
Parc Güell? Barcellona? Definitely no! We are in Puglia… A magical and timeless place, immersed in the quiet of the Salento countryside, where art blends with spirituality and nature. Vincent Brunetti’s hermitage, in Guagnano (Lecce), is a unique work of art in the world, the result of the mind and tireless work of this eclectic […]
Faro Punta Palascìa
The eyes of Puglia in the easternmost point of Italy Many of us suffer the charm of the lighthouses, and that of Punta Palascìa has a lot of charm. Its peculiar position sees it immersed in the characteristic Mediterranean maquis and placed on a high and jagged stretch of coast overlooking the sea that makes […]
I Faraglioni di Sant’Andrea
A majestic spectacle of limestone rocks emerging from a breathtaking sea! A few kilometers from Torre dell’Orso, there is the enchanting town of Sant’Andrea with its spectacular stacks of white rock that rests in the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic coast of Salento. The best known stack is the Arco degli Innamorati (Lover’s Arch) […]
Cava di Bauxite
A Martian landscape a few kilometers from Otranto. Have you ever been to Mars? You won’t need any spacecraft, nor travel millions of miles!If you are planning your trip to Salento to discover unique places, then you must visit the former Bauxite quarry near Otranto. Discovered in the ’40s, its exploitation for the extraction of […]
Grotta della Poesia
A wonder of nature! One of the world’s 15 most beautiful natural pools. The most prestigious tourist magazines have placed the Grotta della Poesia (Poetry Cave) among the 15 most beautiful natural pools in the world! Once equipped with a rock cover, the strength of the sea combined with the karst and atmospheric phenomena caused […]
