What to see in Salento
Castles, churches and crypts, museums, beaches and nature: photos, description, how to get there and the events on nearby.
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- Farmhouses and oil millsMasseria Torre CoccaroOnly a few kilometres from the sea, the Masseria Torre Coccaro holds a precious late-Baroque chapel still consecrated. Fasano
- ArchaeologyMenhir Coelimanna and Menhir Parco Rimembranze 1 and 2The pietrefitte (menhirs and dolmens) of Supersano has been registered, analysed and recovered and then moved into the Parco delle Rimembranze. Supersano
- ArchaeologyMenhir Croce alle tajateThe culture of the stone has given to Cursi a magical menhir, a monolith which appears in the countryside, amid olive trees. Cursi
- 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
- 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
- ArchaeologyMenhir della LuceThe mysterious menhir casts its long shadow on a small square in the town, wrapped with a special and everlasting charm. Castri di Lecce
- 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
- Museums and theatresMus. Ar. Ca - Archaeological Museum Carpignano SalentinoThe Baroque palace that was once home to the noble Ghezzi family is now home to a widespread museum and will soon be completed with an archaeological section. Carpignano Salentino
- Museums and theatresArchaeological Museum \"Francesco Milizia\"The archaeological collection attached to the Municipal Library in Oria includes Messapian ceramics and medieval and Renaissance material. Oria
- Museums and theatresArchaeological Museum of VeretoArchaeological museum set up in the picturesque setting of Liborio Romano Palace. Patù
- Museums and theatresMuseo civico del territorio Santa ParasceveThe Santa Parasceve Civic Museum in Ginosa, established in 2004, houses a vast collection of archaeological finds from Ginosa and Marina… Ginosa
- Museums and theatresCivic Museum of Palaeontology and Man of LizzanoThe long evolutionary journey of humanity unfolds through the rooms of the Lizzano Museum, which is dedicated to paleontology, ethnography, and contemporary art. Lizzano
- Museums and theatresMuseum of the Clocks of the Civic TowersThe clocks that once marked time from the towns' civic towers can be seen in the museum inside Palazzo Gargasole. Santa Cesarea Terme
- Museums and theatresMuseo del MinatoreAmid old newspaper articles, period photographs, pickaxes, lanterns, and helmets, the Mining Museum of Casarano unveils the history of mining in Belgium. Casarano
- Museums and theatresWine and Oil Museum “Vin’arte”The city's history is perfumed with wine and oil at the museum in Squinzano dedicated to the delicious agricultural products of Salento. Squinzano
- Museums and theatresMuseo della CartapestaIn the historic heart of Lecce, the Manor of Carlo V houses a museum dedicated to the ancient Salentine art of papier-mâché. Lecce
- Museums and theatresMuseo della casa alla fasaneseUnique traditional building organism built in tuff from the late 16th century. Fasano
- Museums and theatresMuseo della Chora tarantinaExhibition dedicated to artifacts from the archaeological area of Masseria San Sergio-Carrino. Massafra
- Museums and theatresMuseum of Peasant Civilization “Papale”With over 600 artifacts, the Pulsano Museum delves into the secrets of peasant civilization, set against the backdrop of a 19th-century rural building. Pulsano
- Museums and theatresMuseum of Salento Rural CultureArranged in about twenty exhibition rooms, the Museum of Salentine Rural Civilization in Tuglie houses valuable testimonies of local rural life. Tuglie
Places and photos: Regione Puglia · viaggiareinpuglia.it (CC BY 4.0)