Diapositiva 1

1
Salentines citizens of the world
Where we come from
Who we are
Where we are going
Salento a timeless land
Land
Creativity
present
future
past
2
Territorio e Creatività passato
(Terra di incontri e scambi
culturali)
Land and Creativity (a place of meetings and
cultural exchanges)
Greeks
Byzantines
Romans
Messapi
Crater
Otranto Cathedral mosaic
Lecce amphitheatre
Megalithic walls
Jewels from Taranto
3
Land and Creativity(reappropriation and
enhancement of the territorytradition and
culture)
Resources of the territory
Environment
Art
Artigianato
Agriculture
Agricoltura
Handicrafts
Vineyards
Stone cutting and basket manufacturing
Lecce Baroque Cathedral
Beaches
Olive groves
TOURISM (enogastronomic, religious, cultural)
4
Territorio e Creatività(tecnologia e futuro)
Land and Creativity (technology and future)
Research and top-quality centres
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute
Salento University
AVIO S.p.A.
CETMA Citadel of research
Aerospace research
Technology applied to cultural heritage
Germplasm Bank
Research centre for nanotechnologies
top-quality in tourism too
5
The roots you haveDont forget the roots you
haveyoull respect the other peoples
ones!Dont forget where you come fromyoull
give more value to the culture you have!We are
Salentines, citizens of the worlddeeply-rooted
to Messapi, Greeks and Byzantineseven joined
to Jamaicanstell me where do you come from?