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The Top 11 Gorges in Lecce

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 11

to choose from in Lecce. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in Lecce.

Last updated: October 18, 2025

Grotta delle Cipolliane

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Reaching the caves is simple: at a certain point on the path you will find yourself at an intersection, where a sign indicates the narrow branches that deviate from the …

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San Cristoforo Cave

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an artificial cavity overlooking the sea, is the cave of San Cristoforo, the most important of those existing there. It is a white limestone cave, open in the bay of …

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Zinzulusa Cave

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Castro Marina is one of the most beautiful inlets along the coast from Otranto to Leuca. It is here that the famous caves open on the rocky coast, north of …

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Canale dei Fani

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Canale dei Fani is a karstic valley located between Pescoluse and Torre Pali. It is an ancient river bed, now dry, which was formed by the erosion of the limestone …

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Canalone del Ciolo Trail

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From the Ciolo bridge, take a path that winds through a breathtaking landscape

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Canali di Castro Trail

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A suggestive path crosses a gully that joins Castro Marina. Challenging to do by bike, accessible for trekking 😍

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Hermit's Cave

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The Grotta dell'Eremita is a cave that overlooks the sea surrounded by wild and solitary nature. The landscape is enchanting

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Dance of the Waves Poem at Ponte del Ciolo

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views from the Ciolo bridge

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Ciolo Gorge and Sea Caves

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Route followed to arrive at the Ciolo bridge which surmounts a high rocky inlet with some sea caves.

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Slippery Rocky Channel

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Descent into the rocky gorge, the bottom is practically a bar of soap as far as you slide ... 🤣🤣🤣

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The Top 11 Gorges in Lecce

Grotta delle Cipolliane

San Cristoforo Cave

Zinzulusa Cave

Canale dei Fani

Canalone del Ciolo Trail

Canali di Castro Trail

Hermit's Cave

Dance of the Waves Poem at Ponte del Ciolo

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