Grecìa Salentina is the identity of a place  intended in the historic, geographic, linguistic-cultural sense. In particular the Grecìa Salentina is a land identified by a language, today finally protected by a  Parliamentary law  on  linguistic minorities.

This land offers many products, including the oil of Martano, the stone of Soleto, the tailor's art of Melpignano, the cloths and  laces of Castrignano, the gastronomy of Zollino, the nuts of Martignano, the water of Corigliano, the cheeses of Sternatia, the books of Calimera. Other treasures are the result of  time,  history, and culture: all to disposal for whoever has the eyes and time to be able to enjoy them.

Griko has always been the natural glue for the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina, and  today  is still an integral part of the history. Keeping this language alive means protecting the unique, original local  identity. Instead, time, has brought a slow decline of the idiom, especially in the written form, over which the spoken language has prevaled. Fortunately the desire to preserve Griko has triumphed. Preserving and to transmitting this extremely ancient language mean rediscovering the importance and  beauty of its origins, strengtheening its vitality through a bond with the present, and betting on its future .