Nardo

Built around an ancient settlement in inland Salento, Nardò grew into a historic town whose municipality reaches the Ionian Sea. Its compact centre is marked by Lecce stone and elaborate Baroque façades, with Piazza Salandra serving as a focal point for civic architecture and daily life. Along the coast, Porto Selvaggio Regional Natural Park protects a stretch of Mediterranean woodland, rocky shore and clear-water coves. Santa Maria al Bagno also preserves the memory of Jewish displaced persons who lived in a post-war transit camp there, documented at the Museum of Memory and Welcome. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Nardò and Salento’s Ionian coast.

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