SHOPPING IN SALENTO

"U Rusciu te lu mare".

There are places where the time seems to have been stopped. In which nature creates breath-taking landscapes, where the smells pervade and conquer you, where you are stinged by the rhythm: here the beauty is in every corner.

Salento is the place of the sun, where two seas, the Ionian and the Adriatic, blend together giving us extraordinary lands, images that remain fixed in the eyes and soul, white beaches and crystal clear waters, but also silent alleys between palaces and baroque churches.

The poetry of these places makes it one of the most coveted destinations by travellers from all over the world.

Good cooking, the magic of colours and art are a continuous discovery for those are able to look and enjoy time and places.

And for those that as us love shopping, here is a guide with addresses not to be missed: from Lecce to Maglie, passing through Gallipoli, Galatone and Casarano.




Suit Negozi, Via 140° Rgt. Fanteria, Lecce

Modern, refined and avant-garde. It is difficult summarize in few words the vision of the boutique Suit, two exclusive spaces located in the heart of the amazing city of Lecce. It is 1995 when the first store opened the doors, even though all has its origin from a long artisan story. In these 20 years, Suit has become one of the referent name at national level thanks to its research and thanks to the ability to mix the modern with the traditional. From Valentino to Gucci, from Saint Laurent to Prada, from Fendi to Off White, from Golden Goose Deluxe Brand to Givenchy. During the summer of 2017 the new boutique in Piazza Fontana Greca in the centre of Gallipoli had been inaugurated, proof that the path is still full of news.




White.7, Via Nazario Sauro 26, Lecce
White.7, led by the family De Tommasi, had been inaugurated in 1967 and it had been refurbished completely during the October 2014; today it is a reference point for the shopping in Lecce. Located in Via Nazario Sauro and in front of Piazza Mazzini, in the modern centre of the city, the boutique receives its clients in an elegant space where modern and traditional live together in perfect balance. Burberry, Etro, Coach, Stone Island, Tod's are just some of the brands offered.




CB Bottazzo, Via Savoia 94, Galatone

Located in the heart of Galatone, a town of southern Salento, halfway between Lecce and Gallipoli, CB Bottazzo is a multi-brand store that for over 30 years selects the best brands and designers in the world of luxury and Made in Italy carefully. The building that houses CB Bottazzo impresses thanks to the big façade with large windows and thanks to vast and modern interiors where the play of materials such as solid wood, steel, glass and synthetic corian, the spaces are even more enhanced. There is also an internal courtyard equipped as a winter garden. An absolute place to be that Mrs. Claudia and her daughter Mariangela created with passion and avant-garde spirit; not just a store, but a multi-functional and multi-sensory space. Alberta Ferretti, Brunello Cucinelli, Corneliani, Max Mara, Elisabetta Franchi and Il Gufo, just to mention some of the collections for men, women and children.




Micaletto, Via S.Domenico 3, Casarano

We were in the mid-50s, when Gino Micaletto opened the doors of his shop where he sold fine fabrics, hand-stitched by local tailors. At the beginning of the 60s, there was the first transformation with the introduction of packaged clothes that have bring the boutique to become a reference point for the area. Today the Micaletto boutique, still run by the family, is one of the most historic and interesting realities of Salento. It is a modern and constantly renewed space that always offers a careful selection of ready-to-wear, sportswear and denim brands for men and women such as Tagliatore, Altea, Leather Crown, Semicouture, Aglini and Roberto Collina.




Candido 1859, Piazza Aldo Moro 9, Maglie

An amazing historical building that, since 1859, dominates Piazza Aldo Moro in the center of Maglie. Clemente Candido inaugurated this activity over 150 years ago; today it has become a symbol of the city and of Salento; a space created to meet the different needs of the time, proposing fabrics, hats, socks, linen and trousseaus. A long history that passes through three generations that succeeded at the helm until today. Today, as yesterday, the company's philosophy, today led by Marco Candido, is to offer the best, guaranteeing its customers a careful selection of the best brands in the market such as Herno, Dondup, Lardini, PT01, Doucal's and K-Way.

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