카놀레‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪7‬개의 호수

If you'd like to reach the viewpoint by bike, I recommend taking the path that runs parallel to the lake. The path perpendicular to the lake is not suitable for road bikes or regular bicycles.

Red Martian soil painted by the setting sun

a must-see

The lake offers a truly suggestive panorama: the green of the water rich in bauxite and minerals contrasts with the intense red of the surrounding land.

A corner of Puglia that you don't expect. Far from the roar of the sea there is this small oasis of peace born following the progressive abandonment of the Bauxite quarry. At the end of the 70s the mineral extraction operations stopped and the water began to filter inside the quarry forming the lake. In fact, it is precisely the presence of the mineral that gives the intense colors of this place: the red of the clayey earth and the emerald green of the lake waters.

it is fantastically beautiful here

To admire and meditate

The Otranto bauxite quarry is located in the Salento hinterland, between Otranto and the area around the famous Punta Palascia lighthouse. The magical and evocative "Red Lake" is often the destination of excursions to admire the suggestive view of the emerald green lake. Bauxite is a mineral from which aluminum is extracted. The Otranto quarry was once an important source of income for the region.