San Gregorio is a marina in Patù, in the province of Lecce.
It is a seaside resort near Santa Maria di Leuca, in the lower Salento and is located in a natural inlet near a cliff overlooking the sea.
In the immediate vicinity there is also the small port of Torre Vado, which is one of the reference points for holidays in the cape of Santa Maria di Leuca with its approximately 200 berths with the possibility of mooring small boats.
In the marina of San Gregorio we recommend a tourist stay at Hotel Montecallini and Resort Volito which offer, in addition to an excellent relaxing atmosphere, also good typical cuisine.
There are also some houses available for rent such as:
Nestled in a cove of extraordinary beauty, San Gregorio is a town that attests to its presence as early as the Messapian era, of which interesting traces and archaeological remains have been found.
Having become an ancient Roman fishing village over time, the area was an important landing and mooring point for ships sailing its waters, thanks to the existence of a fresh water source.
The territory of Patù borders the towns of Morciano di Leuca , Gagliano del Capo and Castrignano del Capo.
It stands on land once inhabited by the Messapians, who built a mysterious funeral monument: the Centopietre.
The funerary monument (heroon) was originally built with 100 enormous rectangular stone blocks and this testimony to a past civilization was transformed into an early Christian church where remains of Byzantine frescoes can be admired.
Opposite the centopietre is the Romanesque church of S.Giovanni i.
Also noteworthy is the 16th-century Patù Castle .
As evidence of this, the staircase that connects the coast with the hill of San Gregorio is still visible.
Among the various archaeological finds returned by the sea are coins, shards, amphorae, weapons and various tools.
The location is also recognized as the port of the ancient center of Vereto and in the 16th century, for the common reasons of defense and sighting, the tower was built which gives the place the actual name of Torre San Gregorio.
Rebuilt several times, it was used as a private residence.
Slowly retracing the Ionian coast of San Gregorio, one is enchanted by the spectacle that presents itself to the eyes of the user: a rocky, high and jagged coast that suddenly encloses a corner of exotic paradise:
a small beach located and almost jealously guarded within a bay of priceless splendor.
The closest sandy beaches to San Gregorio are located in the marinas of: