CASTRO

Castro is, perhaps, among the most suggestive places of Salento. Its coast and its small historical centre have, an unbelievable charm, in fact the coast road that connects Castro to Leuca and Santa Cesarea is considered among the most beautiful roads in Europe, often location also of advertising spot. Castro is also known for its sea caves, among which that of the Cervi that has revolutionized the world archaeological theories with its rocky paintings.

To visit: a sixteenth-century manor-house, the fortified towers of the ancient Roman camp (from which the name "Castro"), the Byzantine cathedral, the "Cave Romanelli" and the formations stalactitic and stalagmitic of the "Cave Zinzulusa."