ITINERARY 12: SALENTO JONICO – IL RICHIAMO DEL MARE

ITINERARY:Leverano – Copertino – Galatina – Nardò – Santa Maria al Bagno – Gallipoli Sandy beaches, pinewoods on the sea and low cliffs alternate along the Ionian coast, giving beautiful landscapes with unforgettable sunsets over the sea. Sandy beaches, pinewoods on the sea and low cliffs alternate along the Ionian coast, giving beautiful landscapes with unforgettable sunsets over the sea. This is a beach tourism destination and visitors can discover its real identity via the tradition oftarantism, the culture of olive growing, the noble villas, and the prehistoric archeology in Uluzzo Bay, whose most recently found remains can be dated back to 12-10 thousand years ago. – visit Santa Caterina Monastery in Galatina – www.viaggiareinpuglia.it/aptlecce – walk around the old town of Gallipoli and visit Palazzo Granafei’s underground oil millinfo: tel. +39 0833 264242 – excursion to the Regional Natural Park in Porto Selvaggio, to thePalude del Capitano,and Uluzzu Bay-www.portoselvaggio.net – 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 >>