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The patronage of this shrine, dedicated to the Madonna, refers to the town of Loreto. This is one of the great and important Marian pilgrimage sites in Europe, along with Lourdes in the French Pyrenees and Fatima in Portugal. Unlike the other two places mentioned, however, Loreto is not known for apparitions of the Mother of God. Here, pilgrims can find something very tangible: Mary's childhood home in Nazareth (Israel). Her parents—not mentioned by name in the biblical writings of the New Testament—are mentioned in apocryphal traditions: Saint Anne and Saint Joachim are thus the grandparents of Jesus Christ (their common feast day in the calendar of saints is July 26). Crusaders likely dismantled the venerated building in Nazareth and brought it to Europe when the era of the Christian kingdoms in the Holy Land came to an end towards the end of the 13th century. But this very sober assumption is countered by a much more interesting legend: According to this, four angels carried out the translation and flew the house over the Mediterranean.

Red Martian soil painted by the setting sun

Underground olive press in the ancient medieval farmhouse of Anfiano. Dug into the tuff rock to better preserve the oil thanks to the constant temperature, protecting it from pirate raids. Well preserved, it is located on the edge of the road and is easily accessed through a small gate.

From here it is possible to take the dirt path that continues to Otranto passing through the Bay of S. Andrea and skirting the coves of Conca Specchiulla

Easy hike

This beautiful trail from S.Andrea to Torre dell'Orso offers spectacular views of the crystal clear sea and the rocky coast, with stretches of white stone and reddish earth. This trail offers spectacular views of the crystal clear sea and the rocky coast, with stretches of white stone and reddish earth. Be very careful when approaching the cliff with steep walls, it can be unstable or with dangerous overhangs.

a must-see

The legend that tells of the Two Sisters is suggestive and equally suggestive is the view of the bay of Torre dell'Orso with the beach nestled between the sea and the pine forest and the coast that suddenly rises from which this jagged coast is generated, as beautiful as it is fragile. To be counted among the most beautiful stretches of coast in Salento.