Salento: wealth of tourism, art and culturehttps://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salento

The Salento is identified with the terminal part of Apulia, surrounded by the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. The land of Salento, besides the south central part of the province of Brindisi and the eastern province of Taranto, completely encompasses the province of Lecce, enriched by two seas and allowing for easy transportation from coast to coast due to the particular geographical narrowness of the area. Salento is rich in history, art and culture, characteristics that are often send with customs, traditions and folk festivals can recall the past, transferring naturally tourists or simple visitor. Not only in the cities but also in smaller countries you can visit historic towns, with houses decorated with antique items and monuments that mix typical features of Renaissance, neoclassical and baroque, with the typical local stone. Traditions often bind to religious occasions, deeply felt in Salento, from festivities. Everything becomes an occasion

of celebration and conviviality. In Salento you can find the classic country-themed festivals: it is meat, fish, pasta, cheese or wine, there is always a festival to attend to taste the typical food and wine of Salento, which represents a real own resource. The products derived from agriculture and their subsequent processing, are often exposed in markets and fairs: a tradition for the Salento. Even the music has its own importance and is not limited to being one frame of convivial evenings outdoors, but it is often a focal point thanks to the energy resulting from the dance and pinches of the tarantula, dances that represent a true historical icon and geographical.

The history of Salento revolves around its main city, making a concentrated remarkable artistic: Lecce, Taranto, Brindisi, Otranto, Ostuni, are only a few pearls of Salento. Moving more on resorts, include Gallipoli, Santa Maria di Leuca (where you can admire a breathtaking sunset and the union of the two seas), Porto Cesareo, Bear Tower, among many other beaches that are defined in pristine bathed by a sea characterized by unique colors. For those who want a holiday with a 'more dynamic is the very nature that gives the Salento many ideas for excursions through paths clay, stone walls made of dry, pine and olive trees overlooking the sea, as well as various possibilities for water sports and of a different kind. The Salento is defined by the Salento's land "" on the ocean, the sun u, u ventu "", that is, the land of sea, sun and wind, just because these three elements, together with the same "" earth "," identify this peninsula in the heel of the boot that offers spectacular attractions, beautiful places and beautiful views, as well as significant opportunities to enrich their culture.