Ruffano

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.