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🧿 Salento Heritage Makers
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items 🌊 At the southern tip of Italy, Salento is a sun-soaked peninsula where two seas, ancient traditions, and vibrant local culture meet.
Its makers turn this heritage into handcrafted jewelry, artisanal foods, olive oils, and crafts that reflect the tr...
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💍 Handcrafted Salento Jewelry
🫒 Local Olive Oil Producers
🍞 Traditional Food Makers (Taralli, Pasta & More)
Taralli & Traditional Snacks
🎨 Salento Art & Crafts
💍 Handcrafted Salento Jewelry
Independent Salento artisans transforming local heritage and symbols into soulful jewelry meant to carry a piece of the South into the world. ✨
Artisanal jewelry workshop in Lecce. They create unique designs in silver, zamak, and steel. On their website, you can view and purchase handmade pieces.
Rebirth33 - 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
Donna Cosmaria, a Salento-based atelier, crafts delicate Mediterranean-inspired jewelry that embodies the warmth, creativity, and artisanal spirit of the region.
Donna Cosmaria - Handcrafted jewelry Made in Italy
Ombijoux is a handcrafted jewelry atelier where Salento’s devotion and artistry meet. Each pendant is shaped by hand with natural materials, turning local symbols into small, wearable stories of identity and beauty.
Ombijoux – Salento Collection
LaLuminara transforms the light and joy of Salento’s iconic luminarie into handcrafted wooden jewelry, celebrating local tradition, artistry, and the spirit of the region in every piece.
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
Uascèzze Dimo’ — a family-run atelier crafting sartorial jewelry that celebrates Puglia’s heritage. Each piece reflects the artisan’s passion, tradition, and a deep connection to the region’s culture.
DiMohandmade - Etsy Italy
🫒 Local Olive Oil Producers
Family-run olive mills that honor Salento’s ancient traditions — nurturing centuries-old trees, respecting the land, and carrying the soul of the region in every bottle. 🌿
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.
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"
Handcrafted Pumo ceramic oliera paired with precious Peranzana extra virgin olive oil. A unique piece that carries Salento’s tradition, artistry, and authentic flavors.
Peranzana monocultivar EVO oil with a Pumo ceramic oil cruet handmade in Puglia.
🍞 Traditional Food Makers (Taralli, Pasta & More)
Salento’s food artisans who carry centuries of culinary tradition in every creation — from braided taralli to classic pasta, each recipe telling the story of the land, its families, and their passion. 🍞
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
Crafted by Puglia Genuina, this Pane di Altamura D.O.P. uses 100% Apulian durum wheat, slow-raised with mother yeast, and baked in a traditional wood-fired oven—centuries of Puglian tradition in every bite.
Altamura DOP Bread
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
Crafted by Panificio Santa Maria in Bari, this iconic focaccia barese is hand-shaped and baked in a traditional oven, bringing the authentic flavors and craftsmanship of Puglia straight to your table.
Bari-style focaccia in Lecce | Santa Maria Bakery
Taralli & Traditional Snacks
A curated selection of authentic Puglian snacks from local artisans—handcrafted, wood-fired, and rooted in centuries-old traditions—delivering the flavors of Southern Italy worldwide.
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
Crispy, golden Cartellate from Salento, drizzled with vincotto or honey — a festive Puglian delicacy with centuries of tradition in every bite.
Traditional cartellate
A taste of Puglia’s sweet heritage — artisanal recipes passed down through generations, where chocolate and local Primitivo wine meet in perfect harmony.
Apulian artisanal chocolate and Primitivo biscuits
Intorchiate are a traditional Apulian recipe. Also known as "grandma's taralli," they're a sweet treat with a distinctive braided shape and two fresh almonds nestled in the braid.
Twisted with Almonds - Gift Idea Puglia
Made by toasting the typical Apulian bread, these crunchy friselle are ideal for aperitifs, starters or quick dinners
Typical Apulian Frise
🎨 Salento Art & Crafts
Creators who breathe life into Salento’s heritage — transforming local materials and centuries-old techniques into soulful pieces that carry the region’s spirit far beyond its borders. 🎨
Fable is a tiny Salento studio where imagination meets craftsmanship — every piece is hand-shaped, painted, and dreamed into life, transforming local stories and folklore into magical, collectible art.
Terracotta and Ceramic Crafts - FABLE - Artisan Workshop
Fernando Falcone turns raw stone into living art — hand-carved pieces born in Salento’s ancient limestone tradition, where every curve and texture carries the soul of the territory and the touch of the artist himself.
Fernando Falcone Shop Terracotta
Terra Rossa in Nardò brings Salento’s traditions to life — a charming local workshop where handcrafted ceramics, wooden toys, cartapesta puppets, tamburelli, and panari celebrate the region’s culture and festive spirit.
Terra Rossa
Cartapesta Riso sculpts Lecce’s soul by hand — traditional figures, nativity scenes and everyday characters born from centuries‑old papier‑mâché art, carrying Salento’s history and heart into contemporary homes.
CLAUDIO RISO'S PAPER-MÂCHE
At Biagio Panico Tamburi, tradition, music, and craftsmanship come alive — each handcrafted tambourine carries the soul of Salento, celebrating its culture, rhythm, and timeless spirit.
Biagio Panico Construction of frame drums from Salento, Puglia
DESIGNitalysr — where local wood finds new life through the hands of a passionate artisan. Each piece tells a story of craftsmanship, tradition, and the enduring spirit of Puglia, crafted to inspire and connect beyond borders.
DESIGNitalysr - Etsy
South Cave Stone — bringing Lecce stone to life through skilled hands, crafting each piece as a tribute to Salento’s heritage, artistry, and enduring tradition.
South Cave Stone / artisans of Lecce stone
At Luneba Ceramics, local Salento traditions meet creative craftsmanship — each handcrafted piece tells a story of the land, its culture, and the hands that shaped it.
Luneba Ceramics - artisanal artistic ceramics workshop in the province of Lecce