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the point is magnificent, from here several single tracks wind down to the sea or into the countryside and you can enjoy a splendid view of the Ionian coast

beautiful and very suggestive route.

The cave of San Pantaleone is a rock crypt located on the eastern side of the Canale dei Fani. It is an ancient place of worship of Byzantine monks, who took refuge in this area in the Middle Ages to escape persecution. The cave is divided into two rooms and has on the right wall of the entrance the remains of a fresco depicting the holy martyr Pantaleone.

Inserted in the Salento Bizantino collection https://www.komoot.com/it-it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - Normally closed, no possibility of peeking inside from some window. No indication about opening times and/or days despite the recent restoration. Contact the new archaeological museum of Ugento to understand how and when to visit it. https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cripta_del_Crocifisso https://www.provincialecce.com/VirtualTour/Ugento-Cripta-del-Crocefisso/Ugento-Cripta-del-Crocefisso.asp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqdZ-VgviWg

sliding stretch between abandoned quarries, no technical stretch

On the highest point of the Serra di Casarano, in the Manfio district in the Ruffano area, stands the characteristic Crypt of the Crucifix, or of Santa Costantina, a cavity of natural origin transformed by the Byzantines into a place of worship around the year 1000.

beautiful trail, sometimes technical but very fun