Montesano Salentino is an Italian town of 2,684 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia. Set in the Salento, 47.6 km from the provincial capital, is crossed by Highway 275 to Santa Maria di Leuca. The town of Montesano Salentino is located in the central part of Capo di Leuca, on the plateau that lies to the east of the greenhouses of Ruffano and Specchia. It has a flat morphology and is between 95 and 114 meters above sea level.