Tourist information on where to sleep in the municipality of Matino (Lecce)

Population: 11633
In total area: 26,28 kmXNUMX
Density: 440 inhabitants/kmXNUMX

Accessibility : The municipality of Matino is 42 km from Lecce, the capital of Salento, and can be reached from the SS. 101 Salentina di Gallipoli ; SS.459.

Common address of Matino, Lecce: Town Hall Square, 5
Tel .: 0833 - 519515

The Municipality of Matino is a town located at the foot of the Serra of the same name, located south of Lecce , over 40 km.

Its name most likely derives from MATINE (heights).

The first historical document attesting to the presence of Matino as a permanently occupied centre dates back to 1099.

What to visit in Matino?

The oldest monumental testimony is the ancient medieval church dedicated to San Giorgio , dating back to the sixteenth century and subsequently enlarged.

Other important monuments are:

  • la Pieta Church with the suggestive arch, built around 1620;
  • la Church of the Crucifix of sixteenth-century origin;
  • la Church of the Addolorata dated 1738;
  • the sixteenth century Dominican Convent under the title "S. Maria del Soccorso", it was the seat of the municipality and school.
  • the adjacent one Church of the Rosary where beautiful eighteenth-century paintings are preserved
  • il Marquis Palace of the Del Tufo, dating back to 1500, now municipal property.

The historic centre is very characteristic , characterised by small, winding streets, evocative courtyards and hypogea.

To stay near Matino, we recommend the holiday homes in Gallipoli and the Baia di Gallipoli campsite.

Source: www.comune.matino.le.it