Cenate is a place of the municipality di Nardò in province of Lecce. The resort, which includes Cenate Vecchie e le Cenate Nuove, is home to many historic mansions in a context of old parks. It can be reached starting from Nardo and heading towards the seaside resorts of Santa Caterina and Santa Maria al Bagno. It includes more than twenty houses that were built in a period between the late 19th and early 20th century. The oldest dates back to an earlier period: the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries.