The language, folklore, traditions and history of Cannole, like those of the eight other cities in the area called "Salentine Greece", reveal significant Greek influences over the course of time, presumably from the time of the Byzantine control, or even the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.
The language, folklore, traditions, and history of Cannole, like those of its eight neighboring cities in the Salentine region, reveal strong Greek influences that likely originated during the Byzantine era or possibly from the ancient Magna Graecia colonisation in the 8th century BCE.