Tastings

Celacanto is a community-led regenerated space. It offers a kind of hospitality inspired by the principles of circular and solidarity-based economy. Here food is an expression of the seasons, the soil, and the people who cultivate it. Through a trusted supply chain of small local farmers grounded in authenticity and quality, Celacanto celebrate local excellences and offer guests a genuine narrative of Salento and the many treasures this land holds.

The most important fig collection in the world (over 600 different varieties) and then a collection of ancient fruits and botanical curiosities, and a lavender labyrinth in the center of which is preserved the "son" of a tree that survived to the Nagasaki nuclear bomb. "I Giardini di Pomona" is a botanical sanctuary that Salento Bici Tour tries to support in the best possible way.

Mariangela and Antonio are two young guys who have decided to return to Salento and invest their future and their energies in a dairy. It is not an easy choice these days. They have about 100 sheep and their products respect the seasonality: cacioricotta in summer, primosale (the less seasoned pecorino cheese) or giuncata (fresh and soft cheese, the oldest in the Apulian tradition) in winter, ricotta and mozzarella in spring.

With about 52 hectares of land, this company produces and transforms the products of the earth " at KM0", as they say in Italy. They are famous for their sun-dried tomatoes and then put in oil, but also sun-dried courgettes or aubergines. All production is made respecting the times of the earth they cultivate.

Donato and his family produce everything at km zero, from grain to bread and buns with cheese. He is first of all a farmer and then a baker.
If we have time we never miss a visit to the huge stone oven and to listen to the beautifully played popular music (by our guides!)

The best products of Salento and Valle d’Itria, from pasta to cheese, through sauces, wild onions and sausages. Take advice from Salvatore: he will know exactly how to delight your palate at any time of the day. An obligatory stop on our "food and wine" tours.