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The Two Sisters

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The Two Sisters

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The Two Sisters

Name: The Two Sisters
Rating: 2

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Location: Melendugno, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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1. The Two Sisters – Sant'Andrea Sea Stacks loop from Torre dell'Orso

9.57km

02:30

70m

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2. Le Due Sorelle – Grotta della Poesia loop from Torre dell'Orso

15.0km

03:54

100m

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3. Sant'Andrea Sea Stacks – The Two Sisters loop from Torre dell'Orso

4.26km

01:06

30m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jacopo Fochesato 🥾🏔️🌄

March 17, 2024

Legend has it that two sisters, two local farmers, one day approached the sea to cool off. Having reached the bay of Torre dell'Orso, one of the two enters the water to take a nice swim, but the water, near the rocks, has become treacherous and swirling. The girl gasps and screams for help: her sister can only rush to help her. They swim and swim, and the more they swim the more their efforts seem in vain. When they finally manage to get closer to each other, they are exhausted, without strength. They embrace for the last time, now unable to overcome the fury of the sea, which swallows them and drowns them.

However, the god of the sea is sorry for this and has compassion for the two innocent sisters, one who died due to unconsciousness and the other due to brotherly love; thus it transforms them into two stacks, close together for eternity.

And today we, on sunny summer mornings as well as on humid winter days, admire these rock giants, almost embracing, stone and salt between sky and sea

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