Salento is a region rich in tourist resources and enchanting landscapes, traversing this territory far and wide going to discover the most remote corners and hidden coves while breathing deeply the salty smell coming from a wonderful crystal clear sea fully repays the decision to spend part of our vacations in this beautiful peninsula of Italy. Among the many features that the Salento coast preserves, we could not miss the Stanza dei Bagni di Santa Caterina; we are on the Ionian side of Puglia, in a tourist resort, Santa Caterina to be precise, part of the municipality of Nardò in the province of Lecce. The Stanza dei Bagni represents perhaps the most intimate and reserved aspect, in the face of changing times, of how once upon a time some ladies of high society preferred to bathe in the clear waters of Santa Caterina protected from prying eyes and far from the populous confusion. These rooms thus represent what remains of this ancient practice, an environment, certainly not built by Mother Nature, collected and isolated, bathed by the shimmering and particularly cool waters due to the presence of some freshwater currents. Living this experience up close takes us back in time; also noteworthy are the fascinating plays of light that are reproduced both through the windows present in this atypical room and by the reflections of the waters themselves in an explosion of fascinating colors. Beauties of a timeless land, welcome to Salento and many greetings from Santa Caterina.
Last Updated: 17/04/2023, Tonio Viva
