San Pietro in Lama is situated in the area of Cupa al centro on the Messapic plain; it has traces of human life since the Paleolithic age and larger population in theage of bronze and iron. Since Roman age the cultures of grapes and olives; many mines of red clay used for the production of tiles called 'imbrici'.
The urban centre is 6km from the salentina capital and you reach it through the main streetn. 101 Salentina or thruogh internal provincial streets: at noth west for Monteroni of Lecce, at nord for Lecce, at east for Lequile - S. Cesario, at south east for Copertino.
Characterized by a natural depression of the soil, the territory is part of the area called 'Cupa', near the atcheological site of Rudiae. It's bordered by the towns of Lequile and Monteroni ofi Lecce.The human life in this site has far origins:since the Paleolithic age the streets of communication mark the areaas testimonied by the presence of menhir from north to south between the Serra of S. Elia and Lequile. One of this courses corresponds to the country street which goes through the provincial S. Pietro-Copertino, passing through the garden of Marangio toward Dragoni-S. Donato-Martignano-Martano; anothe r path was the old street Lecce-Copertino and treads down the old street line between the city of Rudiae and Porto Cesareo, which gave origin to the island of St'Antonio, the first nucleus.
Transports.
Main steet num. 101 Salentina.
Internal provincial streets: for Lequile and S.Cesario, Copertino, Monteroni di Lecce.
Railways FF.SS.: Lecce main station.
Bus stations: S.T.P. company of Terra d'Otranto, Autolinea Lecce-Monteroni di Lecce.
San Pietro in Lama is situated in the area of Cupa al centro on the Messapic plain; it has traces of human life since the Paleolithic age and larger population in theage of bronze and iron. Since Roman age the cultures of grapes and olives; many mines of red clay used for the production of tiles called 'imbrici'.
