Salento, The Holy Land of South of Italy.
- Mabelle Mckey
- May 10, 2017
- 1 min read
For The Italians, Puglia is like Cornwall: they come here for the sun, sea and seriuosly good food. But while many international visitor have been lured from the kept pastures of Tuscany and Umbria to Puglia by its curious conical trulli and the sparkling white towns of Valle d`Itria at the region's heart, or to walk in the ancient oak and the forests of the muntaninous Gargano penisula at its northem edge, the southern most reaches of Salento flatlands are pioneer country. With charecterful old buildings still available at rock-bottom prices, an eyes-pleasing landscape of olive groves, wild beaches and clear seas, and old towns heving with baroque buildings, Salento proved irresistible, in particular to an affluent European gay scene.
The Historic quarters of the main town of Gallipoli, Nardo, Galatina,Maglie, Otranto and Tricase are all testimony to the craftmanship of the local stonemasons. But none is lovelier than the city of Lecce, the Salentine capital home to the florid Santa Croce Basilica, with its managerie of beasts cavorting around a huge rose window, and the bast Piazza del Duomo bounded by the cathedral, the bishop's palace, a seminary and a five storey campanile. If you are looking for a holiday destination with a great climate, dreamy beaches, beautiful historic towns, delicious food, come to Salento.
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