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Salento is called \"The heel of Italy\" because it is the end to the southeast of the Italian \"boot\", located on the sea not far from the Greek peninsula and Turkey.\r\nEach city contains a piece of history in a baroque church, hidden in an impressive coastal tower, buried under the earth scorched by the sun and wind of the sea ... between wild nature and glimpses stones shaped by step the hand of man , by step we discover a history of different cultures scattered hundreds of years of history of plundering barbarians and religious martyrs, between Greek and Arab influences, between the deep religious faith and sinful tarantismo.\r\nSalento culture is made of ancient traditions and rituals: the passage of time is marked by farming, craft and cultural such as the grape and wine production, the olive harvest, the festivities, the Christmas nativity scenes, moments that create and continually recreate the culture. 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