When driving along the long, hot roads of southern Salento, surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, it is impossible not to notice the stone constructions curiously scattered around the Salento countryside.
The Pajare: the peasant dwellings of Salento similar to trulli Leggi tutto »
Our journey of research and discovery of traditions continues, with a recipe from Ciceri e Tria. We decided to challenge our resident chef Ivan Tronci by inviting him to innovate a dish from the great culinary tradition of Salento. The result was magnificent, flavorful, elegant. Disproving those who claim that traditional cuisine cannot be innovated,
Ciceri and trìa revisited: the Salento cuisine of Ivan Tronci Leggi tutto »
You cannot possibly think of visiting Lecce, the capital of Salento, and not tasting typical flavors of our land. The purists of gourmet cuisine would turn up their noses, they would tell you to put aside traditional cuisine and approach molecular cuisine but… the last time we saw a “molecule” of food was in an
Lecce in a day: where to eat the typical flavors of Salento Leggi tutto »
Salento changes your life, turns it upside down, makes you fall in love. There is little you can do about it. The story we are telling you today is about an incredible love between Tony Ingrosso, a Salento native transplanted to Milan, and the red earth of Salento, the hinterland of Gallipoli, its flavors and
The love story between an entrepreneur and the land of Salento Leggi tutto »
They are many, huge, fortified or surrounded by the countryside, small pine and oak forests or cultivated land, the Masserie in Apulia and particularly in Salento, are the true symbol of Salento’s historical rural and cultural heritage.
Masserias in Salento Leggi tutto »
Streets packed with people who landed from all corners of the world, illuminations coloring the city with new tones and the scent of sea and tradition: this is the summary of the three days of festivities that just ended in the beautiful city of Otranto. On the occasion of its patronal feast dedicated to the
Otranto and the Pathways of TasteOtranto e i Sentieri del Gusto Leggi tutto »
Travel changes your life because you meet places and people with whom you share new and exciting experiences. The luggage with which you leave, where you put your most cherished things and memories, is different from the luggage with which you will return home because every journey is a material, moral and spiritual enrichment. In
The flavors of Salento in the suitcase of chef Ivan Tronci Leggi tutto »
If you are in Otranto and you have grown tired of the city beaches, you can go to the Laghi Alimini area, to take a dip in the crystal clear water, and then sunbathe on your towel lying on a soft sunbed, resting on the golden sandy shore. There are several lidos in the area,
Otranto and the Alimini Lakes sea: which lido to choose Leggi tutto »
We are in the vicinity of Torre Chianca, an enchanting place belonging to the fiefdom of Porto Cesareo, and here, about eighty meters from the coast and about 5 meters deep, are the 5 Greek-Roman monolithic columns, dating back to the 2nd century AD, coming from the Aegean Sea, directly from the Greek island Evia.
The Greco-Roman cipollino marble columns of Porto Cesareo. Leggi tutto »
Pescheria La Lampara, is a beautiful fish market in the heart of Gallipoli.The decor is reminiscent of wooden gozzi, typical fishermen’s boats, and the fish is of exceptional goodness. Luigi Padovano, a fisherman and son of fishermen, talks about his love for the sea of Gallipoli and for Gallipoli Vecchia, a place where he was
Love letters to the sea of Gallipoli: Pescheria La Lampara Leggi tutto »
