Christmas lights in Puglia
Published: December212018

Christmas lights in Puglia

artisanship and technology

During the holiday season, everybody looks for big shows of lights and colours made by artisans and artists, but here, beautiful lighted festoons may surprise you even in the smallest streets, so be prepared to be amazed by Christmas lights in Puglia!

Christmas lights in Puglia are everywhere

You will find Christmas lights in Puglia anywhere, from the balcony of the smallest houses to the main streets of the city, that’s because Christmas in Puglia is a very special moment.

There are some cities that decorated their buildings and streets with marvellous lights that draw authentic pieces of art, thanks to their long tradition of artisanship. Let’s see some of them!

Locorotondo, Christmas under the “Cummerse”

Locorotondo is probably the most known town in Puglia when we talk about Christmas.
Year after year, the shop owners of the old town decorate le characteristic narrow streets with thousands of lights, making this beautiful little town in the Itria Valley one of the most visited during the Christmas celebrations.

locorotondo in puglia addobbata a festa per natale
una casa addobbata per le festività natalizie nel centro storico di locorotondo in valle d'itria puglia

Alberobello, lights around the trulli

One of the biggest attractions when it comes to Christmas lights in Puglia is Alberobello, recognized as one of the rare UNESCO World Heritage.

Walking through the Rione Monti of the town during the holidays, you’ll see spectacular decorations and games of lights projected on the characteristic cone-roofed houses called Trulli, in a magic meeting between tradition and technology.

Scorrano, world capital of luminarie

Scorrano, nearby Lecce, is also known as the world capital of luminarie, the traditional lightings born to be part of the Patron Saint’s town celebration.

The town holds a Festival of Lights every year in July, but during the Christmas holidays, it also shows some of its most spectacular works.

Art and nature join Christmas lights

Ruvo di Puglia, in the last years, has joined the tradition of Christmas lights in Puglia, donating incredible light shows to the eyes of locals and tourists.

In Polignano a Mare is also very suggestive to see how lights have been combined with nature, bringing luminous Christmas trees even on Cala Monachile, one of the most famous and beautiful beaches in the whole world.

So, if you’re looking for wonder, don’t miss the show of Christmas lights in Puglia – and if you are an Instagram lover and you are looking for the perfect setting for a nice Christmas-themed photo to make all your friends go envious, remember to put Puglia as next stop on your map!

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The tale of the Two Sisters


Traveling on the Apulian Adriatic coastline, in a few km from Lecce city, you’ll reach the marine area of Torre dell’Orso and the most famous Two Sisters Beach | ita: Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle.

  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia

Are you curious to know something about that singular name?

Well, there is a nice and a bit sad tale behind the Two Sisters Beach | ita: Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle. This gives the location a huge air of mystery.

This marine area is very fascinating. Reachable walking through a little Mediterranean Maquis forest, under the cliffs there’s a sandy beach 800 meters long.

Slight white sand, clear turquoise seawater, warm enchanting sun, everything in the same stunning place.

But probably you’re still thinking about the tale, so, I’m going to tell the story.

The tale of the Sisters

« The tale says that once upon a time, two young sisters were living in the Salento area. They were very hard workers, and they had never seen the magnificence of the sea.

One day, to counteract the hot summer, they went toward the seaside for the first time. Well, they were so much fascinated by the amazing view they got there that the younger one dived from the cliff into the water. At that point, the eldest sister tried to save her, but it was too late.

They couldn’t get back to the shore. The Gods, looking at them: alone, desperate, and cute, decided to turn them into two beautiful rocky stacks in the middle of the sea.

A fisherman, while walking nearby, just saw two rocks rise from the sea. Since that day, the beach is known as Two Sisters Beach. »

The tale is very magical but a bit sad, and once there, it’s really hard to don’t get emotional.

Then, the clear seawater just completes the landscape.

Two Sisters Beach and Torre Dell’Orso

The Two Sisters Beach| ita: Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | is located in the marine area of MelendugnoTorre dell’Orso. For the sake of completeness, we have to say that also this name has got a charming little story.

In this case, the name Torre dell’Orso, which literally means Bear Tower, derives from the sighting tower by the sea.

Then, on the cliff under the tower, there’s a rock shaped like a bear by the erosion.

  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia
  • Two Sisters Beach - Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | Torre dell'Orso | Lecce | Salento | Puglia

One day trip

If you want to get a fantastic and cool experience traveling on the Adriatic coastline, start your trip having a good breakfast in Lecce.

We advise you to ask for a pasticiotto and a caffè leccese: you’ll love them from here to the moon and back!

Then, drive from Lecce to Roca Vecchia village, where the amazing Poetry Cave | ita: Grotta della Poesia | awaits you for a nice dive.

After that, run towards the Two Sisters Beach | ita: Spiaggia delle Due Sorelle | to get a relaxing swim into one of the most beautiful seas of Puglia.

In the end, reach Torre Sant’Andrea to admire the stunning view of The Sea Stacks of Sant’Andrea | ita: I Faraglioni di Sant’Andrea .

But if you have still time, don’t miss the weird landscape of the Bauxite Cave | ita: Cava di Bauxite | quite close to Otranto.

You can easily do this little itinerary on a one day trip. From the morning to the night on the southern Adriatic coastline of Puglia.

We did it and you find an article about our Road Trip in Salento on the blog!

Would you like to start your trip? Enjoy your One day trip to Salento!

Click on the map below to directly get the direction.

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