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Salento is a magnificent land, kissed by the sun and delicately courted by two seas!
Golden sand, crystal clear water, rocks from which to dive, red earth, dry stone walls, farmhouses, farms in Salento of great charm, climate of celebration and conviviality, great hospitality, grandmothers in the kitchen, starred chefs, great food and traditional recipes. The Salento is the ideal destination for your desire to relax and for your holidays.
Discover Salento with Foodismo rural-life tour!
Lecce
Famous for the Lecce Baroque of its historical center
Maglie
Elegant Salento Lounge: the city of shopping in Salento
Otranto
Tourist pearl of Salento, city rich in history
Gallipoli
The “Beautiful City”, a renowned destination for international tourism
Nardò Porta di Mare
Refined city with its marinas and with the natural park of Porto Selvaggio
Specchia
The most beautiful hamlet in Italy
Maldive del Salento
Marina di Pescoluse: fine sand and crystal clear water
Porto Cesareo
Endless expanses of white sand and Caribbean water
Santa Maria di Leuca
Finisterrae: enjoy the embrace of two seas, the Ionian and the Adriatic
What to see in Salento: monuments and pieces of history of inestimable value
Click on our guides before your sightseeing: discover what to see and the most beautiful monuments and places of interest in Salento
LECCE
Basilica of Santa Croce
MALDIVE DEL SALENTO
Pescoluse and its marinas
NARDO' PORTA DI MARE
Baroque historical centre
LECCE
Piazza Duomo
MAGLIE
Palaeontological Museum and the Duomo
PORTO CESAREO
Its protected nature reserve
OTRANTO
Basilica Saint Martyrs and Floor Mosaic
GALLIPOLI
Castle and Old Town
SPECCHIA DE' PRETI
The most beautiful ancient village in Italy
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meet the producers and experience Salento as a true Salento resident
The Foodismo Experiences: Experiential Foody Tours of Salento to experience our land like a true Salento
Lecce: discovering the baroque and the typical cuisine of the past
The ritual of the nets on the fishing boat and dinner of fresh fish
Salento countryside by bike and typical dinner in Masseria
Discover the grape harvest and dinner in the cellar
Urban trekking in Otranto and aperitif on the lighthouse
Tour of Gallipoli, boat trip and tasting of raw fish
Where to eat in Salento: trattorias, typical restaurants, grandmother’s kitchen and Michelin starred chefs that will delight your palate!
Bros: It’s a family business
Lecce – Historical city centre
The story we are about to tell you, has touched all the emotional strings of our hearts because we talk about Lecce, we talk about Apulia (Puglia), we talk about cultural and culinary contamination always respecting the territory, our land, the land of Salento.
Love letter for the sea of Gallipoli: Pescheria La Lampara
Gallipoli, old town
Pescheria La Lampara, is a beautiful fish market in the heart of Gallipoli: the furniture recalls the wooden goiters, the typical fishing boats and the fish is of an exceptional goodness.
Luigi Padovano, fisherman and son of fishermen, tells his love for the sea of Gallipoli and for Gallipoli Vecchia, where he was born and raised with 7 brothers.
Locanda dei Semplici: l’elogio della semplicità
Maglie – Historical Centre
Locanda dei Semplici is a very welcoming little restaurant in the centre of Maglie.
A unique place where the guest feels at home. At grandmother’s house: furniture regenerated or purchased from junk shops and second-hand markets, vintage atmosphere, music and, last but not least, dishes with exceptional taste.
Leccese pasticciotto: the recipe for the typical dessert of Salento
Those who come to Salento and those who live there cannot fail to taste a delicacy such as the pasticciotto.
The Salento dessert par excellence, numerous have been its variations over time.
Salento saffron: the harvesting experience
Saffron is a highly prized spice and few people are aware of the fact that
Peasant street-food: the autumn aperitif of Salento by Ivan Tronci
It’s business as usual. Our globetrotting chef Ivan Tronci is grappling with a new challenge:
Salento, land of saffron
We are about to reveal a great truth to you: Salento is the land of saffron.
I can already see the holders of historical and culinary knowledge turning up their noses, but this is the reality.
The Pajare: the peasant dwellings of Salento similar to trulli
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.
Ciceri and trìa revisited: the Salento cuisine of Ivan Tronci
Our journey of research and discovery of traditions continues, with a recipe from Ciceri e
Lecce in a day: where to eat the typical flavors of Salento
You cannot possibly think of visiting Lecce, the capital of Salento, and not tasting typical
The love story between an entrepreneur and the land of Salento
Salento changes your life, turns it upside down, makes you fall in love. There is
Masserias in Salento
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.
Otranto and the Pathways of TasteOtranto e i Sentieri del Gusto
Streets packed with people who landed from all corners of the world, illuminations coloring the
The flavors of Salento in the suitcase of chef Ivan Tronci
Travel changes your life because you meet places and people with whom you share new
Otranto and the Alimini Lakes sea: which lido to choose
If you are in Otranto and you have grown tired of the city beaches, you