A journey back to the Middle Ages through the land of the Messapians. The borgo Terra Museum in Muro Leccese is the first example of promoting a small town in Salento, poised between the late Middle Ages and modern times. The museum is set up in the ground floor of Palazzo del Principe in piazza del Popolo, and gives a general overview of the town's history, social and economic life from the 14th century.
The timeline of the town is displayed on the illustrating panels placed in niches of the room which the king's squires used as a cattle shed. These give a sense of the various historical periods of the town, from the transformation of the castle into a Renaissance palace, to the everyday medieval life recosntructed through artefacts unearthed during archaeological excavations. The palace's basements and dungeons are not accessible for people with disabilities.
Events nearby
In the coming days, within 15 km.
Mercoledì Latino
Salsa, bachata and kizomba night in Melpignano
Karaoke
Karaoke night with Sandro Stefanelli at Antichi Sapori.
OPEN+: Orientation to the World of Photography with Valentina Sergi and Giorgio Coen Cagli
Orientation meeting dedicated to photography with experts
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
More places nearby
Castles, towers and palacesPalazzo del PrincipeFulcrum of the 'ancient village, the Prince's Palace towers in Piazza del
Popolo and in addition to being the seat of the City Hall, preserves the
relics of the medieval city. Muro Leccese very close
Farmhouses and oil millsThe Protonobilissimo semi-underground olive oil millSemi-underground olive oil mill built in 1602 at the behest of the
Protonobilissimo family. Muro Leccese very close- ArchaeologyMenhir Crocefisso, Giallini, Miggiano, Croce di Sant'Antonio, TriceThe menhirs of Muro Leccese, the witnesses of the time, stand in the green countryside surrounding the town. Muro Leccese very close
ArchaeologyMessapic city wallsThe ancient Messapic city walls of Muro Leccese stretched for kilometres,
surrounding the town with impressive blocks of stone. Muro Leccese very close- ArchaeologyMenhir Croce di Sant'AntonioThe mysterious menhir of Sanarica was maybe used as a point of reference for the travellers and is nowadays not far away from the town centre. Sanarica 1.5 km away
Churches and cryptsBasilican Crypt of the AssumptionBeneath the oldest church in Sanarica, the 17th-century Church of Assunta,
lies the even older treasure of a Basilian Crypt. Sanarica 1.7 km away