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The largest pajàra in the municipality. It consists in an ancient countryside house built in dry-stone before the 19th century, one of the thousands of this truncated conical structures similar to the trulli built in this area. It has a circular plan and is built on three levels with three external staircases that runs along every level, you can climb it to reach the roof at anheight of about 10 m (33 ft). This large pajara is located in the suburb of Salve, unfortunately facing some modest 20th century buildings, the access is completely free since it is on public land.
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An underground oil mill carved into the rock during 1601, at the border of the old town.
Church of St. Nicholas the Great
Finished in 1672 AD the cathedral church is one of the most richly decorated of the cape of Leuca area, containing four valuable baroque altars built in Lecce stone during the 16th and 17th centuries as well as a white wooden pulpit with gold-leaf motifs and a ceiling of the crossing with elaborate stuccoes and frescoes. But the centerpiece is the pipe organ Olgiati-Mauro acquired in 1628, which is the oldest functional pipe organ in Apulia and one of the oldest in Italy. Unlike the interior, the exterior is quite simple and it has been restored in 1954, with the construction of a small square-based bell tower on top of the preexisting clock tower facing the central square.
One of the largest pajara in the province, a well preserved example of rural architecture half a mile away from the freeway exit of "Scafazzi", less than 5 min by car from Salve old town. It is made of stone covered with lime mortar and it consists in three truncated cones on top of each other. The building is actually accessible even if it's located on a private land.
An "astronomical park" with a 50 seats planetarium where to discover constellations, planets and nebulae, knowing how to use meridian and telescope as well as observing the stars shining in the dark sky of the countryside.
Sanctuary of Saint Marina
Small but fine baroque church in the small village of Ruggiano, north of Salve.
Majestic rural building made in dry-stone, with well preserved structure and interiors. It presents five levels with elliptical plan. It is located in the deep countryside 3 min from "Scafazzi" freeway exit at about 4 km (2.5 mi) from Salve old town.