Marina di Novaglie has retained its special charm over time due to the beauty of the area with its typical dry stone walls, small streets that lose themselves among fields of centuries-old olive trees and expanses of Mediterranean maquis that embrace a coastline characterised by low cliffs and inlets full of caves. Certainly the richness of this location has been preserved by the fact that Marina di Novaglie is still unknown in terms of popularity compared to other desirable destinations in the Salento such as nearby Santa Maria di Leuca, Otranto, Castro, or the beaches of Gallipoli to name but a few. At a time when the development of mass tourism, accelerated by tools such as the internet and social networks, has seen much of the Salento area involved, Marina di Novaglie has remained foreign to all the changes taking place, and visiting it in person one immediately realises how time seems to have stood still in this area to give precedence to the simpler and more genuine emotions of a land waiting to be discovered. Situated in an area that is said to have been inhabited since the Palaeolithic period, this area owes its tourist richness also to the presence of several caves, all worthy of a visit, and one of them is the Grotta del Porto Vecchio. This small cave is located in the area adjacent to the Porto Vecchio and the main chamber presents different shades of colours ranging from bronze, white, brown and grey; a green grassy shelf also dominates the upper part of the cave. All the inlets of this beautiful coastline can be easily visited by kayak or by renting a small boat... have a good summer from the blue Adriatic Sea.
Last update: 19/10/2022, Tonio Viva