Teetering above the Adriatic, the picturesque port’s cathedral has a Renaissance rose window and 12th-century mosaic floor – and became a mosque after the Turkish invasion in 1480.
The little resort with its Art Nouveau villas on the southernmost tip of Salento. This is the end of the road and the meeting place of the Ionian and Adriatic seas. Take a boat trip to explore the grottoes carved out of the rocky cliffs.
Take a guided tour of honey-hued Castello di Ugento and its glorious 17th-century frescoes. Visit the New Archaeological Museum and wander the little streets of the borgo antico and admire the cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta at sunset.
