Salento Peninsula Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Gallipoli Castle featuring general coastal views, a castle and heritage architecture
Arco di Trionfo featuring a sunset, a square or plaza and heritage architecture
Piazza Sant\'Oronzo featuring heritage architecture and night scenes
Gallipoli Port showing a marina and general coastal views
Roman Amphitheater which includes a ruin and heritage architecture

Where to stay in Salento Peninsula

Holy Cross Cathedral featuring heritage architecture

Lecce Historic Center

4.5/5(10 area reviews)

Lecce Historic Center is noteworthy for its historical sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Piazza Sant'Oronzo and Roman Amphitheater.

Lecce Historic Center
Ostuni Cathedral showing religious elements, heritage architecture and street performance

Ostuni Historic Centre

Ostuni Historic Centre is noteworthy for its historical sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Museum of Preclassical Civilizations of Southern Murgia Hills and Ostuni Cathedral.

Ostuni Historic Centre
Brindisi showing farmland

Brindisi Histotic Center

5/5(2 area reviews)

Unique features of Brindisi Histotic Center include the historical sites and waterfront views. Make a stop by Cathedral of Brindisi or Lungomare Regina Margherita while you're exploring the area.

Brindisi Histotic Center
Otranto Castle featuring heritage architecture and a castle

Otranto Historic Centre

You'll enjoy the restaurants and monuments in Otranto Historic Centre. You might want to make time for a stop at Otranto Cathedral or Otranto Waterfront.

Otranto Historic Centre
Gallipoli Castle which includes château or palace, general coastal views and heritage architecture

Gallipoli Historic Center

4/5(1 area review)

Unique features of Gallipoli Historic Center include the historical sites and beaches. Make a stop by Gallipoli Fish Market or Gallipoli Castle while you're exploring the area.

Gallipoli Historic Center
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Specchiarica

If you're spending some time in Specchiarica, Ionian Sea and Rosario Church are top sights worth seeing.

Specchiarica
Borgo Egnazia
Borgo Egnazia
5 out of 5
Strada Comunale Egnazia, Savelletri di Fasano, Fasano, BR
The price is AU$959 per night from 27 Mar to 28 Mar
AU$959
includes taxes & fees
27 Mar - 28 Mar
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Fasano. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 3 outdoor pools. Popular attractions Zoosafari and San Domenico Golf Club are ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (251 reviews)
"Amazing restful stay for two days. A bit of heaven !!"

Reviewed on 7 Nov. 2024

Borgo Egnazia
Palazzo Virgilio
Palazzo Virgilio
4 out of 5
Corso Umberto I, 149, Brindisi, BR
The price is AU$211 per night from 8 Apr to 9 Apr
AU$211
includes taxes & fees
8 Apr - 9 Apr
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Brindisi. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (317 reviews)
"Just perfect for us ."

Reviewed on 20 Mar. 2025

Palazzo Virgilio
8Piuhotel
8Piuhotel
4 out of 5
Viale Del Risorgimento 3, Lecce, LE
The price is AU$212 per night from 30 Mar to 31 Mar
AU$212
includes taxes & fees
30 Mar - 31 Mar
Stay at this 4-star hotel in Lecce. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (690 reviews)
"Easy free parking, good breakfast, quiet, good room except there was no shower enclosure - water just sprayed on bathroom floor."

Reviewed on 19 Oct. 2024

8Piuhotel
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Dama Bianca Boutique Hotel Ostuni
Dama Bianca Boutique Hotel Ostuni
Vico Roberto Ardigò, 21, Ostuni, BR
Stay at this apartment in Ostuni. Enjoy free WiFi, private plunge pools, and a rooftop terrace. Popular attractions Piazza della Liberta and Church of San Francesco ...
10/10 Exceptional! (3 reviews)
"It was a lovely stay, everyone was very helpfull, the room was clean. It was the perfect location!"

Reviewed on 2 Nov. 2024

Dama Bianca Boutique Hotel Ostuni
Donnosanto Hotel
Donnosanto Hotel
3 out of 5
Via Monte Pollino snc, Torre Santa Sabina, Carovigno, BR
Stay at this 3-star beach residence in Carovigno. Enjoy free breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking. Popular attractions Spiaggia di Pantanagianni Grande and ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (82 reviews)
"A beach town with a fair amount of residential properties and a good number of restaurants at various prices. Enjoyed all meals. Hotel staff were very easy to deal with and helpful."

Reviewed on 14 Jun. 2024

Donnosanto Hotel
Palazzo Le Cupole by Wonderful Italy
Palazzo Le Cupole by Wonderful Italy
Via Giuseppe Spennati, 6, Ostuni, BR
Stay at this apartment in Ostuni. Enjoy free WiFi, rainfall showerheads, and an in-room espresso maker. Popular attractions Museum of Preclassical Civilizations ...
9/10 Wonderful! (8 reviews)
"We had an absolutely amazing time at Palazzo Le Cupole by Wonderful Italy. The apartment was spacious and the location was very convenient. The staff were attentive and went out of their way to ensure that we were comfortable."

Reviewed on 22 Jun. 2024

Palazzo Le Cupole by Wonderful Italy
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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