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Location: Vernole, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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1. Da Lecce a San Cataldo – giro ad anello

57.7km

03:41

140m

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2. Boschetto di Lecce Singletrack – Torre Specchia Ruggeri loop from Lecce

62.9km

04:10

160m

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3. Acaya Castle – San Cataldo Trail loop from Lecce

46.2km

02:55

120m

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November 13, 2020

In 1294 Charles II of Anjou donated this village to Gervaso dell'Acaya, a valiant captain, whose family owned it for three centuries. In 1506 Alfonso of Acaya built the oldest nucleus of the Castle; a few decades later his son surrounded it with walls and fortified the castle with bulwarks, bastions and moat, giving the village an urban plan. In 1570, the fief of Acaya passed to the Regio Fisco and was subsequently fortified with additional walls for the fear of Turkish incursions. In the following centuries it passed to the Vernazza family who fortunately did not modify it and thus passed through the Baroque, preserving the typical structure of a Renaissance fortress. Later by the Vernazza family it was sold to the Onofrio Scarciglia da Lecce family and then to the Rugge family, to finally be purchased by the Provincial Administration of Lecce by which it still depends today.

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December 15, 2024

The castle as well as the village were designed by Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya

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Elevation 30 m

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Location: Vernole, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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