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Reachable from Lecce with road bike, mountain bike and gravel. 3 fascinating routes

In the hamlet of the same name in the municipality of Vernole, in the Lecce area, Acaya Castle was built in the 16th century by Gian Giacomo of the Acaya family, on behalf of Charles V, the famous sovereign on whose empire "the sun never set".

The easternmost geographical point of Italy, known for the sea channel in front of the city that separates Italy from Albania.

Martano, one of the symbolic places of Salento Greece, also widely known internationally, in winter turns out to be a quiet Salento village immersed in its silence and slow rhythms without the lively coming and going of people that swarm the historic core of the summer periods. Early in the morning this state of calm is even more emphasized and is probably the ideal time to cycle through its alleys and enjoy this state of affairs.

Melendugno Castle dates back to the 1500s and is the symbol of the feudal society which, under the D'Amely family, resisted until the end of the Second World War. It is located in the center of the town but it is not possible to visit the inside.

Beautiful medieval village still surrounded by walls

Posted in Salento Fortificazioni collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni. History has it that in the year 1480 the inhabitants of Roca Vecchia were put to flight by the Saracen raids who shortly afterwards left it to its fate. In 1544 the governor of Terra d’Otranto Ferrante Loffredo, by order of Charles V, had it razed to the ground. Because? Because, according to him, it has become a den of pirates dedicated to attacks and raids towards the hinterland ... This is a key to reading history. The other key has it that Roca vecchia was destroyed by the Spanish "faction" of Charles V because it was guilty of being in league with the enemies of the French "faction" of Francis I ...

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection https://www.komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - Acaya fortified city of the sixteenth century, a rare survivor of its kind in southern Italy. Ideal starting point to immerse yourself in the history of this part of the south-east of Salento.