Original Salento and digital nomads
Take benefits from this season to create new ideas, give life to your reflections and develop them in the spring season. If you have already known the sweetness of the waves of Salento kissed by the warm summer sun, get ready to know the sea and the hinterland in a poetic, picturesque view.
Godetevi un inverno mite, ideale per chi lavora in remote working and for those who love freedom, while exploring the cities of Salento
and participate in winter events, with the two great festivities. A journey through the history, the art and faith of the
living nativity scenes , with scenes ready to start real suggestions. Lights, decorations, bands and concerts in the squares of Lecce and on the beach give all events a festivities an elegant and thrilling atmosphere. The Peoples’s Sunrise, the New Year’s Eve of Otranto -easternmost point of Italy, for an explosive year-end. The trekking of people for an original and exciting New Year for the more adventurous. Winter in Salento continues to welcome you with warmth, where liturgical moments often mix with moments of folklore, the "Focara"
, a moment in which sacred and profane are comunicating to perfection (the most important and evocative are located in Novoli, Porto Cesareo and Cutrofiano) and the festival “la Candelora” (the most famous is in the country of the Grecìa Salentina of Martano).
Another important festival in Salento is the Carnival. The Carnival in Gallipoli is the most representative, with joyful moments, parades that recall ancient stories and allegorical trucks. Here, the papier-mâché masters create real masterpieces. From the “water bike Salento” for spectacular explorations on the Alimini Lakes, to the discovery of unseen treasures of the city of Lecce and the authentic countries, between dry stone walls, ancient routes, do not miss the precious opportunity to regenerate you for the next rebirth!
Salento is a Land of Mirages.
Guido Piovene
Winter traveller’s diary
Events not to be missed in the Salento’s Winter:
- Living nativity scene in the villages of Lecce (December)
- Festival of the “Pittula” in Tiggiano, Surano, Specchia ( 21/24 Dec.)
- Christmas markets in the villages (20dec -7 gen)
- Christmas in County in Castro (25 Dec)
- Festival “de lu Focu” in Zollino (28 Dec)
- The Peoples’s Sunrise in Otranto (31 Dec / 01 Jan)
- Focara of Epiphany in Aradeo (5 Jan)
- St. Anthony’s Focara in Novoli (16 Jan)
- Focara di S. Antony Abate in Taviano (17 Jan)
- Fair of “la Candelora” in Martano (1stSunday in February)
- Carnival of Gallipoli
- Feast of Saint Joseph (18-19 March)
Things to do in winter in Salento:
- Visit the Christmas markets in castles and living nativity scenes
- Learn "Tu tragudi tu Bambinuddhi"
- Discover the authentic village of Specchia
- Eating porceddhuzzi and carteddhate
- See the first sunrise of Italy in Punta Palascìa
- Treat yourself to a romantic moment on the Seacoast of Melendugno
- See the Camerata Musicale Salentina at the theatre
- Take a tour of local wineries
- Visit the museums of Lecce and Salento
- Learn about the Baroque
- Eat the "chiacchiere" , traditional Carnival cake
- Decide if fried zeppole are better than baked ones
