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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Puglia | |
| Territory | Salento | |
| Altitude | 131 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 24.74 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 4915 (30-11-2011) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0833 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 73040 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Mirror is a center of the Salento in Puglia.
To know
Located in the lower Salento, 53 km from the provincial capital, is part of the club The most beautiful villages in Italy. In 2007 the municipality was recognized as the best emerging rural destination in Italy of the "Eden Project". It is also part of the "Jewels of Italy"evaluated by MiBACT.
The name of the town derives from the Latin specula, an artificially raised place. In fact, it originates from the specchie, conical-shaped stone heaps that the Messapi used as a sighting and defense point or as a territorial demarcation system.
Geographical notes
The town of Specchia is located in the hinterland of the lower Salento halfway between the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. The town stands on a small hill at the foot of the Serra Magnone almost completely planted with olive trees and organized in terraces on dry retaining walls. The territory of the municipality is characterized by the typical rural buildings of the pajare. The municipality also includes the locality of Cardigliano, an agricultural village built in the Fascist era (1930) for the processing of tobacco.
It borders to the north with the municipality of Miggiano, to the east with the municipality of Tricase, to the south with the municipalities of Alessano, Presicce and Acquarica del Capo, to the west with the municipality of Ruffano.
When to go
From a meteorological point of view Specchia is part of the lower Salento area which has a purely Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot humid summers. Based on the reference averages, the average temperature of the coldest month, January, is around 9 ° C, while that of the hottest month, August, is around 25.1 ° C. Average annual rainfall has a minimum in spring-summer and a peak in autumn-winter.
Background
The position of dominance on a hill, in a flat territory, and the distance from the sea (sheltered from the Saracen raids) determined an exponential growth of the population in the Middle Ages. Certain information regarding the Specchia settlement dates back to the Norman period and the beginning of the feudal age. Like all the towns of Salento it was a feudal possession of numerous families, from the Orsini Del Balzo to the Ligorio, until 2 August 1806, the date of subversion of feudality.
How to orient yourself
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How to get around
What see
- Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Church and Convent of the Black Franciscans.
- Church of the Assumption.
- Church of Sant'Eufemia.
- Church of the Madonna del Passo.
- Risolo Palace.
- Barone Ripa Palace.
Events and parties
- White Night. During the summer
- Feast of St. Nicholas. 7 and 8 May
- Living nativity scene.
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Salento hotels, Provincial road to Miggiano, ☎ 39 0833 535272, @[email protected]. Newly built hotel, immersed in the peaceful Salento countryside a few km from the sea. It has 28 large, bright rooms equipped with all comforts.
Safety
How to keep in touch
Post office
- Specchia post office, Via San Giovanni Bosco 2, ☎ 39 0833 539038, fax: 39 0833 539038.
Open every day except Sunday from 8.20 to 13.35 (on Saturdays it closes at 12.35) For info poste.it.
Open every day except Sunday from 8.20 to 13.35 (on Saturdays it closes at 12.35) For info 
