Nociglia is an Italian town of 2,456 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia. Set in the lower Salento, is 40.2 kilometers from the provincial capital. It is part of the Union of Municipalities of the Terre di Mezzo. The town of Nociglia is located in the south-east of the Salento peninsula about 10 km from the Adriatic Sea. The town is perched on a hill in the Serre salentine, 104 meters above the sea; the municipal area is between 82 and 114 meters above sea level.