Brindisi
Known as “The Gate to the East”, started life as an Illyrian Greek colony, taken over by the Messapians, finally to fell to Rome in 300 BC. More attractions in Brindisi list: the trapezoidal Swabian Castle, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cathedral of St John the Baptist and the “Sea Castle”.
Recommended accommodations
Country house Brindisi-Lecce
From €30/person
A typical manor country house set among citrus trees and olive groves, a few kilometers from white fine sandy beaches and perfectly placed between Brindisi and Lecce.
Country Luxury Resort Lecce
From €117,5/person breakfast incl.
Surrounded by olive groves, woods and Mediterranean vegetation these two historical, charming and elegant manor houses are set close to the most sparkling seaside just a few minutes away from Lecce.