Wooden painted blue fishing boat moored in Porto Cesareo harbour, with rest of harbour in background, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Sandy beach and rolling waves, clear green sea and blue sky, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Facade of church of Santa Croce, exuberant Baroque ornamentation of facade with rose window, as seen from below, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Facade of Duomo (cathedral), exuberant Baroque ornamentation of facade, steps to doorway, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Wooden fishing boats moored in harbour, with fishing nets on quayside below the medieval walls of Gallipoli, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

View of Otranto harbour with clear green water, moored sailboats and motorboats, medieval fortifications and town beyond, sunny spring morning with dramatic clouds in blue sky, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Wooden fishing boats moored in harbour, with fishing nets on quayside below the medieval walls of Gallipoli, and sailboats beyond, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Detail view of Torre Lapillo, 16th century tower coastline defense, with coastline framed by arched stairway leading to square stone tower, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

View of Torre Lapillo, 16th century tower coastline defense, with arched stairway leading to square stone tower, flowering yellow gorse bush in foreground, sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Piazza del Duomo, with view of campanile (bell tower) and Baroque ornamentation of Cathedral, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Olive grove with wild red poppies, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy