| Porto Cesareo | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Puglia | |
| Territory | Salento | |
| Altitude | 3 m above sea level | |
| Surface | 35.13 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 5.930 (2012) | |
| POSTAL CODE | 73010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Porto Cesareo is a city of Salento.
To know
Geographical notes
The municipal area, located in the north-western part of the Salento plain.
The long coastline, mainly sandy, preserves coastal dunes, wetlands, rocks and islets. Among these, theBig Island (or Rabbit Island) covered with Aleppo pines and acacias, and the Island of Malva. The particularly rich seabed hosts in the sandy areas the so-called submerged grassland of Posidonia oceanica, which guarantees oxygen, shelter and nourishment to numerous marine organisms, and in the rocky areas the multicolored coralligenous. The marine fauna consists of crustaceans, molluscs, fish and turtles. The extraordinary biological interest of posidonieto has contributed to the establishment ofMarine protected natural area of Porto Cesareo in 1997.
When to go
The climate is Mediterranean, with hot, humid and dry summers, and with cool and breezy winters. Precipitation is concentrated mainly in autumn and winter.
How to orient yourself
Porto Cesareo: full screen map.Following the coast from the south starting from Torre Squillace:
- La Strea, locality
- Porto Cesareo, the city
- Il Poggio, locality
- Scalo di Furno, archaeological site
- The landing place, locality
- Torre Chianca, locality
- Belvedere, locality
- Basin Grande, locality
- Sereno Lake, locality
- Torre Lapillo, hamlet
- Torre Castiglione, locality
- Chiusurelle
- Padula Fede, locality
- Only a few people
- Punta Prosciutto, locality
How to get
By plane
- 1 Salento Airport (Brindisi-Casale Airport), Contrada Baroncino (TO Toast). International airport about 65 km from Porto Cesareo.
On the train
The city is not served by the railway, the Lecce station it is the closest (about 30 km) among those that make national service with Trenitalia, from this you can get to Porto Cesareo by bus.
- 2 Lecce station. Trenitalia and FSE station about 30 km from Porto Cesareo.
How to get around
By public transport
- Salento by bus, Extra-urban bus service active only in the summer period..
- Local public transport. There is a bus service for the municipal area which is active only in summer.
- Cotrap.
By bike
In Porto Cesareo it is possible to rent bicycles and quads; the first also in Torre Lapillo.
What see
- 1 Church of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso. The Church of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso was built in 1880 on the recommendation of the bishop of NardòMichele Mautone. It stands next to the small chapel of 1639, dedicated to Santa Cesarea Vergine, now too small for the Cesarina population and later used as a rectory. The new church has a simple neoclassical facade framed by two Doric pilasters and a triangular tympanum. The interior, with essential architectural lines, has a single rectangular nave with a star vault. On the side there are two niches hosting the papier-mâché statues of Santa Cesarea and of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso.
Museums
- 2 Porto Cesareo Marine Biology Museum ("Pietro Parenzan" Marine Biology Museum). The Porto Cesareo Marine Biology Museum is dedicated to marine fauna and flora and its habitat.
- 3 Thalassographic Museum, Via F. Cilea, 63.
Archaeological sites
- 4 Scalo di Furno. Scalo di Furno is a locality north of the town of Porto Cesareo in which a village dating back to the Bronze Age has been identified. Discovered by chance in 1963, it was involved in an archaeological campaign starting from 1969 during which numerous finds were brought to light such as Mycenaean ceramics from Ithaca and Kefalonia, votive sculptures and a cult area dedicated to the goddess Thana.
- 5 Submerged Roman columns. Submerged in Torre Chianca.
Coastal towers
Along the coast there are four watchtowers built in the sixteenth century to protect the Salento peninsula from enemy invasions: Torre Cesarea, Torre Lapillo, Torre Chianca and Torre Castiglione; of the latter only a few ruins remain as it was demolished during the Second World War.
- 6 Torre Cesarea.
- 7 Torre Chianca (Tower of Santo Stefano).
- 8 Lapillo Tower (Tower of San Tommaso).
- 9 Castiglione Tower.
Natural Areas
- 10 Rabbit Island (Big island).
- 11 Malva Island.
- 12 Punta Prosciutto. The peculiarity of the sea lies in the fact that the shallow seabed is recovered after a few meters. The white sand beaches stretch out for several kilometers and behind them extend centuries-old dunes, covered by the typical Mediterranean vegetation of Salento. The stretch of Punta Prosciutto is bordered to the north by Torre Colimena and to the south by Riva degli Angeli, circumscribed by a thick array of centuries-old Mediterranean scrub. The raising of the seabed has generated a humid area that has produced a particular habitat for the establishment of a particular flora and fauna. With the regional law n. 5/2006 the Palude del Conte Park was established in the area. To highlight the dunes of Punta Prosciutto and the humid area behind
- 13 Wood of the Arneo.
- 14 Spunnulate. Castiglione Tower.
- 15 Strea Peninsula.
- 16 Colle Belvedere.
- 17 Swamp of the Captain.
Events and parties
- Feast of Santa Cesarea. Patronal feast.
- Feast of Sant'Antonio Abate. Feast in honor of Sant'Antonio Abate with the classic bonfire.
- Fish festival.
What to do
On the municipal territory of Porto Cesareo there are numerous beaches, some public others with bathing establishments.
- Boat to Rabbit Island.
- Boat excursion in the Marine Protected Area. To admire also the Greek-Roman columns remained submerged.
- L'Approdo Nautical Club.
- Riding school in Porto Cesareo (To the Chiusurelle beach).
- 1 "Euro Kart" Porto Cesareo track (at Punta Grossa).
- 2 "La Cava" Kart Track (A side street of Porto Cesareo - Leverano).
- Bowling Punta Grossa (at Punta Grossa).
Shopping
Via Silvio Pellico is a characteristic street where you can buy fish, in fact it is called "via delle pescherie".
How to have fun
Night clubs
- The Clave, Via Torre Colimena. Dance club.
- Island Beach, Isola della Scoglio 5. Dance club.
Where to eat
The cuisine of Porto Cesareo is mainly based on sea products, the main typical dishes of the locality are in fact based on fish (linguine with seafood, risotto alla pescatora, mullet, marinated anchovies, fish soup, etc). Typical local product is the Porto Cesareo mullet. However, there is no lack of poor dishes of the Salento peasant tradition such as country vegetables available in the immediate hinterland. Very characteristic from a culinary point of view is via Silvio Pellico, known as the "street of fishmongers".
Average prices
- Cosimino restaurant, Via Vincenzo Monti, 76. The place to eat fresh fish.
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Keep informed
- Proloco Porto Cesareo. Proloco site, useful for knowing the events.
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Other projects
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