Porto Cesareo
Porto Cesareo is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
The area around the sea of Porto Cesareo is an examplar of Maquis shrubland. Beyond the natural beauty, the sea of Porto Cesareo is useful for tourism thanks to the presence of a sandy bottom that remains low for tens of meters and more transparent waters recalling Caribbean atmospheres, as well as due to the large and very long beaches.
The coast is characterized by numerous capes, islets and reefs. Particularly important among these are: the large island, also known as the Isola dei Conigli, Isola della Malva, Isola della Testa and Lo Scoglio.
The great natural and economic consequence of Porto Cesareo wealth is still represented by the totality of its sea, so valuable that a National Marine Park was established for its protection.
In 1971, professor P. Parenzan collected Iris revoluta on the islet of Mojuso near Porto Cesareo in the gulf of Taranto.