*** Places of interest in the Salento region of Puglia include Lecce, the regional capital; Gallipoli, and Otranto. Taranto, about 65 miles away, has a renowned archaeological museum. 
Recreation in Torre San Giovanni includes riding, sailing, fishing and cycle hire. Boats can also be hired from the harbour for day-long use. Not all these facilities are fully available until the main holiday season starts in mid-June. Walking is undemanding as the area is flat and there are good opportunities for studying the abundant flora and birdlife. 
The village is well served with bars, restaurants and ice-cream parlours. The ice-creams are unforgettable! There are supermarkets, bank cash machines, hairdressers, hardware stores, petrol stations, etc. 
Nearby Ugento has a wide variety of shops, restaurants, banks, etc, and is worth exploring to find its historic centre. 
The beaches closest to Casa Limone (just at the end of the road) are a mixture of rocks, some excellent rock pools and sand. Those beyond the harbour and the Torre (tower) are sandy and stretch as far as the eye can see. The area's finest beaches are to be found along the coastal route towards Gallipoli, the Baia Verde.  
Much of the village centre is closed to traffic from 9pm each summer night as the streets fill with people. All year round the evening passegiata draws people to the seafront, but on Sunday evenings in particular there is the extraordinary sight of thousands of people from miles around converging on the seafront for their evening stroll. There are stalls selling items ranging from clothing and nuts to sunglasses and chainsaws, and the atmosphere is delightfully happy and friendly. 
The restaurants – especially those beyond the obviously tourist ones along the seafront - generally provide top-quality, local, organic food at very modest prices. Seafood is a speciality. Within two minutes’ walk of the apartment is a small family-run restaurant/pizzeria called ‘U Salentinu’.