Giurdignano, with its many menhirs and seven dolmens still intact, has been described as the largest and most diversified megalithic site in Italy. Really fascinating is the path amid the stones which embellished the surrounding countryside.
The dolmen Stabile, along a street which connects the town to Giuggianello, stands over the other, amid olive trees and drystone walls, on a 102 metres -high tableland. The dolmen dates back to the beginning of the 2nd century BC, it has a rectangular shape, a slab on a series of blocks and many scholars think it was a part of a bigger megalithic building.
The journey to experience the inner soul of Salento continues through the other spots in the countryside, where it is possible to see other really impressive dolmens, which probably were used as altars, such as the dolmens Orfine, Chiancuse, Peschio, Gravasce, Santa Barbara, Sferracavalli, Paolo Niuri and Grassi.
Events nearby
In the coming days, within 15 km.
Karaoke
Karaoke night with Sandro Stefanelli at Antichi Sapori.
Mercoledì Latino
Salsa, bachata and kizomba night in Melpignano
Fiera di San Vito e Sagra del Maiale
The celebration of pork in Ortelle combines gastronomic tradition and local crafts in a convivial event.
FOS - soli deo gloria
Organ concert in Maglie with mezzo-soprano Serena Scarinzi and organist Maria Francesca Chiarello.
Concert for Soprano and Organ featuring Maria Francesca Chiarello
Concert featuring soprano and organ at the Salento Organ Festival
Cones and Coins. Stories of Metals, Stories of Coins
Discover ancient coin-making techniques and create your own coin
More places nearby
ArchaeologyMenhirs of Giurdignano - Megalithic GardenThe “megalithic garden” in Giurdignano is famous around Italy and it brings
you back in time, along a path through mehnirs, from the town centre, to
the surrounding countryside. Giurdignano very close
Churches and cryptsThe Crypt of San SalvatoreDating back to the 8th century, the crypt of San Salvatore in Giurdignano
enchants with an unexpected ceiling hewn into rock. Giurdignano very close
Farmhouses and oil millsFrantoio Ipogeo Trappitello del DucaWonderful example of an underground oil mill part of a complex oil
processing system. Giurdignano very close
ArchaeologyLi Scusi Dolmen and Monticelli MenhirThe Li Scusi Dolmen is one of the best-known in Salento, thanks to the
particular light effect produced by a hole in the tomb. A short distance
away is the Monticelli Menhir. Minervino di Lecce 3.3 km away- Churches and cryptsChiesa della Madonna Immacolata (or Santa Lucia)Religious building rebuilt in the late 17th and early 18th centuries thanks to the offerings of the people of Minervino and completed in 1717. Minervino di Lecce 3.3 km away
- Churches and cryptsThe Crypt of Sant’AngeloNestled on the foothills of Monte Sant’Angelo, the ancient crypt in Uggiano La Chiesa was used as a shelter by Basilian monks during religious persecutions. Uggiano la Chiesa 3.5 km away