Ugento, Coastal commune in Province of Lecce, Italy.
The town extends across 100 square kilometers of territory, containing multiple residential areas including Torre San Giovanni, Gemini, and Torre Mozza districts.
Archaeological excavations revealed that Ugento, formerly called Uxentum during Roman times, served as a significant Mediterranean trading port in antiquity.
The local population maintains traditions through agricultural practices, focusing on wine production and olive cultivation across the surrounding countryside.
Visitors access the town via regional transportation networks, with connections to major cities through bus services and railway stations in neighboring municipalities.
The elevation of 108 meters provides the town with direct views toward the Gulf of Taranto, where small fishing vessels operate from its harbor.
Location: Lecce
Capital city: Ugento
Elevation above the sea: 108 m
Shares border with: Alliste, Casarano, Melissano, Presicce-Acquarica, Racale, Ruffano, Taurisano, Salve
Website: http://comune.ugento.le.it
GPS coordinates: 39.93333,18.16667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:39
Parco naturale regionale Litorale di Ugento
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New Archaeological Museum of Ugento
685 m
Ugento Castle
614 m
Spiaggia Torre Mozza
8.3 km
Cathedral
601 m
Spiaggia Torre San Giovanni
6.7 km
Castello baronale di Felline
4.3 km
Cripta del Crocifisso
949 m
Torre San Giovanni lighthouse
6.9 km
Iglesia de Santa Filomena de Ugento
719 m
Chiesa della Beata Vergine Maria del Rosario
5.5 km
Palazzo Rovito
769 m
Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli of Ugento
875 m
Mura Messapiche
1.2 km
Biblioteca comunale di Ugento
768 m
Menhir della Visitazione
3.4 km
Attic red-figure column krater
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Torre Mozza
8.4 km
Menhir di Largo Croce
2.9 km
Red-figure plate
1.1 km
Via Salentina
536 m
Museo diocesano di Ugento
570 m
Trozzella with vegetable decoration
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Castello di Racale
6.8 km
Torre dell’orologio
681 m
Torre San Giovanni
6.9 km
Trozzella with geometric motif decoration
1.1 km
Archaic krater with mushroom handles
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