Lizzanello is an Italian town of 11,856 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia. Set in north-central Salento, 6 km from the center of the provincial capital to the south and includes the village of Merine, 2 km away to the north. The territory of the municipality of Lizzanello, which extends over an area of ??18.01 km ², it is mainly characterized by a calcareous sandy soil and sedimentary rock (marl). In the northern part of the feud is instead recognizable a calcareous and compact soil.