Salento
The Salento is a kind of peninsula. The heel of Italy is surrounded by sea everywhere: the Gulf of Taranto, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. The most important and most visited city is Lecce, a beautiful Baroque city founded by the Greeks in the 7th century BC.
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Column: a trip to Otranto
A cloudy day was coming. Another cloudy day, because that's what it feels like when you're on vacation and only expect sun. We hoped that the cloudy day we spent earlier in Gallipoli would be the only cloudy day, but alas… We decided to go to Otranto. Now that we were used to […] More
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Column: looking for the perfect beach
Back to the sunshine, the endless heat and back to our search for the perfect Italy beach in the heel of the Italian boot. After the evening at Doppiozero where we met all those sweet, sociable Italians, we ran into them just about every night. Sometimes planned, sometimes unplanned. We ate, we drank, […] More
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Il Salento: the heel of the Boot
Apulia, the southernmost region on Italy's Adriatic coast, is on the rise as a holiday destination. This authentic region has been known for some time now for its untouched nature and white sandy beaches. Italians from the northern regions like to go there. Some even have holiday accommodation there. The Salento region is the […] More
