Rustico in Ugento

The area is on the Ionian side of the Salento peninsula, with low limestone countryside of olive groves and fields and the coast at Torre San Giovanni and along the Ugento shoreline within about 15 km. The coast here includes long sandy beaches and stretches of dune and pinewood, and part of the coastal belt falls in the Parco naturale regionale Litorale di Ugento. Ugento has an established historic centre and archaeological museum, while Gallipoli is the nearest larger coastal town of note for daily services and a substantial old town. The area is known for Salento olive country and summer beach tourism.