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

Population: 9689 inhabitants In total area: 38 kmXNUMX AccessibilityThe municipality of Ruffano is 44 km from the Salento capital Lecce, and can be reached from the Strada Statale 476. Common address of Ruffano, Lecce: C. Di Savoia Tel.: 0833 – 690711 fax: 0833 – 692470 The original nucleus of the town of Ruffano, in the province of Lecce it seems to have been established during the Roman conquest of the Salento. During the late Middle Ages it was devastated and destroyed by successive invasions, and reappeared as a territory annexed to the Principality of Taranto. In 1463, enfeoffed to the Ruffa family, it subsequently passed
  • to the Colonna
  • to the Falcons
  • to Filomarino
  • and finally to the Brancaccios and the Ferrantes.

Torrepaduli, the hamlet of Ruffano

La fraction of Ruffano, Torrepaduli, is known for the sword dance, a particular type of Pizzica played by numerous Salento folk music groups and by locals Drummers of Torre Paduli. La Feast of San Rocco in Torre Paduli attracts numerous tourists and curious people during the celebration of San Rocco (15 – 16 August). The importance of Feast of San Rocco It has received recognition at both the regional and provincial levels, with the creation of a Foundation dedicated to it. This popular festival in Salento It is very popular, and every year several thousand people flock there. The sword dance is characterized by its improvisation in more or less large rounds within which there are challengers who simulate a dancing duel that until not long ago was done with knives (hence the swords). Today, this sword dance from Torre Paduli di Ruffano is reenacted simply with the fingers, accompanied by the pizzica rhythm of tambourines and other instruments, such as castanets, accordions, and poor people's violins. Very important is also the Ruffano Fair of ancient ancestry; once very important was that of cattle, essentially carried out by gypsy merchants, today almost disappeared. It takes place in the streets of Ruffano and is always very crowded. In Ruffano we recommend you eat at Osteria Pharmacy of the Healthy. To sleep in the surroundings of Ruffano instead we recommend a holiday in Masseria and the Ionian seas of the province of Lecce.