Ceglie Messapica

Pretty town in the upper Salento of very ancient times (the Messapi were the people who preceded the Romanization). Characteristic for its narrow alleys that climb up to the center and for the white color of the lime walls. It is also worth a stop to visit the Castle, the medieval village and the churches (especially that of S. Anna).
Not to be missed, scattered around Ceglie and in Salento, are also the "specchie", large mounds of limestone slabs which in the Neolithic age perhaps served as defense or watchtowers

Ceglie Messapica is one of the oldest municipalities in the region, located in the heart of the Itria Valley. To see: Montevicoli cave; cave of San Michele; Ducal Castle; Collegiate mother church of Santa Maria Assunta; Church of San Rocco.

the main square of Ceglie