Mesagne

A walkable town in Apulia's Salento region with a centre full of cafés, restaurants, and churches showing examples of Puglian Baroque — on private buildings as well as religious ones. Mesagne sits along the route of the ancient Via Appia and lies in wine- and olive-growing country, with vineyards nearby. The wider region holds several UNESCO World Heritage sites.

• Population26,497
• Nearest water3.6 km
• Nearest mountain24.4 km
• UNESCO within 50 km4