Otranto and Surroundings Full-Day Bike Tour

Highlights

• Scenic Cycling Route
• Historical & Natural Sites
• Authentic Local Lunch

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Cripta Bizantina di Sant'Angelo

   20min

   We'll go up the Idro valley along a pleasant dirt patch and we'll see St. Angelo Crypt, which was carved into the soft rock of Salento at the Byzantine time.

2. 2

   Otranto

   20min

   We'll move on to Casamassella and stop at the Costantine Foundation, a center dedicated to organic farming and traditional weaving with old looms.

3. 3

   Giurdignano

   30min

   Then we'll reach Giurdignano, main megalithic centre of Salento due to the many dolmens and menhirs, first evidence of human presence in the area.

4. 4

   Uggiano La Chiesa

   1h

   Stop by a bakery with a stone oven for a delicious lunch arranged by the organization. After lunch, we'll cycle to Porto Badisco for a long break, and weather permitting, a swim. It is also possible to rent canoes.

5. 5

   Faro di Punta Palascia

   2h

   We'll then move on along the magnificent coast road to Otranto. We will stop at Punta Palascìa lighthouse, the eastern most point of Italy, and a peculiar lake in a disused bauxite quarry.  Return to Otranto in the late afternoon.

Before you go

Location