Hydrogeological investigations on the area sourrounding Santa Cesarea Terme springs (Southern Apulia)

S. Cesarea Terme represent the sole example of sulphurous hot springs existing in the Salento Peninsula which, as a whole,constitutes a well de fined hydrogeological unit having singular characterístics within the region. Though,in the run of decades, the springs have been matter of study by various authors the geological and hydrogeological outlines of the area sourrounding S. Cesarea T.,up till now, are known only in a general way. This is precisely why this work wants to make up for such a lack by facing up the geolithological tectonic and hydrogeological study of the area in question. The first results of the just undertaken work, have shown that this area is particularly complex both as for its tectonics and its hydrogeology.