Welcome to Callistos Hotel & Spa in Tricase

Callistos Hotel & Spa stands proudly in the heart of Tricase.

Its name carries echoes of ancient traditions, deriving from the Greek word “Kallistòs”, meaning “the most beautiful”. Callistos proudly lives up to its name, distinguished by its elegant beauty and harmonious interiors featuring clean, chic and refined lines. The hotel also features a welcoming wellness centre and SPA: a peaceful retreat where guests can restore body and mind through exclusive treatments. Its strategic location makes Callistos ideal for both business trips and leisure stays. A short walk will take you to Tricase’s charming historic centre, with its elegant buildings and characteristic squares where time seems to have stood still. Tricase also boasts a crystal-clear sea, framed by dramatic cliffs and natural caves. Tricase Porto and Marina Serra are two unmissable destinations for anyone wishing to experience a deeper connection with the Salento region. Some useful information for your stay:
  • To contact reception, press 9 on your room telephone
  • Wi-Fi password: callistosspa2016
  • Heating and air conditioning are available upon request by calling reception on 9
  • 2 complimentary bottles of water are provided in the minibar upon arrival
  • Technogym Fitness Room on level -1
  • SPA & Wellness Centre on level -1, open daily from 3.30 pm to 9.30 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays also from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm; advance booking is required
  • Dining services are available at “119 Restaurant & Wine Bar”, open from 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm by reservation, except on Sundays
  • Breakfast is served on the ground floor from 7.00 am to 10.00 am
  • Breakfast in your room is available upon request for an additional charge of €5.00
  • Check-in 3.30 pm – Check-out 10.30 am
  • SPA menu: CALLISTOS SPA MENU – ITALIAN (callistos-hotel.it)
We warmly welcome you to our hotel and wish you a pleasant stay. The Callistos Team
Callistos Hotel & Spa stands proudly in the heart of Tricase, one of Salento’s liveliest and most captivating towns. Its distinctive name carries echoes of ancient traditions and legends, deriving from the Greek word “Kallistòs”, meaning “the most beautiful”. Callistos proudly lives up to its name, distinguished by its elegant beauty and harmonious interiors featuring clean, chic and refined lines. The hotel also features a spacious wellness area with a SPA: a peaceful retreat where guests can immerse themselves in an atmosphere of pure relaxation and restore body and mind through exclusive treatments. Its strategic location in the town centre makes it ideal for both business trips and leisure stays, with supermarkets, shops and other essential services all within easy reach. A short walk will take you to Tricase’s charming historic centre, with its elegant buildings and characteristic squares where time seems to have stood still. Tricase is also a captivating town of art and boasts a crystal-clear sea framed by dramatic cliffs and natural caves. Tricase Porto and Marina Serra are two unmissable destinations for anyone wishing to experience a deeper connection with the Salento region. Some useful information for your stay:
  • To contact reception, press 9 on your room telephone
  • Wi-Fi password: callistosspa2016
  • Heating and air conditioning are available upon request by contacting reception
  • 2 complimentary bottles of water are provided in the minibar
  • Technogym Fitness Room on level -1
  • SPA & Wellness Centre on level -1, open daily from 3.30 pm to 9.30 pm; advance booking is required
  • Dining services are available at “119 Restaurant & Wine Bar” from 7.30 pm, except on Sundays
  • Breakfast is served from 7.00 am to 10.00 am
  • Breakfast in your room is available for an additional charge of €5.00
  • Check-in 3.30 pm – Check-out 10.30 am
  • SPA menu: CALLISTOS SPA MENU – ITALIAN (callistos-hotel.it)
We warmly welcome you to our hotel and wish you a pleasant stay. The Callistos Team
PLACES TO VISIT IN TRICASE:
  • Gallone Palace, Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli
  • Parish Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Piazza Don Tonino Bello
  • Church of San Domenico and Dominican Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul, Piazza Pisanelli
  • Church of the Devils, Parco area
  • Comi Palace in Lucugnano, Via delle Grazie, 1 – Lucugnano, 0832373553
  • Tricase Porto and its Ecomuseum, the ancient Portus Veneris
  • Marina Serra and its natural swimming pools
  • The Vallonea Oak, just a few kilometres from our hotel, is a natural monument which, at 900 years old, is one of the oldest trees in Italy.
EXPERIENCES WE RECOMMEND IN TRICASE:
  • Guided tours organised by the Infopoint in Piazza Pisanelli, 3284224666 – Tricase Destinazione Autentica (tricaseautentica.it)
  • Wine tasting in a historic Salento winery: visit one of Southern Italy’s most beautiful wineries, the historic Winspeare family estate, founded in 1885 in Depressa di Tricase.
  • Discover the Poet of Harmony and his Baronial Palace: explore one of Salento’s most beautiful palaces, brought back to life after decades as a centre for culture and art, just a few kilometres from Callistos Hotel & SPA.
  • Cooking class at Masseria Abbracciavento: a private or group experience held inside the masseria, Via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Nuova – Tricase 3472593517
  • Nerea Escursioni, boat trips, Via Caio Duilio 9, Tricase Porto 3896710614
EXPERIENCES WE RECOMMEND NEAR TRICASE:
  • Guided tours of Capo di Leuca organised by the Archès Association, Vico Torri 1 – 73040 Morciano di Leuca, 3405897632
  • Naturalmente Salento: trekking, cycling, walking trails, speleo-trekking, tourist cave excursions, kayaking and horse riding, Via Sciesa 6, Castrignano del Capo, 3387799477
  • Salento Bici Tour, cycling excursions in Capo di Leuca, Gallipoli, Otranto and Lecce, Via Giuseppe Palmieri 32 – Lecce 346 086 2717
  • Visit Castro, the Pearl of Salento along Aeneas’s route, and the MAR Museum
  • Malepesce fishing tourism and excursions: experience an ancient tradition using environmentally responsible methods, Via Doppia Croce Porto Pescatori – Santa Maria di Leuca 3664087291

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRICASE: SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS AND NIGHTLIFE RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER:
  • Ristorante Gastronomia Self-Service Indino, Via Dei Pellai, 45 – Tricase 0833545558
  • Overline Food & Gin Inspiration, Via Armando Diaz, 26, 73039 Tricase, 345 388 3600
  • Ristorante Bellavista, Via Borgo Pescatori – Tricase Porto, 3472570014
  • Taverna del Porto, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 121 – Tricase Porto, 0833775336
  • A Casa Mia, Via Santa Marcellina, 1 – Tricase Porto, 3473808732
RESTAURANTS OPEN FOR DINNER:
  • 119 Restaurant & Wine Bar, Piazza Marinai d’Italia, 87 – Tricase 3209717821
  • Locanda Del Levante, Piazza Antonio dell’Abate – Tricase 0833/546678
  • Bar Lemì Cozze & Gin, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 16 – Tricase 347/5419108
  • Il Chiostro degli Scolopi, Via Monsignor Ingletti, 14 – Tricase 328/4158093
  • VaGiù e TiramiSù Home Restaurant, Via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa – Tricase 340/3123151
  • Anime Sante, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 147 – Tricase 339/798 4291
FARM STAYS & TRADITIONAL MASSERIE:
  • Masseria Nonno Tore, Contrada Madonna di Loreto – Tricase 328/1021541
  • Gli Ulivi, Contrada Palane, Marina Serra di Tricase 347/9129776
  • Donna Maria Agriturismo, Via Marina Porto – Tricase 350/0028851
  • Masseria Abbracciavento, Via Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Nuova, 347/2593517
PIZZERIAS & PUBS
  • La Cistareddha Trattoria-Pizzeria-Bar, Via Marina Serra, 44 – Tricase 347/8476302
  • Bavaria Traditional Pub, Via Bernardino Varisco – Tricase 392/0846337
  • Gallone Extraordinary Pub, Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli, 15 – Tricase 334/3058113
  • A’ Verace Pizzeria Napoletana, Corso Roma, 187 – Tricase 348/7132938
  • Pizzeria Core a Core, Piazza Castello dei Trane – Tricase 338/1188777
  • El Paso, Piazza Marinai d’Italia, 2 – Tricase 0833/545530
  • Spicchi d’Arte, Via Papa Pio X, 3 – Tricase 0833/609419
  • Jamao Music Drinks, Via Carlo Mirabello, snc – Marina Serra 366/7486346
TRADITIONAL TRATTORIAS:
  • Ristorante De Carbu Gastroracconti, Via Dante Alighieri, 9 bis – Tricase 371/69843
  • Le Strittule, Via Sant’Oronzo – Tricase 329/126906
  • Trattoria Iolanda, Via Montanara 2 – Lucugnano – Tricase 0833/784164
  • Osteria del Macellaio, Via Milano, 39 – Castrignano del Capo 392/5874062
  • Osteria Santa Maria, Via Guglielmo Marconi, Spongano, 327/
BARS & NIGHTLIFE:
  • Farmacia Balboa, Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli, 23 – Tricase 0833/772585
  • Caffè Cappuccini, Piazza dei Cappuccini – Tricase 0833/609494
  • Menamè (Tricase Porto), SP358, 115 – Marina Porto 328/9540754
  • Caffè d’Oltremare, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo – Tricase 351/5269162
  • Castello Di Tutino, Via Maria Montessori – Tricase 333/1817362
  • Grita, Via Gioacchino Toma, 15 – Tricase 0833/546827
BICYCLE HIRE:
  • EuroBici, Corso Roma, 81 – Tricase 0833/544527
CAR HIRE:
  • Valmauto, Via Montesano – Tricase 0833/544000
  • Mastroleo, 275 Km 21,400 di Lucugnano – Tricase 0833/784127
ICE CREAM PARLOURS & PASTRY SHOPS:
  • Gelateria Artigianale G&CO, Via Marina Porto, 3 – Tricase 342/7581228
  • Pasticceria Gelateria Martinucci, Via S. Demetrio, 4 – Tricase 0833/546280
  • Il Gelato da Mimmo, Piazza dei Cappuccini, 13 – Tricase 346/1827534
  • Martinucci New Concept, Piazza Cappuccini – Tricase 0833 601639
  • Regina Pasticceria Artigianale, Via Luigi Cadorna, 143 – Tricase 320/2277412
  • Profumo di Vaniglia, Via Ludovico Ariosto, 17 – Tricase 340/8273605
  • Che Voglia, Piazza dei Cappuccini – Tricase 333/8683824
  • Golosa, Via Brindisi, 6 – Tricase 380/7056740
  • Bar Pasticceria Dolcemente, Corso Roma, 73 – Tricase 348/8786577
  • Estro e Dolcezze, Via Aldo Moro, 23 – Tricase 371/3383758
HAIRDRESSERS:
  • Antonio Conza, Via Armando Diaz, 29 – Tricase 333/4567078
  • Giuliana Acconciature, Via Torino, 1 – Tricase 339/3054560
  • Citto Salvatore, Viale Stazione, 24/26 – Tricase 345/5798408
  • Hair Style di Esposito Andrea, Via della Colombaia, 14 – Tricase 0833/541581
  • Le Salon de Beauté, Via Luigi Pirandello, 14 – Tricase 340/7723123
  • The Gentlemen’s Barber Shop, Corso Roma 91 – Tricase 389/6171714
LOCAL CRAFTS:
  • Ceramiche Branca, Via Tempio, 32 – Tricase 0833/545120
  • Ceramiche Idem, Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli – Tricase 347/9572835
  • Emporio Mediterraneo, Via Gioacchino Toma, 10 – Tricase
  • Ceramiche Ferrari, 275, km 21,400 – Lucugnano Tricase 339/6419133
SHOPPING:
  • Leo Nuccio, Via Gioacchino Toma, 20 – Tricase 0833/771747
  • Ottavio Nuccio Gala, S. 275, Km 21,400 – Lucugnano Tricase 335/7685417
  • Apsha, Via Domenico Caputo, 10 – Tricase 0833/541432
  • Dolly, Corso Roma, 2 – Tricase 0833/544059
  • Tricks, Via Tito Schipa, 4 – Tricase 0833/542694
  • Madà, Corso Roma, 80 – Tricase 0833/545000
  • GRS, Piazza dei Cappuccini – Tricase 0833/542840
  • Negro Abbigliamento, Via Gian Domenico Catalano, 1 – Tricase 0833/545329
  • Antares, Via Domenico Caputo, 22 – Tricase 0833/542027
  • Gisella, Via S. Demetrio, 16 – Tricase 393/9843547
  • Gioielleria Bortone, Via S. Demetrio, 37 – Tricase 0833/544343
  • BATA, Corso Roma, 71 – Tricase 0833/772653
  • Rinascimento, Via Luigi Cadorna, 13 – Tricase 0833/545877
  • Just Outlet, Via Luigi Cadorna, 29 – Tricase 0833/546883
  • MAX&Co., Via Luigi Cadorna, 7 – Tricase 0833/772124
  • Dorabella, Via Luigi Cadorna, 37 – Tricase 0833/54/1390
  • Thun Shop, Via Luigi Cadorna, 3 – Tricase 0833/829841
  • United Colors of Benetton, Via Paolo Thaon di Revel, 4 – Tricase 0833/544381
  • MOTIVI, Via Domenico Caputo, 1 – Tricase 0833/824213
  • Take Off The Outlet Company, Via Aldo Moro, 10 – Tricase 0833/1862718
WINE SHOPS & LOCAL PRODUCTS:
  • Castel di Salve, Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli, 21 – Tricase 0833/542867
  • Cantina Castel di Salve, Via Gaetano Salvemini, 32 – Tricase 0833/771041
  • Antico Forno, Via Redipuglia, 1 – Tricase 348/4165463
  • La Bottega del Fornaio, Via Livorno, 35 – Tricase 0833/543131
  • Frantoio Piana del Lentisco, Via della Repubblica, 12 – Gagliano del Capo 328/7270509
  • Frantoio Foresta Forte, Via Panoramica, 2 – Gagliano del Capo 388/6394295
CINEMAS:
  • Cinema Moderno, Via Siracusa, 17/19 – Tricase 0833/545855
  • Cinema Aurora, Via Stella D’Italia, 34 – Tricase 0833/544113
  • Multisala Cineplex Paradiso, Via Roberto Caputo, 15b – Tricase 0833/545386
AUTO ELECTRICIANS & TYRE DEALERS:
  • Martire & Turco, auto electrician and repair workshop, Via Taranto – Tricase 0833/543334
  • De Vittorio Gommista, Via L. Ariosto snc – Tricase, 0833/544274, Piazza 08
GYMS & SPORTS ACTIVITIES:
  • Palestra Extreme, Via Vittorio Emanuele II – Tricase 388/3508927
  • Palestra Catarsi, Via Piave, 7 – Tricase, 345/0121698
  • Strongfit Salento, Via Sandro Pertini, 12 – Tricase 380/2155387
  • Palestra Over The Top, Via Giorgio Morandi, 17 – Tricase 329/1489794
  • Studio Di Kinesiterapia De Blasi, Via Umberto Giordano, 37 – Tricase 0833/545657
  • Taekwondo D’Amico ASD, Via Carabellese, 19 – Tricase 347/3083107
  • A.S.D. Olympia Fitness, Via Marcello Malpighi, 1 – Tricase 388/7977263
  • Styles Fitness, Via Giambattista Morgagni, 18 – Tricase 349/3656561
  • San Vito Municipal Stadium Athletics Track, Via Andrea Giaccari, 40 – Tricase
  • Icos Sporting Club, Via Lucugnano snc – Tricase 0833/542811
  • Circolo Tennis ASD, Via Olimpica snc – Tricase 334/7782612
  • Club Padel 178, Zona Industriale, 178 – Tricase 324/9242814
PHARMACIES:
  • Farmacia Scardia, Piazza dei Cappuccini – Tricase 0833/544198
  • Farmacia Petrelli, Via Luigi Pirandello, 1 – Tricase 0833/544374
  • Farmacia Olimpica, Via Olimpica, 15 – Tricase 0833/772226
  • Parafarmacia Simbiosi, Via Alessandro Manzoni, 6 – Tricase 0833/1832001
SUPERMARKETS:
  • Coop, Via Sandro Pertini, 1 – Tricase 0833/545054
  • Conad, Via Leone XIII snc – Tricase 0833/541856
  • Superday, Viale Stazione, 36 – Tricase 0833/772024
  • Eurospin, Via Luigi Pirandello, 15 – Tricase
  • Happy Casa Store, Via Aldo Moro, 3 – Tricase 0833/771723
  • Tigotà, Via Claudio 10 – Tricase 0833/546148
  • Acqua & Sapone, Angolo Imperatore Adriano, Via Aldo Moro – Tricase 0804/351864
OPEN-AIR LOCAL MARKET:
  • Weekly Tuesday market, Via Vespasiano, 17 – Tricase, Via Monsignnore De G73