Around here, Melendugno usually rhymes with summer, the scents of a Salento to be experienced, and crystal-clear blue sea. Awarded the prestigious Blue Flag several times, this municipality in the province of Lecce encompasses much of the beauty of Salento and one never ceases to discover more aspects and characteristics typical of this corner of Apulia. Travelling the length and breadth of the coast road that connects San Foca to Torre dell"Orso, we cannot fail to notice the remains of the ancient town of Roca with its imposing castle now reduced to ruins, dismantled following the continuous raids of Saracen pirates during the mid-16th century. The origins of the Roca Vecchia Castle date back to the late Middle Ages when it was built together with the fortified town of Roca. The Roca Vecchia Castle was surrounded by an imposing moat and for the time represented an impregnable fortress built with all the criteria to defend the indigenous population. Today this beautiful and evocative castle has almost merged with the surrounding area to form a single block with the cliffs that end directly in the sea and the green of the typical Mediterranean scrub covering most of these ruins that once meant defence and survival. The panorama one enjoys when observing these ruins from any perspective, combined with a horizon so captivating that it links the turquoise of the sky to the deep blue of the Adriatic, is a glimpse of rare beauty. Living certain experiences that link the history of an area to the unspoilt nature of the surrounding landscape fully repays the decision to spend part of our time discovering these wonderful places. Salento"s beauties and one colour above all, the blue that only the Melendugno marinas manage to render as far as it really can. Happy summer from the Castle of Roca Vecchia.
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Via Alessandro Volta, 37 Torre dell"Orso - Lecce
+39 0832 84 12 44
Provinciale Borgagne – S. Andrea Contrada Costarella,73026, Borgagne (Le)
+39 380 4927948
Litoranea Torre dell"Orso - San Foca, Via Gaetano Donizetti, 73026 Roca Vecchia (Le)
+39 0832 841708
SP 366, 73026 - Torre Dell"Orso (Le)
+39 0832/402530
Via delle Acace, San Foca (Le)
+39 333.620.5018
Prov.le Torre dell"Orso - Roca, Marina di Melendugno (Le)
+39 347 3607044
Via Venticinque Aprile, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 349 652 1865
Via Vicinale Cisterna Vecchia, 8 - 73010 Caprarica di Lecce (LE)
+39 349.743.9463
SP 366 Litoranea S. Cataldo - Otranto 73026 Roca di Melendugno (Le)
+39 0832 842 633 - Cell: +39 320 382 6877
Via Lungomare Matteotti, 157, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 0832 700 433
SP Melendugno - San Foca, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 389 177 3933
S.P. Melendugno – San Foca km 3, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 377 323 5826
Via delle Ginestre, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 320 084 6414
Piazza Fiume, 8A, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 0832 881 008
Via Prov. per Melendugno, Torre Dell"orso, Melendugno (Le)
+39 0832 842 000
SP147 Borgagne-Martano km 1,3, 73026 Borgagne (Le)
+39 334 171 7972
Via Euterpe, Km 2,7 - Torre Specchia,Melendugno (Le)
+39 337 826617
Contrada Carrozzi, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 0832 881 003
Via Sant"Agostino, 22 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 329 40 54 410 (Claudia)
Via del Canneto, 2, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 351 512 5249
Via Padova, 14, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 333 724 9391
Via Giuseppe Parini 4, 73027 Roca Vecchia - Marina di Melendugno (Le)
+39 327 173 0845
Contrada Sentinella, 73026 Torre dell"Orso (Le)
+39 388 447 5050
SP Melendugno-San Foca km 0.5, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 0832 178 5255
Via delle Gardenie, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 320 769 6620
Via Mediterraneo 1/11, 73026 Roca Vecchia (Le)
+39 329 061 3963
Via Tevere, 15, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 349 848 1237
Litorale Lecce-Otranto, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 333 949 0037
Via Filippo Turati, 26, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 340 468 4730
Via Zeno, 73026 Roca Vecchia (Le)
+39 377 023 0785
Via Roma, 26, 73026 Melendugno (Le)
+39 320 966 9789
Via Malta, 73026 San Foca (Le)
+39 0832 402 649
The names of beaches, lidos, natural swimming pools, caves, coastal towers, nature parks and reserves, along with the names of accommodation facilities such as hotels, bed and breakfasts, agritourisms, holiday homes, resorts, hostels and campsites, are deliberately left in their original language to respect the culture, historical identity and authenticity of the area.
Last update, 02/12/2024