Salento
Salento
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A view of Salento from satellite | |
Geographical borders of Salento (the so called "messapic threshold") | |
| Country | Italy |
| Regions | Apulia |
| Provinces | Taranto, Brindisi, Lecce |
| Area | |
| • Land | 5,856.57 km2 (2,261.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 1,785,500 |
| Demonym | Salentini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 |
| Postal codes | 73001-73100, 72012-72015, 72017-72018, 72020-72027, 72029, 74100 |
Salento (Italian: [saˈlɛnto]; Salentino: Salentu; Salento Griko: Σαλέντο) is a cultural, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the Italian Peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the Province of Lecce, most of the Province of Brindisi (all of it except Fasano, Ostuni and Cisternino), and the south-eastern part of the Province of Taranto (like Grottaglie and Avetrana, but not Taranto itself).