Italy: Salento – the magic land of the sun, the sea and the wind – welcomes you with its spectacular wines, delightful sweets, ancient villages and old manor houses.

Summer has finished on the calendar, but if you still want to enjoy the sea and relax on the beach, choose the coasts of Salento. It’s vintage time, here, but the sea has a special charm and beaches are not as crowded as they are during the summer. The sun still warms the air and tans; therefore, you can make a peaceful trip and enjoy a truly relaxing atmosphere.

Salento is washed by the Adriatic and Ionian seas, so you will have the possibility to choose the best seaside resort – depending on the direction of the wind – and make the most out of your autumn holiday, while forgetting it is autumn!

Forget the frenetic rhythms of summer months, the busy coast road and crowded restaurants. You have the possibility to appreciate a different Salento that only a few people know.

The region of Salento boasts a very old wine tradition, even if the “nectar of gods” that is produced here has attracted world-wide attention only recently. Tasters coming from Germany, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, China, India and Japan appreciate the special cult of conviviality that characterises the province of Lecce. The multi-faceted red and rosé wines deserve a special consideration and offers an excellent quality-price ratio. The excellent wines match with the distinctive fragrances and appetizing taste of local sea and land specialities perfectly.

If you want to enjoy the silence, the peace and the colours of the countryside, we advise you to stay in the hinterland. Farm holiday suitability is very high in the region of Salento and many manor houses have been converted into cosy and fascinating agritourism residences immersed in expanses of olive groves and vines.

There are first-rate tourist facilities in the region of Salento. Excellent holiday rental opportunities can be found both in the main holiday resorts such as Lecce – the capital of Baroque style – Gallipoli – the “beautiful town” – Otranto – the easternmost end of the Italian peninsula and Apulia – Santa Maria di Leuca – where the Adriatic and Ionian seas merge – Porto Cesareo, Santa Cesarea Terme – a modern thermal centre – and in the hinterand. Modern residential properties, well-equipped tourist dwellings, newly-built houses in the countryside or by the sea, ancient buildings with cross vaults, star-shaped vaults or barrel vaults, renovated stone buildings (pajare), short-stay residences, rural homes, manor houses and old cottages (often renovated and transformed into residences and/or holiday accommodation facilities) or villas by the sea and/or in the countryside are available in Maglie, Cutrofiano, Corigliano d’Otranto, Tricase, San Foca, Torre dell’Orso, Torre Sant’Andrea, Leverano, Castro, Mancaversa and Maglie, among the others.

Salento has been defined a “land of mirages and full of sweetness”. Spending a holiday in the region of Salento will surely be a pleasant and unforgettable experience. Finding a vacation home is not difficult, as there are plentyful holiday rental opportunities at the disposal of holidaymakers. The region of Salento can meet the various accommodation needs of visitors: whether they are interested in finding a comfortable bed&breakfast, a room for rent or a holiday home for rent by the sea or a farmhouse accommodation, they will surely find what they are looking for.

The rental market is flourishing in the region of Salento, since the tourist offer is being seasonally adjusted and the tourist traffic is being increased in the low season, too.

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