Private · up to 8 · Half a day
Adriatic coast
Torre dell'Orso · Baia dei Turchi · Otranto
The most photographed coast of Salento in half a day, with swim stops wherever you like.
Salento · Puglia
What to see in Salento: the map
Our homes, the beaches worth the drive, the spots everyone photographs, the events, the clubs, the tours we organise and the places where your Domus card gets you a discount. Pick only what you care about (just the sea, just the events), tap a point, or choose a tour and watch the route.
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The tours
Private car with an English-speaking driver. You leave from your door, you decide the itinerary and you can change it on the way. You pay for the time, not per person: up to 8, just for you.
Private · up to 8 · Full day
Sea to sea
Otranto · Santa Maria di Leuca · Gallipoli
From the Adriatic to the Ionian in one day: cliffs, the Leuca lighthouse and sunset in Gallipoli.
Private · up to 8 · Full day
Itria Valley
Ostuni · Locorotondo · Polignano a Mare
The white city, Polignano's terraces over the sea and trulli among the olive trees.
Private · up to 8 · Long day
Matera and Alberobello
Alberobello · Matera
The Sassi of Matera and the trulli of Alberobello in one day, without thinking about the road.
Private · up to 8 · Half a day
Greek Salento
Galatina · Zollino
The basilica of Santa Caterina, the villages where Griko is still spoken and the inland farmhouses.
Private · up to 8 · Evening
Evening out
Dinner by the sea or the bars in town, with the driver waiting: nobody drives back.
Private · up to 8 · By the hour
Made to measure
Tell us what you enjoy and we build the itinerary, with the right pace for you.
Group · About 2 hours
Baroque Lecce on foot
Lecce, Basilica of Santa Croce · Piazza Sant'Oronzo and the Roman amphitheatre · Piazza Duomo
Piazza Duomo, Santa Croce, Sant'Oronzo and the Roman amphitheatre with a licensed guide. In Italian, English and French.
Group · Full day
Salento day tour
Lecce · Otranto · Castro · Santa Maria di Leuca · Gallipoli
From Lecce to Otranto, Castro, Santa Maria di Leuca and Gallipoli by minivan, with free time at every stop.
Group · 3 hours or full day
Boat to the caves from Otranto
Otranto harbour · Zinzulusa Cave
From Otranto harbour to the Zinzulusa, Azzurra and Palombara caves, with swim stops and an aperitif on board. Groups up to 12.
Group · About 2 hours
Underground Lecce
Lecce, Basilica of Santa Croce
The baroque city and then the museum with its underground: the Lecce you cannot see from the street.
Sea
San Cataldo
Lecce · 1 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Where the people of Lecce go to the sea: a sandy beach, the lighthouse and a pine wood behind. It is the beach of our three seaside homes.
Torre Chianca
Lecce · 12 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Pale sand and shallow water north of Lecce, next to the Rauccio park.
San Foca
Melendugno · 13 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A marina with a small harbour, sandy stretches and low rocks, an easy drive from Lecce.
Torre dell'Orso
Melendugno · 17 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A crescent of fine sand framed by pines, with the Two Sisters sea stacks just offshore.
Grotta della Poesia
Roca Vecchia, Melendugno · 16 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A natural pool carved into the rock, next to the archaeological site of Roca.
Torre Sant'Andrea
Melendugno · 19 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Sea stacks and pale rock arches above turquoise water: the most photographed stretch of the Salento Adriatic.
Baia dei Turchi
Otranto · 25 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An unspoilt beach north of Otranto, reached on foot through the pine wood.
Alimini
Otranto · 23 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A long sandy beach with dunes and pines, between the sea and the two Alimini lakes.
Porto Badisco
Otranto · 37 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A small rocky inlet south of Otranto: legend has it that Aeneas landed here.
Cala dell'Acquaviva
Marittima, Diso · 45 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A tiny fjord between the rocks, cooled by freshwater springs.
Ponte Ciolo
Gagliano del Capo · 60 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A narrow inlet between rock walls, spanned by the bridge: the spot for diving and snorkelling.
Pescoluse
Salve · 61 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The "Maldives of Salento": white sand and shallow, clear water on the Ionian side.
Punta della Suina
Gallipoli · 49 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Sandy coves between rocks and pines, south of Gallipoli.
Baia Verde
Gallipoli · 45 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Gallipoli's beach-club strip and the heart of its beach life.
Porto Selvaggio
Nardò · 38 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A bay inside a nature park: you walk down through the pines to the sea.
Torre Lapillo
Porto Cesareo · 40 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
White sand and clear water at the foot of the coastal tower.
Punta Prosciutto
Porto Cesareo · 46 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Dunes and dazzling white sand: one of the best-loved beaches on the Ionian coast.
Marina Serra natural pool
Tricase · 53 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A turquoise sea pool enclosed by rocks: one of the most shared photos of Salento.
Grotta Verde (Green Cave)
Marina di Andrano · 48 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
You swim in, and the water inside glows emerald green when the sun filters through.
Porto Miggiano
Santa Cesarea Terme · 41 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The cove beneath the cliff, with its staircase cut into the rock and the tower above.
Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit Island)
Porto Cesareo · 38 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The islet off Porto Cesareo: you can wade across through shallow, clear water.
Punta Pizzo
Gallipoli · 50 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Mediterranean scrub, pale sand and postcard water in the nature park south of Gallipoli.
History and culture
Lecce
Lecce · 11 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The capital of baroque: Piazza Duomo, the basilica of Santa Croce, the Roman amphitheatre and golden Lecce stone everywhere.
Otranto
Otranto · 31 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The cathedral with its great medieval floor mosaic, the Aragonese castle and the ramparts above the sea.
Gallipoli
Gallipoli · 45 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The old town sits on an island linked to the mainland by a bridge: castle, alleys and sunset over the Ionian.
Galatina
Galatina · 26 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, covered in late-Gothic frescoes, and the home of the pasticciotto.
Grecìa Salentina
Zollino · 20 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The inland villages where griko, the ancient Greek dialect, is still spoken.
Santa Maria di Leuca
Castrignano del Capo · 66 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Where the heel of Italy ends: the lighthouse, the sanctuary and the point where the two seas meet.
Castro
Castro · 43 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A village high above the sea with its Aragonese castle, over the marina and the caves.
Nardò
Nardò · 32 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Piazza Salandra, one of the loveliest baroque squares in Salento.
Specchia
Specchia · 50 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
One of the "Most Beautiful Villages of Italy", on a hill in southern Salento.
Acaya
Vernole · 5 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A rare sixteenth-century fortified village, with walls and castle, close to San Cataldo.
Cerrate Abbey
Lecce · 17 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A Romanesque abbey among olive trees north of Lecce, now cared for by FAI.
Ostuni
Brindisi · 72 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The white city: a maze of whitewashed alleys above the plain of olive trees.
Locorotondo
Itria Valley · 92 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An all-white circular village overlooking the Itria Valley and its trulli.
Alberobello
Itria Valley · 100 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The trulli, a UNESCO World Heritage site: whole districts of dry-stone conical houses.
Polignano a Mare
Bari · 113 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Houses perched above the Adriatic and the famous cove of Lama Monachile.
Matera
Basilicata · 146 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The Sassi, a UNESCO World Heritage site: an entire city carved into the rock.
Nature
Le Cesine Reserve
Vernole · 5 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A nature reserve and WWF oasis: ponds, dunes and trails just south of San Cataldo.
Rauccio Park
Lecce · 14 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Woodland, marshes and trails in the regional park next to Torre Chianca.
Bauxite quarry
Otranto · 33 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An emerald-green pond between fiery red walls, in a former quarry south of Otranto.
Punta Palascìa lighthouse
Otranto · 36 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The easternmost point of Italy: this is where you come to watch the sunrise.
Zinzulusa Cave
Castro · 43 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A sea cave open to visitors at Castro, among stalactites and stalagmites.
Viral spots
Grotta della Poesia
Roca Vecchia, Melendugno · 16 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A natural pool carved into the rock, next to the archaeological site of Roca.
Torre Sant'Andrea
Melendugno · 19 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Sea stacks and pale rock arches above turquoise water: the most photographed stretch of the Salento Adriatic.
Ponte Ciolo
Gagliano del Capo · 60 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A narrow inlet between rock walls, spanned by the bridge: the spot for diving and snorkelling.
Pescoluse
Salve · 61 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The "Maldives of Salento": white sand and shallow, clear water on the Ionian side.
Alberobello
Itria Valley · 100 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The trulli, a UNESCO World Heritage site: whole districts of dry-stone conical houses.
Polignano a Mare
Bari · 113 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Houses perched above the Adriatic and the famous cove of Lama Monachile.
Bauxite quarry
Otranto · 33 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An emerald-green pond between fiery red walls, in a former quarry south of Otranto.
Punta Palascìa lighthouse
Otranto · 36 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The easternmost point of Italy: this is where you come to watch the sunrise.
Marina Serra natural pool
Tricase · 53 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A turquoise sea pool enclosed by rocks: one of the most shared photos of Salento.
Grotta Verde (Green Cave)
Marina di Andrano · 48 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
You swim in, and the water inside glows emerald green when the sun filters through.
Porto Miggiano
Santa Cesarea Terme · 41 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The cove beneath the cliff, with its staircase cut into the rock and the tower above.
Villa Sticchi
Santa Cesarea Terme · 41 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The Moorish villa with its dome overlooking the sea: the most photographed skyline in Santa Cesarea.
Isola dei Conigli (Rabbit Island)
Porto Cesareo · 38 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The islet off Porto Cesareo: you can wade across through shallow, clear water.
Punta Pizzo
Gallipoli · 50 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Mediterranean scrub, pale sand and postcard water in the nature park south of Gallipoli.
Torre Uluzzo
Nardò · 38 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The ruined tower high above the bay: the right spot for sunset over the Ionian.
Santa Maria al Bagno
Nardò · 38 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The little bay in the village and, just beyond, the Quattro Colonne towers by the sea.
Events
La Notte della Taranta
August · Melpignano · 25 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The big closing concert of the pizzica festival, in front of the former Augustinian convent.
The lights of Scorrano
July · Scorrano · 32 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The feast of Santa Domenica: the whole town is covered in architectures of light.
Feast of Sant'Oronzo
Late August · Lecce · 11 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Lecce's patron saint festival: lights, stalls and concerts in the old town.
Night of San Rocco
Mid-August · Torrepaduli, Ruffano · 44 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A whole night of tambourines, circles and sword-dance pizzica in front of the sanctuary.
Mercatino del Gusto
Early August · Maglie · 29 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The centre of Maglie turns into a trail of Salento food and wine, street by street.
Municeddha festival
August · Cannole · 25 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
One of the best-known food festivals in Salento, devoted to land snails.
La Fòcara bonfire
January · Novoli · 21 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The great bonfire of Sant'Antonio Abate, built from thousands of bundles of vine branches.
Clubs and nightlife
Praja
Baia Verde, Gallipoli · 46 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The big open-air club at Baia Verde, with international guests in summer.
Rio Bo
Lido Conchiglie, Gallipoli · 39 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A summer club in a seventeenth-century farmhouse set in the scrubland, with dance floors among the rocks.
Parco Gondar
Gallipoli · 45 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The arena for the concerts and festivals of the Gallipoli summer.
Guendalina
Santa Cesarea Terme · 41 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A historic name for electronic music in Salento: two dance floors and international DJs every summer.
Blu Bay
Castro Marina · 42 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A summer club with two poolside dance floors, in Castro Marina.
Malè
Santa Cesarea Terme · 41 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
A club among the pines on a rocky spur, with panoramic terraces over the sea.
Domus partners
Lido Ponticello
San Cataldo, Lecce · 1 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Equipped beach with sun loungers, straw umbrellas and crystal-clear sea. Beach bar, beach tennis and total relaxation.
Kalù Lido
Torre Chianca, Lecce · 12 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Ethnic-style beach club in Rauccio Park at Torre Chianca. Umbrellas, beachside bar and fresh seafood cuisine.
Villa Conca Marco
Vanze, Vernole · 7 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Organic pool set among olive groves. Ideal on windy days when the sea is rough. Day-use with Salento cuisine, water sports and bikes included.
Maremosso
San Cataldo, Lecce · 1 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Genuine seafood cuisine steps from the beach. Fresh catch of the day, burrata, carpaccio. Perfect for a long lunch after the beach.
La Casa Blanca
San Cataldo, Lecce · 1 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Fresh fish daily since 2015. Gratinated mussels, sea urchin linguine, fritto misto. Italian Excellence Award 2019 and 2023.
Il Malcandrino
Monteroni di Lecce · 16 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Mediterranean fine dining in a historic farmhouse. Creative risottos, excellent quality meat and fish. A few kilometres from Lecce, absolutely worth the trip.
Elleniko
Lecce · 12 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Authentic Greek cuisine in the heart of Lecce. Moussaka, souvlaki, pita and tzatziki prepared with care. A local favourite among Lecce residents.
Fior di Gelato
Lecce centre · 10 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The best gelato in Lecce. Grab a cone and stroll through the old town: this is the Salento evening ritual.
I Due Trappeti
Galatina · 26 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An exclusive location in a 16th-century building in Galatina. Refined, reinvented Salento cuisine in a striking atmosphere. 4.8 ★ on Tripadvisor.
Palazzo Mandurino
Zollino · 20 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
An elegant early-1900s palazzo in the heart of Grecìa Salentina. Gourmet restaurant with innovative local cuisine, suites with private jacuzzi, an authentic experience in the village of Zollino among centuries-old olive trees.
Cloro
Lecce · 11 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
Cocktail bar with a glowing pool, gourmet pizza and live music evenings. The spot for summer nights in Lecce.
Sanca's Pub
San Cataldo, Lecce · 1 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The go-to evening spot in San Cataldo. Craft beers, young vibe, perfect for ending the night by the sea.
Getting here
Brindisi Airport
Brindisi · 43 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The closest airport. We meet you on arrival and take you to your door: private or shared transfer, at any hour.
Bari Airport
Bari · 154 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
More international flights, a longer drive: with a door-to-door transfer you reach home with no changes.
Lecce railway station
Lecce · 12 km from San Cataldo (Lecce)
The end of the line for trains to Salento: we can pick you up here too.
And where will you stay?
All these experiences are minutes away from our homes. Pick where to stay, we take care of the rest.
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