Ruffano
Ruffano is a town and comune in the province of Lecce, located in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
Main sights
- Mother church of Natività della Beata Maria Vergine
- Church of Madonna del Carmine, built in the 16th century above a Byzantine cave church from the 12th century
- Castello Brancaccio, a castle overlooking the town
- Crucifix Crypt, near the boundary with Casarano
- Grotta della Trinità, used since Neolithic times. Starting from the 9th century, it housed a community of hermit monks and in the 11th century, it was turned into a religious place, as testified by remains of Byzantine frescoes.