Summer in Salento you live at the rhythm of music, between the blue of the crystal clear sea, the green of the centuries-old olive trees, the white Baroque that reflects the rays of the sun. And the music festivals have become international events.
Start with Locomotive Jazz Festival, musical festival among the most anticipated of the summer that will be held from 31 July to 4 August in Lecce (www.locomotivejazzfestival.it) with international guests of the calibre Antonella RuggieroThe Portuguese Maria João & Mario Laginha Quartet and the French-African drummer and composer Manu Katche and great news, like concerts in the dark and LocomotiveArt, the festival that will host performances and exhibitions-event not to be missed.
During the festival, the historical train from station to station that on the rails of the South-East Railways will cross the Salento – from Lecce to Tuglie – of course to sound of jazz. Even if one of the most anticipated moments will be Alba in jazz, the concert that from eight editions is held at the rising of the sun in one of the most picturesque naturalistic corners of Salento. This year to Marina Serra di Tricase, where as always you will expect dawn by the sea with the musical background of a surprise guest.
From 5 August music changes, the beginning of the Taranta Night, popular music festival among the most famous in Europe that once again this summer will make Salento dance at a lace pace with a series of concerts that during the month of August will touch the whole province until arriving at the final of August 23 – the "concert" – in Melpignano, in the heart of the Greek.
To sleep in the area there is nothing but the embarrassment of choice, between hotels, campsites and masseria, even if you still want to base Lecce, a city with baroque charm, and from here to reach the concert squares. For informal accommodation you can bookEos Hotel, three star design with rooms one different from the other, each inspired by a landscape or a tradition of Salento. The Eos Hotel is the first in Puglia, and among the few in Italy, for blind and visually impaired.
It is a short walk from the centre of Lecce and less than a quarter of an hour from the nearest beaches. On the occasion of the Notte della Taranta also offers a package that combines the stay with a convenient transfer to reach concerts without worries. A service, the transfer to concerts, also offered by the Hotel President in Piazza Mazzini, perfect for those who love to be in the center of shopping and trendy premises.
Comfort and exclusive services, such as the "pizzica" cocktail served on arrival, instead welcome you to the Risorgimento Hotel, 5 luxury stars in the heart of the historic center, overstated by Roof Garden Le Quattro Spezierie, the only rooftop in Lecce used as a gourmet restaurant and exclusive location for the most glam aperitifs with magnificent views over the roofs of the city, the bell tower of the Duomo and on Piazza Sant’Oronzo.
