Visit the Salento's like when you fall in love ... your heart beats faster.

Years ago I discovered the Salento ... I say discovered because I did not imagine so much beauty of art, History, sea, vegetation, of flavors concentrated in a strip of land. I remember the sighs with sea views, walks among the olive trees, the intense flavors and full of warmth ... simple things that make you love life. And 'so started my love for the Salento, it was like when you fall in love,,it,I would sit on a rock and with an eye to the sea traveling with the mind ... is a way by which the soul makes love to the earth,,it,This flower in the sand that I photographed in Gallipoli is one of,,it,Many think it is here that the Adriatic and the Ionian Sea will meet,,it,three times to see all the beauties of Salento ... land to live and relive,,it,Salento,,en,Visit the Salento's like when you fall in love ... it beats the heart stronger.,,it, and the heart beats faster ...

Have you ever seen the cave of poetry? E 'in Roca old, a 20 km to Otranto; among other things, is located in an archaeological site. I went there early in the morning, to enjoy the intimacy of the place when everyone was still asleep. Mi sedevo su una roccia e con lo sguardo rivolto al mare viaggiavo con la mente… è modo con cui l’anima fa l’amore con la terra.

Cave of poetry

Questo fiore nella sabbia che ho fotografato a Gallipoli è una delle 1390 different species of flowering plants in the Salento.

Flower of Salento

Here is the famous Basilica of Santa Croce, in the historic center of Lecce. Year 1353, the style of the Baroque Leccese. A Lecce, beyond the sea, wherever you see the typical stone of the area named 'leccisu ". The quarries from which we extract are located in the southern part of the Salento peninsula, on the Adriatic coast. With this stone were made facades of churches, domes, floors and much more.

Basilica of Santa Croce in Lecce

The beautiful Cathedral of Otranto is located on the highest point of the city. The beginning of its construction dates from the year 1080. What makes it special is the magnificent mosaic floor made from monaco Pantaleon, Dean of the Faculty of Painting at the University of Casole.

Cathedral of Otranto

Here is the entrance to the Cave Zinzulusa, a Castro, in the province of Lecce. Its name is derived from "Zinzuli" that in Salentino dialect means "rags hanging". Has been attributed to the limestone formations that hang from the ceiling like rags hanging.

Grotta Zinzulusa

This is the lighthouse of Santa Maria di Leuca put into operation in 1866. You can climb up to the terrace with a spiral staircase doing well 254 steps. Santa Maria di Leuca, beach resort famous for its caves, is located in a bay between Punta and Punta Ristola Meliso. Molti pensano che sia qui che il Mare Adriatico e il Mar Jonio si incontrino. The truth is that this embrace is at Punta Palascia, near Otranto.