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San Giorgio Square, Melpignano – Palazzo Marchesale loop from Calimera

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San Giorgio Square, Melpignano – Palazzo Marchesale loop from Calimera

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San Giorgio Square, Melpignano – Palazzo Marchesale loop from Calimera

02:27

41.7km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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9.47 km

Byzantine Crypt of Santa Cristina

Highlight • Religious Site

frescoed Byzantine crypt

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Castello De Gualtieriis

Castle

16.2 km

Menhir Minonna

Archaeological Site

16.8 km

San Giorgio Square, Melpignano

Highlight • Historical Site

In the center of Melpignano, Piazza San Giorgio is named after the patron saint of the city. The mother church of the same name overlooks it and has a portico that is quite rare in Puglia. It is one of the places where the famous popular music event called "Notte della Taranta" takes place.

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16.9 km

Palazzo Marchesale

Highlight • Historical Site

17.3 km

Former Convent of the Augustinians and Church of the Carmine

Highlight • Religious Site

In neglect for decades, the convent has undergone some restoration works, and is currently used to host cultural activities. The cloister of 1644 preserves the remains of a highly decorated colonnade, bearing many Latin engravings, and a well on which the double-headed eagle is sculpted, a sign of the presence of the noble Castriota Scanderbeg family.

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20.6 km

Corigliano d'Otranto

Highlight • Settlement

beautiful village with its castle and baroque historic center.
Located in the heart of Salento, it belongs to the historic region of Grecìa Salentina, a linguistic island of nine municipalities where Grico is spoken, an ancient language of Greek origin.

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20.9 km

Castello di Corigliano d'Otranto

Highlight • Castle

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - Beautiful castle very well maintained and valued is to be counted among the largest in Salento

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27.7 km

Raimondello’s Spire

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1397 at the behest of the prince of Taranto Raimondo Orsini Del Balzo, it's one of the Gothic masterpieces in the lands of Otranto. Returning from the Holy Land in 1380, he militarily occupied the county of Soleto. The spire from the top of its 40 meters (+91 of Soleto above the sea level), optically represents the connection between the Adriatic and the Ionian seas, symbolizing not only the power of the Orsini Del Balzo family, but also the affirmation of the papal hegemony in a period of transition from the secular Byzantine influence to that of the Roman church.
It's a very slender square tower divided into five orders. The base floor and the first order have no windows and incorporate a previous tower inside them. The second and third orders are richly decorated with four finely carved mullioned windows in Lecce stone. The last order of octagonal shape has eight mullioned windows, is covered by an ogival dome covered with colored majolica and rests on a finely worked balustrade. All the mullioned windows and the corners of the upper floors are full of griffins, lions and anthropomorphic masks.

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28.1 km

Church of Santo Stefano, Soleto

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautifully frescoed church that can be connected to the church of Santa Caterina di Galatina. Visiting opening hours differ according to the season. For information, refer to the websites dedicated to the Church.

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41.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.8 km

10.6 km

203 m

168 m

Surfaces

29.3 km

10.2 km

2.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 2 July

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23°C

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San Giorgio Square, Melpignano – Palazzo Marchesale loop from Calimera

Byzantine Crypt of Santa Cristina

San Giorgio Square, Melpignano

Palazzo Marchesale

Former Convent of the Augustinians and Church of the Carmine

Corigliano d'Otranto

Castello di Corigliano d'Otranto

Raimondello’s Spire

Church of Santo Stefano, Soleto

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