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The quantity of lush greenery of the Mediterranean scrub keeps the naturalistic value of this crossed area high, so much so that you are amazed when you descend from the greenhouse on the east side, especially for the people of Tuglia who are used to peering towards the Ionian Sea. San Nicola di Macugno is its emblem, the History and the stories told that involve this place and Nature with the harmoniously integrated cultivated fields give beauty and joyfulness.

Inserted in the Salento Bizantino collection komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - Crypt normally closed, it is opened to the public around mid-July for the celebrations of the Saint (26 July). No contact point described at the entrance to the site. Unfortunately, there is no indication of opening days and times. https://massimonegro.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/galatina-la-chiesa-cripta-di-santanna/

Inserted in collection Salento Bizantino komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - The crypt is isolated on the edge of a paved road, a crossroads of pilgrimages of the past, very few traces of the pre-existing frescoes are visible. It is always accessible and open to all.

Inserted in a naturalistic context of absolute value, it is also worth visiting for the presence of its hypogea that are always accessible. Here is the link passionate and beautiful story of Salogentis https://www.salogentis.it/2014/11/15/labbazia-di-san-nicola-di-macugno-neviano/

Mystical and mysterious place, surrounded by a series of legends that are lost in the mists of time. Unfortunately this site is difficult to access, it is advisable to leave your bikes at the foot of the hill and then continue on foot along the rocky path.

Not easy to find at all, hand pushed bike

Inserted in a rural context rich in historical testimonies, 100 meters above sea level, in a dominant position on the fertile “Ruga valley”, the abbey complex probably originated in the fourteenth century. Mentioned in several documents, in 1378 and 1412, which sanction its geographical belonging to the territory of Neviano and to the jurisdiction of the Neretine curia, the small village of Macugno performed a mandatory stop function for pilgrims heading to Santa Maria di Leuca, for the traders and shepherds who periodically split the hinterland along the junction of the two ports of Gallipoli and Otranto.

Posted in Byzantine Salento collection https://www.komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - To access the cave you must necessarily take into account having to leave your bicycle a few tens of meters from the site. It is in fact necessary to follow a path hidden by vegetation and descend it along a cliff for a few meters. Nothing impossible but there is no other way. The cave becomes more suggestive if you know a little about the history of its past as a human settlement. In my opinion it is worth reaching it. https://www.salogentis.it/2014/10/05/la-madonna-du-carottu-parabita/