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The abbey is located on the Francigena route which can be accessed via a narrow path under a holm oak forest to the right of the abbey.

The Cerano forest (or "Tramazzone") has a large number of tree species, the reserve occupies only a portion of it, in the coastal part where there is a notable presence of Mediterranean scrub and holm oak woods. MTB routes both technical and tourist! To explore.

The coastal towers were built around the 16th century for security reasons. In this era, pirate raids were very frequent and the inhabitants, mainly farmers, did not have the necessary means to defend themselves independently. By virtue of this fact, it was decided to build the coastal towers to protect the city from attacks by pirates and barbarians who had the objective of plundering all the riches that a maritime city could possess.

Currently managed by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the Cerrate Abbey complex is unique in its kind and one of the most significant examples of Otranto Romanesque. Some details of the church capitals and the interesting explanations of the FAI guides will leave you speechless.

Tower

Torre Specchiolla is a coastal tower in Salento located in the municipality of Squinzano, in the Casalabate area a few kilometers from Lecce

the route of the Via Francigena in the South follows a route used by the people of Northern Europe to reach, from Rome, the ports of embarkation for the Holy Land. A bridge between Europe and the Mediterranean, between West and East, still very relevant today.

https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/abbazia-di-santa-maria-di-cerrate Once a Byzantine monastery inhabited by Italian-Greek monks, then an agricultural production center specializing in the processing of olives: the Cerrate Abbey offers a fascinating tale of its double soul as a place of worship and historic farm.