Grotta Porcinara

Santa Maria di Leuca - Castrignano del Capo

The Grotta Porcinara is perhaps the best known of the caves along the Santa Maria di Leuca coastline. Built by man as a place of pagan worship, this example of a cave bears witness to the very history of Leuca, a land that has seen different cultures intermingle over the centuries in a mixture of mutual respect, and which has been a safe harbour for many sailors for millennia. The Grotta della Porcinara is located along a small promontory about 60 metres from the sea and can be accessed via a small path from the mainland. At present, the cave is closed with iron grilles and to visit it, one must make an explicit request to the municipality. The entrance has two mouths that give access to three different rooms, inside which pre-Christian epigraphs have been discovered of thanksgiving for a safe voyage or of prayers that solicited comfort before facing a long journey. Some archaeological research by the University of Salento has revealed the presence of an area inside the cave used for the worship of pagan-religious rites. From a landscape point of view, the Grotta della Porcinara represents only one of the many natural beauties of the Leuca area; the wide cliffs interspersed with small paths through the green of the typical Mediterranean maquis frame a crystal-clear blue sea. The marvellous seabed is ideal for those who love diving so as to discover the most hidden recesses while also admiring the beautiful plays of light that are produced between the crevices of the various inlets; have a good summer at the Grotta della Porcinara.

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Santa Maria di Leuca - Castrignano del Capo

41 Hotels and restaurants near Grotta Porcinara, Santa Maria di Leuca - Castrignano del Capo

Agriturismo Serine

Strada Provinciale San Giuseppe - Contrada Serine - Castrignano del Capo (Lecce)
+39 0833 751337

Hotel Rizieri

Via Colombo, 24 73040 Leuca (Le)
+39 0833.758.007

La Corte di Leuca

Via Virgilio, 57 - Castrignano del Capo Lecce
+39 0833 21 91 82

Messapia Hotel & Resort

C.da Masseria Li Turchi, Santa Maria di Leuca LE
+39 0833 750027

Hotel Magna Grecia

Via Lungomare Magna Grecia - Patù (LE) Loc. Felloniche
(+39) 366 950 6287

Finisterrae

Via A.Toscanini, 21, 73034 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+1 304 593 0459

Mimi Leuca

Via Leonardo da Vinci, 113, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 344 289 9773

Masseria Palane

Via Vicinale San Giovanni Battista s.n. 73053 Patù (Le)
+39 388 996 6930

Residence Bellevue

Via fra" Bonaventura, 30 - Santa Maria di Leuca - Castrignano del Capo (Le)
+39 329 9344152

Aura Solis

Via Enea snc, C.da Curticelli, 73040, Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 328 33 87 348

Hotel Montirò

Contrada Montiro" - 73040, Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 0833 758738

Il Pappagallo Bed and Breakfast

Via Montecucco 19 - Santa Maria di Leuca - LE
+39.0833 1857083

Villa Crea

Marina di Felloniche, Castrignano del Capo (LE)
+39 335 6810 310

Hotel Terminal

Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Lecce)
+39 0833 758242

Hotel L" Approdo

Via Panoramica 1, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 0833 758 548

Volito Hotel

Via Volito I, 73053 Patù (Le)
(+39) 0833 604204 - (+39) 376 107 9284

B&B Villa Ines

Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 73040 Castrignano del Capo - Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 349 3941460

B&B La Chiocciola

Via Roma, 52, 73040 Castrignano del Capo (Le)
(+39) 377 596 03 58

iChiani Charming & Sustainable Holidays

SS 275, 51, 73034 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 345 604 6302

Azienda Agrituristica Masseria La Verna

Via Enrico Fermi, 73053 Patù (Le)
+39 328 208 8713

La Casa del Fico

Litoranea Leuca-Novaglie km 44, 73034 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 0833 185 2172

Picca Picca

Via Pozzo Pasulo, 37, 73040 Morciano di Leuca (Le)
+39 335 536 0560

Antico Borgo Marchese

Via Primo Maggio - 73040 Morciano di Leuca (Le)
+39 333 59 67 315

Villa Loreta

Via A. Vespucci, 73031 Marina di Novaglie (Le)
+41 (0)79 35 777 38

Anna 1924 Rooms & Suites

Via XXIV Maggio angolo Via Giacomo Leopardi,73034 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 371 453 4851

Corte degli Allori

Via Campana 6, 73040 Giuliano di Lecce (Le)
+39 366 42 78 777

Agriturismo Terra di Leuca

Via S. Marina, 73050 Ruggiano (Le)
+39 339 410 4698

Agriturismo Masseria Alcorico

Contrada "Cucuruzzi" 73034 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 0833 547391 - Cell. +39 338 945 0833

Agriturismo Sikalìndi

SP275 KM 31, 73034 San Dana (Le)
+39 351 048 7199

B&B Masseria San Dana

Via Campurra, 11, 73034 Gagliano del capo (Le)
+39 388 588 9968

Nilosira Osteria e B&B

Via E. D"Amore 16, 73040 Barbarano del Capo (Le)
+39 339 345 3762

B&B Aurora Salentina

Via Fanfulla da Lodi 32, 73040 Barbarano del Capo (Le)
+39 347 676 3363

Scogliera del Gabbiano

Via Litoranea Leuca Novaglie km1.5, 73040 Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 0833 758 808

B&B Palazzo la Traja

Via Piave, 32, Gagliano del Capo (Le)
+39 348 692 6342

Case Vacanza Giuliana

C.da Masseria Li Turchi, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 339 336 2628

B&B La Magnolia

Viale degli Eroi 47, 73040 Morciano di Leuca (Le)
+39 329 833 6875

B&B Villa Pedaci

Via Foresta Forte, 2, 73034 Gagliano del capo (Le)
+39 366 384 4411

Albergo Del Santuario

Via Francesco Pireca, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 0833 758 696

BiancaLeuca Guesthouse

Via Sandro Pertini 60, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 347 045 7810

B&B Mareincantato

Via Dante Alighieri, 44, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 331 367 5513

Albergo Minerva

Via Quinto Ennio, 73040 Santa Maria di Leuca (Le)
+39 0833 758 564

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, 25/12/2024