Diso

Diso is a Southeast Italian municipality ( comune ) with 3029 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Lecce in Puglia. The community is located about 45 kilometers southeast of Lecce on the Ionian Sea in southern Salento. Diso is part of the Parco naturale regional Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase.

History

Certainly the establishment of a church in 1003. Earlier, the municipal area had been settled by the Messapians. In the 17th century the Saracens raided the coast. Since the 18th century, a house of the Capuchin Order is in place.

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