Guidebook for Carpignano Salentino
Food Scene
Good food, welcoming staff, beautiful interiors. On warm night ask for table in the garden and enjoy yor dinner under the stars with lemon and orange trees arround you.
8 locals recommend
GUSTO
45 Via Francesco MonosiGood food, welcoming staff, beautiful interiors. On warm night ask for table in the garden and enjoy yor dinner under the stars with lemon and orange trees arround you.
Ristorante Pizzeria la Locanda
23 Via Filzigood local trattoria.
SALENTO GUESTHOUSE
26 Via RomaOur home restaurant "Pentolino di Peppino"
Family run osteria. Lovely owners and good regional food. Try orecchiette!
7 locals recommend
L'Osteria del Sole
Via P. MiccaFamily run osteria. Lovely owners and good regional food. Try orecchiette!
charming little place, very warm atmosphere, good value for money, filled with locals
11 locals recommend
La Porta Antica
34 Via Placeràcharming little place, very warm atmosphere, good value for money, filled with locals
Le Stanzie
real masseria with local traditional food, one of the kind
Martinucci Specchia
16 Via Umberto Idelicious pastries and ice cream. try to resist
Bar Stella
1 Via Pomerionice coffee and pastries in piazza
I Minuti Piaceri
15 Largo CastelloEnjoy good food looking at the beautiful castle
Vini Menhir Salento S.R.L.
18 Via Giuseppina ScarcigliaGreat wine, nice interior and lovely garden
The best restaurant in Apulia. Honest food made with heart and love. Ask Peppino to cook for you something special.Il miglior ristorante in Puglia. Cucina casereccia fatta con cuore e amore. Chiedi a Peppino di cucinare per te.
7 locals recommend
Pentolino di Peppino
26 Via RomaThe best restaurant in Apulia. Honest food made with heart and love. Ask Peppino to cook for you something special.Il miglior ristorante in Puglia. Cucina casereccia fatta con cuore e amore. Chiedi a Peppino di cucinare per te.
Sightseeing
Beautiful Old Town with
-Archeologic museum Carpignano Palazzo Duca Ghezzi ,
-Cript Santa Cristina,
-Underground oil press,
-Medieval walls
-Sanctuary.
Not far from the sanctuary rises a "menhir" of the Rural Ages. Not to miss: the Palazzo Ducale and the Mother Church which has a bell tower from where it is possible to admire a wonderful panorama.
9 locals recommend
Carpignano Salentino
Beautiful Old Town with
-Archeologic museum Carpignano Palazzo Duca Ghezzi ,
-Cript Santa Cristina,
-Underground oil press,
-Medieval walls
-Sanctuary.
Not far from the sanctuary rises a "menhir" of the Rural Ages. Not to miss: the Palazzo Ducale and the Mother Church which has a bell tower from where it is possible to admire a wonderful panorama.
Don't miss:
-The mosaic running the whole length of the nave, sanctuary and apse shows scenes from the Old Testament and chivalric cycles, as well as figures from medieval bestiaries, arranged alongside a 'tree of life', showing human experience from the Fall to salvation.
-Crypt
-Martyrs of Otranto
74 locals recommend
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Annunciation
1 Piazza BasilicaDon't miss:
-The mosaic running the whole length of the nave, sanctuary and apse shows scenes from the Old Testament and chivalric cycles, as well as figures from medieval bestiaries, arranged alongside a 'tree of life', showing human experience from the Fall to salvation.
-Crypt
-Martyrs of Otranto
Castello di Corigliano d'Otranto
1 Piazza CastelloBeautiful castle
Beautiful Old Town.
Don't miss:
-The late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo (1435). The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it.
-The Baroque church of St. Peter (also known as Mother Church), rebuilt from 1633 on a previous Greek-rite edifice.
-The Pupa, a fountain in local limestone
-In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. It houses a pump which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect).
111 locals recommend
Galatina
Beautiful Old Town.
Don't miss:
-The late Romanesque church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, built in 1390 by Raimondello del Balzo Orsini, count of Soleto, with a fine portal and rose window. The interior contains frescoes by Francesco d'Arezzo (1435). The apse contains the fine mausoleum of the son of the founder, a canopy supported by four columns, with his statue beneath it.
-The Baroque church of St. Peter (also known as Mother Church), rebuilt from 1633 on a previous Greek-rite edifice.
-The Pupa, a fountain in local limestone
-In the neighbourhood is the small church of St. Paul. It houses a pump which, according to tradition, was able to heal people bitten by poisonous tarantulas (those bitten are called tarantati or pizzicati in the local dialect).
Parks & Nature
Conca Specchiulla
Beautiful small bays, clear water, stunning views.
Don't miss 2 sisters. Great place to enjoy sunrise with your loved one
156 locals recommend
Torre dell'Orso
Don't miss 2 sisters. Great place to enjoy sunrise with your loved one
Drinks & Nightlife
Babilonia
Via del Porticciololive music, great sea view, nice snacks and drinks
GIROdiBOA Ristopub
37 Via Padre L. ScupoliGiro Di Boa
Everything Else
nice interior, good food and wine selection, perfect location for lunch or apperitivo
46 locals recommend
00 Doppiozero
2 Via Guglielmo Paladininice interior, good food and wine selection, perfect location for lunch or apperitivo