Vignacatrisi

VIGNACASTRISI is a small village in the south of Salento peninsula at 2 kilometres from the Adriatic sea.

Vinearum Castren, its original name, turned into Vignacastrisi over the time, was named for the first time around the year one thousand when the Normans defeated once and for all the Byzantine rule setting up the feudal units.

So, the lands of a large number of farmhouses began part of Shire and Diocese of Castro, such as those of Vignacastrisi and the Capriglia farmhouse.

Around the XVI century it was built another point of defense: the Chiesa Parrochhiale dell’Immacolata, a defensive church where people took shelter during attacks from the Ottamans.

In this part of the history you can find the authentic sense of the name of our small village: a real "defensive countryside", a Vigna-Castrisi.

For further information, photos and more please visit the web site www.vignacastrisi.it