Apulia, Italy · Europe
Melpignano works well as a base: 5 minutes from Maglie, 19km from Grotta della Poesia.
Melpignano is in Apulia, Italy, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Maglie, about 4 km away.
Melpignano (Griko: Lipignana; Salentino: Merpignanu) is a small town and comune in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina. Melpignano has a population of 2,209 inhabitants (called Melpignanesi) and an area of 10.93 square kilometres (4.22 mi2), thus showing a populationRead more
density of 202,1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The comune rises 89 metres (292 ft) above sea level.
There are 84 industrial firms employing 474 people who are 60.69% of the total of the workers. There are 50 service firms employing 165 people who are 21.13% of the total of the workers. There are 39 firms employing 89 people who are 11.40% of the total of the workers. There are 23 administrative offices employing 53 workers who are 6.79% of the total of the workers.
The people of Melpignano, alongside Italian, also speak Griko, a Greek dialect. The language, folklore, traditions and history of Calimera, like those of the eight other cities in the area called "Salentine Greece", reveal significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.
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Within an hour or so of Melpignano: Grotta della Poesia (19 km), Grotta Zinzulusa (20 km), Otranto to Leuca Coastal Road (20 km), Lecce (24 km).
The nearest famous roads are Otranto to Leuca Coastal Road and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Melpignano is in Apulia, Italy, about 4 km from Maglie.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Near-circular limestone sinkhole pool at Roca Vecchia where the Adriatic filters through under the cliff: a natural swimming hole ringed by a Bronze Age and Messapian archaeological site. Best early morning before the crowds arrive.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A dramatic sea cave near Castro on the Salento coast, hung with stalactites above clear Adriatic water.
20 km · about 25 min drive
coastal drive
Salento's finest drive: the litoranea from Otranto to Santa Maria di Leuca hugs Adriatic cliffs past Porto Badisco, Castro and the Ciolo gorge bridge at Italy's heel.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
The Florence of the South, a Puglian city overflowing with extravagant Baroque architecture carved from warm golden limestone.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A beautiful Puglian old town built on a limestone island connected to the mainland, surrounded by crystal-clear Ionian waters.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The dramatic tip of Italy's heel where the Adriatic and Ionian seas meet beneath a lighthouse and sanctuary.
40 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A perfectly circular 12.6 km high-speed test track in Puglia, so large it is visible from space. Owned by Porsche, it is where manufacturers chase top-speed records at over 400 km/h.
44 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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