{"id":4408,"date":"2020-06-30T17:05:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T15:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/?page_id=4408"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:01:48","slug":"marina-di-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/marina-di-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"Marina di Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Marina di Guardiola<\/strong> is one of the seaside areas of the Municipality of Corsano, located in the southern part of Salento. It features a rugged coastline where the beauty of the Adriatic Sea\u2014with its salty scent\u2014meets the wild plants of the Mediterranean scrub, shaded by holm oaks and maritime pines.<\/p>\n

The many caves found here are archaeological treasures, with evidence dating
\nfrom the Paleolithic to the Messapian, Roman, and Medieval periods. Perched
\non a rocky promontory\u2014with steep terraces bordered by dry-stone walls and covered in shrubs, Mediterranean vegetation, and olive trees\u2014stands Torre Specchia Grande<\/strong>, a defensive watchtower built in the 1500s to protect the territory.<\/p>\n

Among the traditional dry-stone walls and old rural dwellings known as pajare<\/em>, you’ll find ancient paths leading directly to the cliffs: “Le Vie del Sale” <\/strong>(The Salt Roads), recently restored and now open for tourism, cultural exploration, and trekking enthusiasts.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”4014,4013,4012,4011,4010″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_column_text]You can reach Marina di Guardiola<\/strong> by car via the A14 motorway, taking the Bari Nord<\/strong> exit and continuing along the Brindisi-Lecce highway<\/strong>, which leads to the city of Lecce. From there, follow the road signs towards Santa Maria di Leuca<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For those who prefer to travel by train, you can reach Lecce<\/strong> with Trenitalia<\/strong>, then take a local train to Tricase<\/strong> or Corsano-Alessano<\/strong> stations with the regional railway company FSE \u2013 Ferrovie del Sud Est<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once in Lecce or in the Capo di Leuca<\/strong> area, you can also use the Stp \u2013 Terra d\u2019Otranto<\/a> bus service.<\/p>\n

If you’re flying into Salento, the nearest airport is Brindisi Airport (Papola \u2013 Casale)<\/strong>, where you can rent a car through Tinoleggio<\/a> for convenient onward travel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Marina di Guardiola is one of the seaside areas of the Municipality of Corsano, located in the southern part of Salento. It features a rugged coastline where the beauty of the Adriatic Sea\u2014with its salty scent\u2014meets the wild plants of the Mediterranean scrub, shaded by holm oaks and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Marina di Guardiola \u2013 Corsano \u2013 Lecce (Salento)","_seopress_titles_desc":"Villa Guardiola is the perfect place for your holiday in Salento. The rental apartments are fully equipped with all comforts and are located just a few kilometers from Leuca.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4409,"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4408\/revisions\/4409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villaguardiola.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}