ITINERARY 11: SALENTO ADRIATICO – IL VIOLA DEL BAROCCO

ITINERARY:Lecce – Vernole – Maglie – Scorrano – Botrugno Poggiardo (Ortelle) – Uggiano la Chiesa – Otranto From Lecce’s sumptuous baroque architecture to the impressive Aragonese Castle in Otranto, from the underground oil mill in Vernole to the ancient wine millstones, from the windy cliffs of Otranto to the Cesine Marine Oasis, this is a territory for visitors in search of intense emotions. From Lecce’s sumptuous baroque architecture to the impressive Aragonese Castle in Otranto, from the underground oil mill in Vernole to the ancient wine millstones, from the windy cliffs of Otranto to the Cesine Marine Oasis, this is a territory for visitors in search of intense emotions. The same is true of the tradional recipes from the “Grecìa salentina”, a large area which still retains its ancient bond with nearby Greece, and where the spoken language calledgrikoorgrecanicois a kind of modern Greek dialect. – visit Caffa underground oil mill in Vernole -www.prolocovernole.it – visit Otranto Cathedral and the Aragonese Castlewww.castelloaragoneseotranto.it – excursion to the Cesine Oasis – info: tel. +39 0831 989885 – take a guided tour of Lecce’s old town -www.viaggiareinpuglia.it/aptlecce. Follow the tips in“La Puglia è Servita”for visits and tastings in wineries and oil mills, cooking lessons, where to sleep and eat.click here >>