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Santa Cesarea Terme is a town that looks out on the base of our beautiful Italy, kissed by the sea and inhabited by 3110 people.
In the province of
Lecce, the coastline 16 km long, is characterized by the presence of attractive high sea cliffs and wild, impassable in some areas, dotted with caves that have kept them at a great history.
, la
Solfatara e la
Grotta Grande . To visit at the four main area, the
Gattulla, the fateful, the
Solfatara and
Big Cave.
On the inside these caves are home to water therapy.
The waters have a temperature of about 30 ° and accumulate as sludge at the bottom have very beneficial effects.
Not too far from the center of Santa Cesarea is another cave that has a strong historical interest.
And 'known as the Deer Cave.
This natural cave complex in 1970 were found prehistoric cave wall paintings.
It is believed to date back to 4500-6000 BC and is the largest complex in Europe.
Home to important plant and animal species, part of the territory of Santa Cesarea is joined in the Park 2006 Costa Otranto, established by the Region in order to safeguard the coast.
In addition to the wonders of the sea gives, Santa Cesarea is a popular destination for tourists from the presence in its territory, waters that have already nominated the great therapeutic potential.
Abitata fin dalla più remota antichità, fu dimora fra gli altri dei cretesi, che vennero successivamente cacciati dall'arrivo di popolazioni barbariche. Salsoiodiche water and sulfur whose healing properties were already known at the time of Aristotle and Strabo. Inhabited since ancient times, was home to among others the Cretans, who were later expelled by the arrival of pirates.
There are several legends that connect with the village.
For the first quote you the legend of the saint who seems to have given name to the area,
Cisaria.
It is said that the young girl, fleeing from his father moved from incestuous intent, he hid in one of the many caves that dot the area.
When he found that the parent was burnt alive by a burst of sulfur. 
The Mount opened the saint who was swallowed in this way forever saved in its purity.
At that point there would come a source of water that kept the purity of the girl as the main property and had to heal the suffering.
Another legend tells of
Hercules killed the giant Leuterni them slaughtered.
Their bodies were formed from the sulfur springs.
The calm that reigns in the old area has probably induced, at the end of the 'beginning of the 800 and 900 wealthy Salento to create extravagant and luxurious villas that still give a fine show though.
Santa Cesarea allows a holiday all round. Meets those seeking a holiday filled with relaxation and well-being, who is looking for a clean and beautiful beaches, excellent entertainment to sports and to young people. This versatility has made her, in recent decades, one of the major summer tourist destinations.
Claudia Zedda
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