Il Tabacchificio is the only example in Salento of the recovery of industrial architecture. Refurbished from a former Tobacco Factory in the 1920’s and conserving all the charm characteristics of the age, like the star shaped vaulted ceiling.The Tobacco factory’s activity lasted until 1989 until a major crisis in this industry forced its owner to close for ever. The reconstruction, begun in 2002, concentrating on the restructuring the original buildings as well as in the using materials and furnishings of a wider Mediterranean theme, thanks to the work of one of the masters of the design field , Francesco Spada. The hotel is found in the higher region of Gagliano 1 km from the coast and 2 km from Santa Maria di Leuca, the extreme point of Salento, in Apulia. The hotel offers 38 rooms, 7 of which are superior and 9 of which are lodgings/studio. Every room has the name of a Salentina locality and are adorned with the paintings of Andrea Morgan which capture the beauty of these places.