Key facts
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Province
- Lecce (LE)
- Mayor
- Francesco Ferraro
- Total
- 18.7 km (7.2 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 110 m (360 ft)
- Density
- 252/km (652/sq mi)
- Demonym
- Acquaricesi
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Dialing code
- 0833
- Istat code
- 075001
- Patron saint
- St. Charles Borromeo
Article
Church of Madonna dei Panetti. Acquarica del Capo was a town and comune in the province of Lecce, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. In 2019 it was merged with the adjacent Presicce to form Presicce-Acquarica.
It is located in Salento, 10 km from the Ionian Sea and 60 km from Lecce. Its origins are medieval and it grew around a Norman fortification. Later it was transformed into a castle town by the Aragonese.