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Remains of the Church of Santa Maria di Pompignano, a medieval church dating back to the 10th century. It was part of the village of Pompignano, one of the satellite villages of Santa Maria de Muro, the ancient Messapian city of Mios. A Roman or pre-Roman stele is incorporated into the apse wall.

The Archaeological Park of Muro Leccese is a site that tells the story of the Messapian city of Mios, founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. The park includes a wall, a residential complex with a banquet hall, a necropolis with pit and chamber tombs, and a small house with a skeleton. The park was inaugurated in 2019 after 20 years of excavations conducted by the University of Salento and by the Superintendence.

The Basilian caves are ancient crypts dug into the rock or underground that are found in the territory of Muro Leccese. These caves were used as places of worship by the Basilian monks who took refuge in Salento between the 9th and 13th centuries and are decorated with Byzantine frescoes and religious symbols.

The Massi della Vecchia are large rocks of sedimentary stone found in the territory of Giuggianello, a town in Salento. These boulders have particular shapes and are linked to a legend that tells of an old witch who turned anyone who didn't answer her questions into stone. Among the most famous boulders are the Letto della Vecchia, the Masso della Vecchia and the Piede di Ercole.

The crypt of San Giovanni is a rock church located in the municipality of Giuggianello. It dates back to the 9th-10th century, was used for religious functions of the Greek-Byzantine rite, and preserves frescoes of great artistic and historical value inside. The crypt was discovered in 1976 and restored in 1992.

Posted in Salento Byzantine collection komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - Nothing to say, in terms of hiding, the Basilian monks persecuted by iconoclastic struggles and by the Saracens were commendable. It took me some time to find a cave hidden by vegetation. In reality, here we are talking about more caves but I have found only one and I cannot say if there are others. The passage of the Basilian monks is evident given the incision of a cross on the internal wall. Not vandalizing but enhancing these places would be desirable in my opinion.

Its name derives from the nearby church of the Crucifix. It is part of the large group of menhirs of Muro Leccese (an ancient Messapian village) together with the Menhir Miggiano, the Menhir Trice, the Menhir Giallini and the Menhir Croce di Sant’Antonio.

Part of what remains of the church dedicated to Santa Maria di Pompignano, built in the ancient medieval village near a small Messapian and late Roman settlement, in the countryside of Sanarica, on the border with the municipality of Muro Leccese.