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Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Castro

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Italy
Apulia
Lecce
Castro

Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Castro

Moderate

3.0

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2

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Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Castro

02:04

47.6km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

1.31 km

beautiful road

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nice little road, easy slope.

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2

3.88 km

The entrance to Diso

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very ok

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26.3 km

Menhir e Cripta di San Paolo

Archaeological Site

28.6 km

Castle of Casamassella

Castle

5

34.3 km

Porto Badisco Bay

Highlight • Beach

Porto Badisco is a seaside resort in Salento, in the municipality of Otranto, and is famous for its bay of sand and rocks, with crystal clear sea and unspoiled nature. …

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36.2 km

Minervino Tower

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The Minervino Tower is part of a complex of lookout points built by Charles V in the 16th century to prevent attacks by the Saracens. The system guaranteed the possibility …

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7

39.7 km

View of the Santa Cesarea Terme Coast

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On the road from Otranto to Santa Cesarea, this panoramic point allows you to observe the Salento coast in all its beauty. You are in one of the most touristic …

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40.2 km

Santa Cesarea Terme

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Fantastic cliffs, incredible sea and the road that leads from castro to Santa cesarea is a show, I also recommend a bath at the spa.

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40.6 km

Villa Sticchi, Santa Cesarea Terme

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Santa Cesarea Terme is a spa town overlooking the Canale d'Otranto. The properties of its sulphurous thermal waters have been known since ancient times but, given the difficult position to …

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45.8 km

View from Castro

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47.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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29.0 km

11.7 km

3.69 km

3.14 km

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< 100 m

Surfaces

42.0 km

5.47 km

198 m

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