Spongano
Sign in to saveSpongano (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located among the olive groves of Puglia's Salento, and retains its rural character while being just a few minutes to the Adriatic Sea. The rocky shore provides hidden coves interrupted by sandy beaches and reefs. The town bears witness to humanity's prehistoric presence with the dolmen called Piedi Grandi along with other megaliths and mehir.
Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Spongano
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Spongano
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Torredell'OrologioSpongano.jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Clock Tower
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Spongano-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Italian comune.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Italian comune.region
- Apulia
- Italian comune.province
- Lecce (LE)
- Italian comune.mayor
- Luigi Rizzello
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 12.42
- Italian comune.population_total
- 3813
- Italian comune.population_as_of
- 30 November 2011
- Italian comune.population_demonym
- Sponganesi
- Italian comune.elevation_m
- 96
- Italian comune.saint
- St. Victoria
- Italian comune.day
- 23 December
- Italian comune.postal_code
- 73038
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Spongano (Salentino: ) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located among the olive groves of Puglia's Salento, and retains its rural character while being just a few minutes to the Adriatic Sea. The rocky shore provides hidden coves interrupted by sandy beaches and reefs. The town bears witness to humanity's prehistoric presence with the dolmen called Piedi Grandi along with other megaliths and mehir.
==Main sights== Church of San Giorgio (1771) Chapel of Immacolata (1636) Chapel of Madonna del Rosario (1628) Palazzo Bacile di Castiglione (16th century), which includes the former mediaeval rocca (Castle)