As South Salento we denote the part of the peninsula Salentobelonging to the province of Lecce.
places
- Campi Salentino
- Copertino
- Galatina
- Gallipoli - Port city on the west coast of Salento, on the Ionian Sea
- Lecce - Capital of the province
- Lequile
- Megliano
- Nardò
- Otranto - small port town on the east coast of Salento
- Porto Cesareo
- Santa Maria di Léuca - Port at the southernmost point of the Salento
- Squinzano
- Torre del'Orso
- Veglie
Other goals
background
Salento is the 40 km wide and 100 km long peninsula that forms the "heel of the Italian boot" in the southeast of Apulia. The north consisted of the territory of the province Brindisi and the southern part of the province Tarant, the southern Salento roughly covers the territory of the province Lecce.
Salento was already settled in prehistoric times, and they probably lived here in antiquity Illyria (Northern Greece region - Balkans) originating from Messapier, who lived with the inhabitants of the Greek colony Tarent was in conflict. Salento was colonized by the Greeks, a fact that still speaks a Greek dialect in the triangle of the former Greek foundations Gallipoli - Otranto - Nard; later the area became a Roman province. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the region became part of the Eastern Roman Empire, and Greek culture was continued under the rule of the Byzantines; until the Normans and then the Stauffer ruled the south of Apulia as part of the Kingdom of Naples. In the 15th century tried the Muslim Saracens to gain a foothold on the peninsula after the conquest of Otranto the Saracens were driven out again and a series of coastal towers secured the entire coastline from Saracen invasions.
The rule now took over the House of Aragon with the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, southern Italy with Apulia was considered "Regno di Sicilia ulteriore" or the Kingdom of Naples. The impoverished southern Italian kingdom existed until 1860, when it was conquered by Garibaldi's militants and united with the north to form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
getting there
By plane: the nearest international airport is that of 1 Brindisi Casalefrom which the whole Salento peninsula is supplied. In addition to Alitalia, various low-cost airlines land here, such as Ryanair and EasyJet.
The long-distance trains of the Trenitalia / Ferrovie dello Stato end in coming from the north Lecce. Private railroad trains operate on the Salento peninsula in Apulia Ferrovie del Sud Estwhich also organizes the regional bus transport between the provincial capital Lecce along the Adriatic coast up Gagliano at the tip of the cap and in an arc along the coast of the Ionian Sea again to the north.
The best way to travel from German-speaking countries is on the 
along the Adriatic coast about Bari to Apulia. Of Bari follows the 
resp. the better developed 
to Brindisi along the coast, then continue on the older one or the more modern ones 
to the provincial capital Lecce. From there the to Maglie to the south and then turn off towards Otranto to the coast.
International ferry connections only operate via the ferry ports of Brindisi and Bari, but very few will choose the route from Greece or Albania.
mobility
Only private railways operate on the Salento Peninsula Ferrovie del Sud Estwhich also ensures regional bus transport. However, many smaller towns, nature parks and historical buildings can only be reached by private vehicle, and certain stretches of the coast are only accessible on foot, and parking spaces are usually within walking distance.
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
The Salento peninsula has a Mediterranean climate with hot summer months, from June 27 ° C, July and August regularly reach 30 ° C, winters are mild and snowfalls are extremely rare. The proximity to the sea means that the temperatures are bearable due to the wind cooling down.
trips
- Brindisi (with the ferry port) is about 40 km from Lecce.
