Located at the southern-most tip of the heel of Italy, Santa Maria di Leuca is a fraction of a nearby town called Gagliano del Capo. It is located so far south that on a clear day you can see the mountains of Albania across the Adriatic Sea and pick up Greek cellular networks. Its most famous monument is its iconic lighthouse. Standing 102m/335ft. above sea level and measuring 47m/154ft. in height, it is Italy’s second most important lighthouse after Genoa. Santa Maria di Leuca is also home to a Marian sanctuary known as the “De Finibus Terrae” (“The End of Land”) which was built in the 18th century to commemorate the passage of St. Peter by boat on his way to Rome from the Holy Land. Buona visita!