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Torre Nasparo

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Torre Nasparo

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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    1. Minervino Tower – Punta Palascìa lighthouse loop from Spongano

    85.1km

    03:48

    840m

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    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    December 10, 2020

    The tower is part of an extensive defensive system spread along the Apulian and overall Salento coasts, referring to the XV and XVI centuries, in fact was built in 1565, during the Spanish domination. Has a truncated cone base, whose base diameter is 11 meters, from the curb upwards it assumes a cylindrical shape. It's made with non-square stones and regular ashlars. It rises on a high rocky spur 129 meters above sea level and its position is strategic because it allows to guard the sea as far as Capo d'Otranto, the most eastern point of Italy. The location of the watch-towers, called the "sentinels of the sea", allowed that the signals could be spread both laterally along the coast line and parallel to the internal fortified villages, thanks to the use of fire signals during the night and smoke during the day.

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      Elevation 120 m

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      Location: Tiggiano, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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