Our favorite places in Salento

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Our favorite places in Salento

Where to eat

In a little village (Castiglione) there is an old Trattoria where you can eat local products at a reasonable price. Book in advance.
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Trattoria Vardaceli
3 Via Giacomo Matteotti
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In a little village (Castiglione) there is an old Trattoria where you can eat local products at a reasonable price. Book in advance.
Enjoy the breakfast in this cafè, located inside the Castle of Specchia
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Martinucci Specchia
16 Via Umberto I
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Enjoy the breakfast in this cafè, located inside the Castle of Specchia
In a small village, with its own castle, Trattoria Iolanda is a must for truly local food.
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Trattoria Iolanda®
2 Via Montanara
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In a small village, with its own castle, Trattoria Iolanda is a must for truly local food.
In Ruffano, just minutes away from Don Tommaso, you find this gourmet restaurant, located in the main square and sourranded by the castle and ancient buildings
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Farmacia dei Sani
14 Piazza del Popolo
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In Ruffano, just minutes away from Don Tommaso, you find this gourmet restaurant, located in the main square and sourranded by the castle and ancient buildings
In the hearth of Specchia, minutes away from Don Tommaso, you will eat while locals stroll on the main square
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Trattoria la Bettola
15 Via Umberto I
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In the hearth of Specchia, minutes away from Don Tommaso, you will eat while locals stroll on the main square

Where to go

A fantastic walk to one of the most iconic places in Salento, an ancient tower dating back mid 16th century
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Torre Sant'Emiliano
SP87
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A fantastic walk to one of the most iconic places in Salento, an ancient tower dating back mid 16th century
The easternmost point of Italy, with a beautiful lighthouse. You can easily see the mountains of Albania on the other side of the Adriatic Sea
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Punta Palascia Lighthouse
SP87
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The easternmost point of Italy, with a beautiful lighthouse. You can easily see the mountains of Albania on the other side of the Adriatic Sea
One of the nicest places to swim and relax. It has a beautiful cafè and restaurant overlooking the beach and the dunes.
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Lido Elite - Tropical Privè
SP91
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One of the nicest places to swim and relax. It has a beautiful cafè and restaurant overlooking the beach and the dunes.
Located in Galatina stands this magnificent church, with frescos dating back early 14th century. They are considered the most complete medioeval frescos after Giotto's San Francesco d'Assisi
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Basilica di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
6 Via Raimondello Orsini
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Located in Galatina stands this magnificent church, with frescos dating back early 14th century. They are considered the most complete medioeval frescos after Giotto's San Francesco d'Assisi
Less than 20 minutes from Don Tommaso, Cochabamba has sunbeds on the rocks, and a nice bar too.
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Cochabamba
Lungomare Delle Agavi
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Less than 20 minutes from Don Tommaso, Cochabamba has sunbeds on the rocks, and a nice bar too.
The end of the Via Frangigena is here, the place where the knights left for the crusades. There is a Sanctuary on the top of the hill with a great view especially at the sunset.
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Sanktuarium Matki Boskiej Końca Ziemi
Piazza Giovanni XXIII'
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The end of the Via Frangigena is here, the place where the knights left for the crusades. There is a Sanctuary on the top of the hill with a great view especially at the sunset.
Castro is located on a rock overlooking the sea. Go there in the afternoon for a walk and a drink. In Castro Marina, it is plenty of "rent a boat": take one and spend few hours visiting the coast.
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Castro
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Castro is located on a rock overlooking the sea. Go there in the afternoon for a walk and a drink. In Castro Marina, it is plenty of "rent a boat": take one and spend few hours visiting the coast.
A true off the beaten path place to swim! Be ready to walk on the rocks before reaching the spot.
of Funnovòjere Beach
SP358
A true off the beaten path place to swim! Be ready to walk on the rocks before reaching the spot.
Before reaching Otranto, Porto Badisco is a narrow cove with very calm and crystal water. Have a drink at Skafe and enjoy the view before swim
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Porto Badisco
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Before reaching Otranto, Porto Badisco is a narrow cove with very calm and crystal water. Have a drink at Skafe and enjoy the view before swim
A lively village, with a beautiful castle and nice shops. You can easily meet Helen Mirren, the british actress: her hausband run a restaurant on the main square.
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Tricase
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A lively village, with a beautiful castle and nice shops. You can easily meet Helen Mirren, the british actress: her hausband run a restaurant on the main square.
A beautiful natural reserve plenty of paths, swimming spots and an old tower overlooking the sea.
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Parco Naturale Regionale di Porto Selvaggio
Via Litoranea Sant'Isidoro - Santa Caterina
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A beautiful natural reserve plenty of paths, swimming spots and an old tower overlooking the sea.
Downtown Nardò is baroque at its best. Its main square is an hidden jem in Salent
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Nardò
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Downtown Nardò is baroque at its best. Its main square is an hidden jem in Salent
A nice small harbour where locals swim and with nice restaurants
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Tricase Porto
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A nice small harbour where locals swim and with nice restaurants

Local guides

A young group of guides, they organize kayak, horseback riding, trekking in the area. https://naturalmentesalento.it/
Naturalmente Salento
29 Via Carlo Massa
A young group of guides, they organize kayak, horseback riding, trekking in the area. https://naturalmentesalento.it/

Local shopping

A small grocery shop with products only from local organic farms: try the tomato sauce or any kind of biscuits. Each Saturday morning fresh vegetables and bread
Mulino di Comunità - Casa delle Agriculture
3 SP167
A small grocery shop with products only from local organic farms: try the tomato sauce or any kind of biscuits. Each Saturday morning fresh vegetables and bread
Maglio Cioccolato is one of the finest in Italy. Buy it in Maglie, 25 minutes away from Don Tommaso, and enjoy the baroque buildings of the town
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Maglio Cioccolato - Show Room Maglie
48 Via Corte San Giovanni
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Maglio Cioccolato is one of the finest in Italy. Buy it in Maglie, 25 minutes away from Don Tommaso, and enjoy the baroque buildings of the town
Beautiful linen, cushions, and fabrics: all top quality
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La Tessitura di Antonia Calabrese s.r.l
42 SP80
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Beautiful linen, cushions, and fabrics: all top quality
Top Burrata filled with pistacchios, and any kind of high quality cheese
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Caseificio del Capo
Via Doppia Croce
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Top Burrata filled with pistacchios, and any kind of high quality cheese
We bougth here some of the ceramics you find at our house
Terrecotte Fernando Falcone
271 Via Santa Maria di Leuca
We bougth here some of the ceramics you find at our house