Inventory: Road trip / Salento
Sunrise coast
Salento, the tip of the sun-drenched peninsula making up the heel of Italy’s ‘boot’, is home to stunning beaches, architectural delights and family-run firms. And, as we discover on a three-day road trip, this charming outpost is also a very difficult place to leave behind.
Salento, at the very farthest point of Italy’s heel, has long been a relatively isolated landing point for people from across the Mediterranean: many of whom have left their mark on its rugged culture and cuisine. There’s also something about Salento that seems to capture visitors’ imagination and lend itself to dream of putting down more permanent roots.
The landscape is a dramatic mix of azure waters and craggy cliffs, and even the dwellings themselves seem spawned from fantasy – clustered towns of dazzling limewashed buildings or sun-bleached…
