Parabita: where it is

You can find B&B “Altrov’è” in Parabita (province of Lecce), in the heart of Salento.
This land was (and still today) a land of transition point for ancient populations of conquerors, that have left traces of their passage (Greek, Roman, Turkish, Spanish and French people), which crossed the Mediterranean sea looking for new opportunity.
Salento is an attractive land: for many Italian and foreigners artists coming here to find the right inspiration, and often they establish here to live; for tourists that come for curiosity and then come back for conviction.
Salento is a land of myth and rites, old and modern. There are religious and traditional popular rites (every town has its saint to celebrate with fireworks and candies stalls- for almost all the days) and new mass phenomenon. “Tarantelle”, “tarantism” attract thousands people in summer thanks to “Notte della Taranta”, the most known musical event in the last years.
Salento is a land made by red fields, dazzling light, sea, odours and good taste. Salento is an essential food land made by: bread, olive oil, wine.
Salento is a narrow land: in less than one hour you can cross from the jonic sea part to the Adriatic sea, from white beaches to overhanging rocks, leaving you without breath while you look down.
Salento is an extreme land, one can admired the magnificent constructions of the Baroque and see at the same time the rural constructions built in the fields, stone on stone.
Salento is a short land: from Lecce, chief town, there’s less than one hour trip to Santa Maria di Leuca, “Finis Terrae”. There is the meeting of the two seas, the Ionio sea and the Adriatico sea.
Salento is a cordial people land, with a particular sense of hospitality, friendship, of the relationships value among people.
Salento is a land of artists, creative people, loving to travel and to come back.
Salento is a workers people land, ancient and modern jobs:
agriculture, ceramics workmanship, smith, carpenters, shoe mender, builder and artists.
This is Salento and more and more…..

PARABITA – A particular of Giannelli Palace

CASARANO - Mosaic (particular), Church of Santa Maria della Croce

MELPIGNANO - Convent of the Augustinians

OTRANTO - Snake tower