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Salento’s Local Treasures: Artisans, Makers & Authentic Puglia Gems🩵
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items A handpicked collection of my favorite small businesses from Salento — from handcrafted jewelry to traditional food makers, artisan olive oil producers, and local crafts that keep Puglia’s soul alive. Celebrate authentic makers, real traditions, and ...
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💍 Handcrafted Salento Jewelry
🫒 Local Olive Oil Producers
🍞 Traditional Food Makers (Taralli, Pasta & More)
Taralli & Traditional Snacks 😋
💍 Handcrafted Salento Jewelry
A curated selection of independent Salento artisans crafting jewelry that reflects the region’s soul — sunlit coastlines, ancient stones, and timeless Mediterranean craftsmanship.
Artisanal jewelry workshop in Lecce. They create unique designs in silver, zamak, and steel. On their website, you can view and purchase handmade pieces.
Jewellery made of 925 Silver, Steel and Zama
Goldsmith from Otranto (Lecce), with an artisanal workshop. His creations use olive wood, Lecce stone, and precious metals. It also has the option of customization and unique pieces.
Roberta Risolo Art Jewels - Handmade jewelry in Salento
Delicate Mediterranean-inspired jewelry crafted with beads, textures and colors that reflect the warmth and simplicity of Salento.
Donna Cosmaria - Handcrafted jewelry Made in Italy
Handmade jewels celebrating Salento’s symbols — from luminarie to sea elements — blending artisanal tradition with playful elegance.
Ombijoux – Salento Collection
LaLuminara – handcrafted wooden jewelry inspired by Salento’s iconic luminarie, each piece carrying the light and tradition of Puglia
La Luminara
A Lecce-based atelier that also crafts Lecce stone into jewelry, such as their "La Tarantata" collection, inspired by the Salento pizzica dance.
MI – La Pietra Prende Forma
🫒 Local Olive Oil Producers
A selection of small, family-run olive mills that preserve Salento’s ancient traditions through authentic, cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil made from centuries-old trees.
Le Chiese Salento: premium extra virgin olive oil, born from centuries-old trees in the heart of Salento.
Le Chiese Organic Agri-Tourist Company
From the sunlit hills of Matino, Giannelli Estate transforms centuries-old olives into pure Salento excellence.
Giannelli Farm - Olive Oil Production in the Province of Lecce
An historic underground olive mill producing rich, traditional EVOO with deep roots in Salento’s heritage and ancient pressing techniques.
FRANTOIO IPOGEO DI PALAZZO GRANAFEI
CentoTerre – nestled in the heart of Ugento, this family-run estate nurtures centuries-old olive groves, producing an EVO oil with a perfectly balanced, fruity flavor that embodies the warmth and traditions of Salento.
CentoTerre, Ugento.
Entimio Intenso – a bold, artisanal extra virgin olive oil from the sun-soaked groves of Puglia, rich in antioxidants and bursting with the authentic flavors of Salento.
Entimio Intenso – Extra Virgin Olive Oil da Puglia
Savor the essence of Puglia with this I.G.P. Extra Virgin Olive Oil, a premium selection that brings Italy’s rich olive heritage to your table
Extra Virgin Olive Oil I.G.P. "Olio di Puglia"
DeCarlo Classico – artisanal extra virgin olive oil from Puglia, a balanced blend of Ogliarola Barese and Coratina olives, with soft almond notes and a gentle peppery finish.
DeCarlo Classico Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L
🍞 Traditional Food Makers (Taralli, Pasta & More)
A curated selection of Salento’s most authentic food artisans — makers who preserve local traditions through handmade pasta, time-honored recipes, and the true taste of Puglia.
Handcrafted pasta born in the heart of Salento, where local grains, slow drying, and true artisan tradition come together to honor Puglia’s most authentic flavors.
Manta – Maestri Pastai (Aradeo, LE)
A family-run farm and pastificio transforming their own Salento-grown wheat into rich, stone-milled pasta crafted with true farm-to-table tradition.
Brunitta Farm – Pasta Factory (Minervino di Lecce)
An artisan mill, farm, and bakery producing pasta, taralli, and baked goods entirely in-house — from grain to dough — using Salento’s timeless methods.
Agrimò - Mill and Pasta Factory | Stone-ground Tradition
Small-batch pasta made from their estate-grown Saragolla wheat, bronze-extruded and gently dried for a naturally rustic and deeply authentic Salento taste.
Terre dell'Olmo Oil Mill, Mill, and Pasta Factory - Salento Farm
The legendary Pane di Altamura D.O.P.: made with 100% Apulian durum wheat, slow-raised with mother yeast and baked in a wood-fired oven — the world-famous bread that carries centuries of Puglian tradition in every bite.
Altamura DOP Bread
So iconic and loved worldwide that a bakery in Altamura became famous for one legendary feat: its focaccia was so popular it even outshined — and replaced — the McDonald’s next door.
Altamura focaccia with fresh tomatoes
Fresh orecchiette made with 100% Puglian durum wheat, enriched with Senatore Cappelli semolina — artisanally crafted and ready to bring the true taste of Puglia to your table.
Orecchiette fresche
Taralli & Traditional Snacks 😋
A curated selection of authentic Puglian snacks—handcrafted, wood-fired, and rooted in centuries-old traditions—bringing the true taste of Southern Italy to your table.
Crispy and aromatic, these fennel-seed taralli are a true Puglian essential — perfect as a light snack, an aperitivo bite, or paired with your favorite cheese and cold cuts.
Fennel seed taralli
Handmade in Ceglie Messapica and baked in a traditional wood-fired oven, these whole-wheat frise embody the true taste of rural Puglia—rustic, wholesome, and crafted exactly as tradition intended.
Wholemeal Frise| Apulian Products
Sweet taralli infused with Primitivo wine — a delicious Puglian treat that pairs perfectly with dessert or a cozy afternoon snack.
Sweet Taralli with Primitivo - Genuine Puglia