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

C; ose up view of exterior pink stone and plastered walls and apse, medieval church of San Pietro, Otranto, with wrought iron street lamp, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Facade of church of Santa Croce, exuberant Baroque ornamentation of facade with rose window, with street and steps to doorway, sunny spring morning with blue sky, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Rocky coastline and natural arch formation of sea stacks, clear blue sea on sunny spring morning, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Rocky coastline and natural arch formation of sea stacks, clear blue sea on sunny spring morning, 2 fishermen on rocks in distance, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Facade of church of Sant'Irene, exuberant Baroque ornamentation of facade, street with single female figure in distance, sunny spring morning, Lecce, Salento, Puglia, Southern Italy

Typical defense castle of 16th century with rounded stone tower, overlooking harbour with moored fishing boats, sunny spring morning with blue sky, 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

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