What to see in Salento
Castles, churches and crypts, museums, beaches and nature: photos, description, how to get there and the events on nearby.
61 places
- ArchaeologyMenhir Monte Prino, Nove Croci, Caruggio, SciroccoThe menhir of Tuglie stand in the countryside surrounding the town and have signs and engravings, as evidence of a thousand – years old history. Tuglie
- ArchaeologyMenhir PietragrossaThe Menhir Pietragrossa is the only monolith left in the area of Novoli and it probably used to be one of the most important in the Terra d’Otranto. Novoli
- ArchaeologyMenhir Sant'Anna-Lumardu and Menhir della StazioneThe menhirs of Zollino stand in a location which used to be strategic in the town and both have engravings with Christian symbols. Zollino
- ArchaeologyMessapic city wallsCarovigno, an ancient Messapic town, has kept the ruins of the three circles of city walls which used to protect the town of Carbina. Carovigno
- ArchaeologyWalls, houses, tombs and Map of SoletoThe town of the Graecìa Salentina is rich in messapic evidence and here the most important document of geography known in the West has been brought to light. Soleto
- ArchaeologyArchaeological Park of Pezza PetrosaThe thirty three tombs found in the archaeological site of Pezza Petrosa, in Villa Castelli, are well-preserved. Villa Castelli
- ArchaeologySanta Maria Dattoli Archaeological ParkIn Ginosa, next to an old place of Early-Christian worship, during recent excavations many archaeological finds have been brought to light. Ginosa
- ArchaeologyThe Park of FossilsIt is a real open-air bed of marine fossils and shells, which stretches along a disused clay quarry at the entrance of the town. Cutrofiano
- ArchaeologyPietra forataIn the ancient Church of San Vito, every Easter Monday, there is a celebration around the mysterious holed stone, a symbol of fertility and rebirth. Calimera
- ArchaeologyScalo di FurnoNot far from Porto Cesareo, the archeological site has unraveled treasures and artifacts of a human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. Porto Cesareo
- ArchaeologyArchaeological site of Via ErodotoInteresting archaeological finds, dating back to Archaic and Roman period, have been found a few steps away from the Swabian Castle. Oria
- ArchaeologySpecchia Silva and Menhir SajettiThe specchia and the menhir of Taurisano are among the most ancient historical evidence of the area, partly shrouded in mystery. Taurisano
- ArchaeologyPainted chamber tombThe painted hypogeum in via Polibio, in Taranto, is a fascinating monumental tomb dating back to the Hellenistic period, with well-kept decorations and friezes. Taranto
Places and photos: Regione Puglia · viaggiareinpuglia.it (CC BY 4.0)