On the civic coat of arms of Carmiano there is a pine with a yellow star. In Carmiano there used to be one of the first messapic town but we do not know exactly how the village was founded. We suppose it was founded by the Roman centurion Carminius for the courage he showed in battle. He built a house for himself and for his soldiers and then the village grew bigger and bigger. For its healthy climate, the vineyards and the olive groves, Carmiano became property of the Emperor and was a privileged town. When the Roman Empire decayed and the barbarians came, the village was sacked and completely abandoned. We know that the village was sacked again in the 9^th and 10^th centuries by the Slaves and Saracens. The Norman King Tancredi included Carmiano in the County of Lecce and in 1353 the Count Gualtiero of Brienne sent there the Celestine Fathers and the Queen Giovanna gave them the whole territory of the village. Carmiano was administrated by Celestine Fathers until 1806 and this was a long period of prosperity and peace. The Celestine Palace in the historic centre dates to this period. Its façade has a huge portal and two niches with the statues of two saints. In the palace there is the Chapel of St Donato and large rooms with wonderful frescos. The building is 13m high and has two floors. Among the famous people of Carmiano we remember: Alessandro Niccoli was born in 1806 and became the beloved priest of the village. Antonio Miglietta was born in 1767, he studied in Lecce then in Naples where he took his degree and taught later. We should also remember Donato Franco (theologian and philosopher) and Tommaso Provenzano (lawyer).