The Grotta della Poesia

A collapsed sea cave forming a natural pool — swimming banned since 2019 — with over 3,000 ancient inscriptions on its walls.

A collapsed sea cave forming a natural pool — swimming banned since 2019 — with over 3,000 ancient inscriptions on its walls.

The sea is at its warmest in September, prices fall by about 30%, and the towns go back to their own life.

Nardò, Melendugno, Otranto, Gallipoli and Vieste hold Legambiente’s Cinque Vele.

Emerald to deep turquoise, reachable only from the water. How to see them, and when the light is right.