Montesardo is an hamlet of 1,369 inhabitants of the municipal territory in the province of Lecce. It lies at 59 km from Lecce, just a little over 10 km from Leuca and 1 km from the municipal capital city. The town, situated at 184 m above sea level, is the third locality situated higher up in the province of Lecce after Serra dei Cianci and Monte Sant'Eleuterio. The town develops on the southern continuation of the Serra dei Cianci, which here takes the name of Serra Montesardo where there is a complete view of Capo di Leuca.