Calimera, in the heart of Puglia, one of the nine municipalities of Salento Greece

Calimera - In the heart of Salento, in the province of Lecce, is the municipality of Calimera, a village belonging to the historic region of 'Salento Greece' in which griko is spoken, a language of Greek origin. Piazza del Sole is the main square on which stands the mother church dedicated to San Brizio, patron saint of the place. The church has a single nave and contains some precious paintings such as that of the pregnant Virgin Mary, attributed to Catalan.

Another place of worship is the chapel of the Crucifix, dating back to the seventeenth century, with a completely frescoed vault. In Via Mayro there is the house of the poet Vito Domenico Palumbo, a Hellenist poet who contributed to the cultural awakening of Salento. Among the civil architectures of considerable interest, Palazzo Morrone stands out, with a valuable wooden door and a spacious internal courtyard. Another place of worship worth mentioning is the chapel of the Madonna del Carmine, with an ancient trussed ceiling, and next to it another example of a stately building, Palazzo Montinari. The main street, via Montinari, ends with public gardens embellished with busts of important personalities, and a marble stele donated by the city of Athens. At the entrance to the Calimera wood there is the small church of San Vito, with a particular characteristic: in the center a limestone boulder protrudes from the floor with a hole in the center through which small and large faithful pass traditionally on the day of the celebrations of Monday. Easter.