About us
Pòppito in Latin "Post oppidum": "outside fortified city walls".
Used in Salento to give the rustic, boorish and also stranger.
When the Romans conquered the territory of Salento 267 a.c, with Brundisium-East gate, Pòppito was the one who lived outside the city itself.
Today to use that title, are the inhabitants of the high Salento: Brindisi, Taranto and Lecce towards the far south.
Pòppito portal drawing an immaginary line, that cuts horizontally east-west, Otranto-Maglie-Gallipoli till Leuca -de Finibus Terrae- Aims
to present what is most beautiful part of this country has to offer, to get known and appreciate.
A guide for the passing tourist, as for the holiday maker, that transport inside, rich in history, culture and traditions, to the beautiful Ionian coast,
the white beaches and cliffs overlooking the Adriatic Side, Pòppito's advice reveal the most hidden corners, the paths less beaten and most fascinating places that will enrich
the stay of the visitors with the truest of Salento.
All indications, directions and reports of Pòppito are the result of local knwoledge and direct experience, not twisted reviews of research on the internet
or telephone, or discouts and payments in exchange for positive reporting.
Visitors who will share with Pòppito this amasing terriroty, are invited to report any outages or unfulfilled expectations.
Informaion are proposed by categories, in order to reach in the most intuitive and simple, but the real strenght is the geolocation, thanks
to everything seems easy to reach, the nearest possibile.
Good Holiday,
Pòppito Team