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Lecce (province), Italy
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Torre Vado is a village of the Apulia region in Italy. It lays on the shore of the Ionian Sea, just 7 km north of the southernmost tip of the region.
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Vado tower
Coastal watchtower built in the 16th century, during the Spanish rule over the Kingdom of Naples, to protect the inner towns against the raids of the Barbary pirates. In 1846 it became a simple custom control point by the order of king Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and in 1930 it was sold to privates, that restored the tower five years later. The structure is now characterized by a cylindrical shape that resembles a sandcastle and it's decorated with battlements and lancet arch windows. The tower is not open to the public.
Short mini-cruises to the Ionian sea caves of Leuca with aperitif on board: 18:00-20:00 every day (€18). Long mini-cruise to Ionian and Adriatic sea caves of Leuca: 9:00-13:00/14:00-18:00/16:00-20:00 (€30). As alternatives you can have fun with parasailing (€50), a ride on the "bananone" (€10 for 15 min), jet-ski (€40 for 15 min), pedalo (€10 for 1 hr), discoboat, acqua rocket or flyfish.
2 hours mini-cruise to the Ionian sea caves of Leuca, with aperitif and one stop to bathe, or a 4 hours trip to the Ionian and Adriatic sea caves with two stops to bathe. You can also rent a boat or have lunch, dinner or hold private parties on board of the larger vessel.
Short excursion to six Ionian sea caves, or a long one with other three sea caves on the Adriatic to explore. In addiction you can enjoy: barbecue on the fishing vessel, parties on board with dj, snorkeling or "fishing tourism".
2 hour excursion: visit to five sea caves towards Leuca, aperitif and one stop to bathe, 09:00-11:00 or 15:00-17:00 (€15). 4 hour excursion: visit to ten Ionian and Adriatic sea caves, aperitif and two stops to bathe, 08:30-12:30 or 13:30-17:30 (€25). 2 hour sunset excursion: visit to five sea caves, aperitif and one stop, 17:30-19:30 (€18).
Explore eighteen dive sites from Torre Vado to the Adriatic seabed off Leuca including three shipwrecks of different periods. You will be accompanied by expert divers in diving of various levels of difficulty, experience scuba diving courses or just renting equipment if you prefer to discover the underwater landscape by yourself.
Between a bathe and the other enjoy a game of tennis, soccer, bowls or play in the skating rink in front of the sea.
Dishes of the local tradition and excellent seafood in a familiar ambience. Take away service is available.
Homey restaurant when almost every dish is based on fish.
Informal restaurant where you can enjoy the typical dishes of Salento, pizza or seafood.
Excellent ice cream and pastries, as well as rustici and calzoni in one of the various Martinucci shops in the province.
Elegant seafood restaurant overlooking the sea.
Excellent aperitifs in front of the tourist port.
Open air lounge bar to enjoy drinks, crepes or even pizzas in front of the boardwalk.
Ice creams and a wide choice of cocktails in an open air bar frequented especially by night.
4-star hotel with free WiFi, external pool, spa and reserved car park. It is located few steps from the sea and a shuttle service is available to reach the nearby sandy shores.
3-star structure with 22 rooms, free WiFi and restaurant, just 300 metres from the sea
3-star hotel with 26 rooms few metres from the beach with restaurant and spa.
It consists of 15 apartments of different sizes all located in the locality of Torre Vado, few minutes on foot from the sea.
3-star hotel with free WiFi, external pool, football pitch and shuttle service to/from the airport of Brindisi and other localities on request. The structure is at less than 10 min on foot from the promenade and the rocky low coastline.
Small but furnished grocery store with fish, cheese and meat counters, postcards and some sea items too. Excellent is the amount of seasonal fruit produced in the area.
Excellent own production cheese shop where you can choose between many varieties of primosale, ricotta, mozzarella and burrata, all of them eventually filled with nuts, pistachio cream, salmon, ham or many others. In addiction you will find matured cheese, fresh pasta, taralli, preserves and other typical products of local production.
The main road of this village is Corso Venezia, a busy street that crosses Torre Vado eastward from the beaches of Pescoluse to Santa Maria di Leuca.
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