Housed in the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta, the Nuovo Museo Civico di Archeologia tells the story of the town of Ugentino in different chronological phases through the archaeological contexts and finds of the latest discoveries. The exhibition is articulated into chronological phases and is divided into thematic sections. The exhibition spaces are distributed in two floors and display archaeological finds ranging from prehistory to the Middle Ages accompanied by educational panels. The dining hall, on the ground floor, houses a large model that reconstructs the ancient Ugento based on the studies conducted to date: Messapian walls, roads and cemeteries can be observed. The ground floor rooms also houses discoveries from infant burials, from members of the aristocrat ...

The collection, stored inside Palazzo Colosso in Ugento, is a compilation begun by Baron Colosso and continued by the late Adolfo Colosso, a passionate lover of local history. The collection is housed in the former stables of the homonymous Palace, covetously guarded by his sons Luigi and Massimo. The collection features 794 finds, ranging from the 6th century B.C. up to early Medieval age, in addition to which are examples of Modern age such as armors, weapons and cannon balls. The finds dating from the 6th century BC to the Hellenistic period consist mainly of local pottery like trozzelle and plates in reddish brown varnish. Alongside the ceramics of indigenous production are those imported from Greece like lekythoi attiche. Among the coroplastica / terracotta ...

The Museo Diocesano di Ugento  – Santa Maria di Leuca, strongly willed by Mons. Vito De Grisantis, was inaugurated on the 6th of July 2005 and is set in a building located below the Cathedral, which once served as a burial place for the clergy and for the citizens. The museum displays works from the cathedral and the churches of the diocese. The heritage of the Diocesan Museum of Ugento consists of paintings on canvas, devotional statues in papier-mâché, vestments, missals, scrolls, and antiphonaries and cartaglorie. There are also many other precious religious objects, mostly in silver, as the chalices, vessels and Eucharistic thrones. Currently, the structure is under renovation, but will be returned to the public in the short time. ...

In the birthplace of Don Tonino Bello, just across from the eighteenth-century Cathedral, sits the Museo Internazionale Mariano d'Arte Contemporanea. The museum houses over 350 Mariana-themed works of art, made by the most important exponents of Italian and International arts including Salvatore Fiume, Ernesto Treccani, Luigi Guerricchio and Alessandro Nastasio. The works possess both the legibility of the sacred and the tendency to experiment of contemporary art.   ...

The Saint Sophia Church of Corsano was completely rebuilt in 1939 by the architect Benito Leante di Galatone, on the site of a sixteenth century church which was destroyed because of some static failures of the foundations.   The exterior facade is very simple, reminiscent of the Romanesque style, has a large rose window and lombard bands that decorate the top part.   The interior is also very simple, divided into three naves, each ending with an altar, the major, central, is dedicated to Saint Sophia, the sides are dedicated to San Biagio and to Our Lady of the Rosary. From the antique structure, some paintings and eighteenth-century wooden pulpit were preserved.  ...

The little church has a simple gabled façade with an entrance surmounted by a tympanum and a small central rose window. Adjacent to it is a square bell tower. The interior has a single nave and ends with a semicircular apse in which a niche, illustrating the Virgin appearing in front of the three village children of Fatima, is inserted.   Surrounding the church is an extensive pine grove. ...

Located on top of the Serra dei Cianci, in a striking and panoramic position, is the Monastero della Santissima Trinità - Clarisse. Recognized by the Diocese as a place of hospitality and spiritual support, for its geographical position, the monastery is situated on the east of Italy, place for prayer meetings and cultural studies with Orthodox churches.   The monastery is open to people who want to experience silence, solitude and contemplation. For this purpose, facilities such as a large open area behind the church, a guesthouse with eight beds are made available, with the possibility of self-prepared packed lunches or use the kitchen, and a large hall for conferences. ...

Don Tonino Bello died in Molfetta in 1993. He was buried in his home town of Alessano, in the municipal cemetery. The tomb is a destination of pilgrims from various parts of Italy and they often leave a memory of their passage. Asmall wall with a symbolic door was built around the tomb, symbolically oriented to the east, next to which is an inscription of the phrase: "Rise, builders of Peace!", reminiscent of the greeting used by Don Tonino to address the National Conference of Pax Christi. Still around the tomb, stands an olive tree, a symbol of peace, on whose branches the pilgrims have hung rosaries, Franciscan Tau, miraculous medals, and more, as a sign of devotion, or to ask for intercession. ...