The most ancient traces of civilization in the territory trace back to the VII century B.C. when this land was occupied by the Messapi. It was later conquered by the Romans and then by the barbarians.
Around the XII and XIII centuries the church of Saint Maria della Lizza was built. It was a church of Greek Rite which was introduced from East by Basilian monks fleeing persecutions.
The siege of Gallipoli in 1268 by Charles of Anjou caused the Gallipoli inhabitants' exodus to the hinterland ;thus they settled around the church of 'Lizza'. The further Turkish menace in 1480 and the French-Spanish battles in the first two decades of the XVI century led to a gradual depopulation of the village towards the safer walls of Gallipoli.
The political stabilization in the first years of the following century led the reitroduction of trade and the gradual population of the village.
State roads: Num 101 Salentine of Gallipoli and Num 459 of Parabita.
Provincial roads: various inland roads.
The most ancient traces of civilization in the territory trace back to the VII century B.C. when this land was occupied by the Messapi. It was later conquered by the Romans and then by the barbarians.
