Porto Cesareo is a tourist resort in Salento with about 6 thousand inhabitants.
It is an urban nucleus of very ancient origin. Already known in pre-Roman times with the name derived from the inhabitants of the island of Saseno near Valona, in Albania, to whom its foundation is most likely due.
Some important archaeological finds testify that the area was already inhabited in prehistoric times. In the archaeological site Scalo di Furno, a sacellum and a sacred fenced area were discovered, perhaps dedicated to the Messapian cult of the goddess Thana, known to the Romans as Lucina, goddess of childbirth.
The site is located north of Porto Cesareo, 3.7 km away and overlooks the sea opposite the now famous heart-shaped islet.
Da qui si può facilmente raggiungere un altro sito archeologico particolarmente caratteristico perché subacqueo: le colonne romane sommerse.
Si tratta di cinque colonne di epoca romana databili attorno al II sec. d.C. facenti parti del carico di un’imbarcazione proveniente dalla Grecia che qui affondò e che ora giacciono sul fondale sabbioso a 4 mt di profondità. Quando il mare è calmo, le colonne sono visibili anche dalla superficie.
In the MArTA, the National Museum of Magna Graecia in Taranto, there is a very precious Egyptian statue dating back to the 4th century BC depicting, in the form of a baboon (an animal associated with him together with the sacred ibis), Thot, the Egyptian god of writing and protector of scribes, found way back in 1932 by a group of fishermen in the sea of Porto Cesareo.
L’isola dei conigli nel mare di Porto Cesareo è senza ombra di dubbio uno di quei luoghi paradisiaci che meriterebbero una straordinaria attenzione. L’isola è detta anche Isola Grande, paragonata alla più piccola Isola di Sant’Andrea a Gallipoli.
Porto Cesareo and its protected marine area, lends itself easily to snorkeling activities for the variety of animal and plant species in its seabed. It could also be reached by swimming but there is the possibility of renting a boat on site or being accompanied by a taxi boat.
It was the inhabitants of the hinterland who renamed it Rabbit Island when, in the dark period between the two wars, they sought sustenance through a breeding project that soon saw the entire area literally colonized by these friendly little animals.
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