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Marchiello Tower – Torre dell'Omomorto loop from Gagliano-Leuca

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Marchiello Tower – Torre dell'Omomorto loop from Gagliano-Leuca

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Marchiello Tower – Torre dell'Omomorto loop from Gagliano-Leuca

01:24

22.5km

210m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 25, 2025

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Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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7.15 km

Panoramic view of the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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7.15 km

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

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Built in 1864 and first illuminated two years later, this lighthouse has a hexagonal shape at the base and is 47 meters high. The light, operated by the Navy, has …

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7.41 km

View of Santa Maria di Leuca and its lighthouse

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A place, the most leaning towards the meeting of two seas ... thus, it seems like stitching up two fabrics that together form the sea, a fundamental element for us Salento together with the sun of course 😅

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Marchiello Tower

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - On the tip of the same name near the Three Doors, there are the remains of the ancient truncated-conical tower, also known like Torre Imbriachelli, 12 meters above sea level [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Marchiello]

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Punta Ristola - Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso are the two headlands that embrace the bay of Santa Maria di Leuca. They are the symbolic places of the Cape of Leuca.

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Punta Ristola and Grotta del Diavolo

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The panorama from here is truly breathtaking, on one side it opens up to the Ionian towards Calabria on the other you look at the bay of Santa Maria di …

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Devil's Cave

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Punta Ristola is the southernmost point of Puglia. This cave is defined by legend as the Gate of Hell. Tradition has it that it was crossed by Telemachus to enter the Kingdom of Hell in search of Father Ulysses.

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Torre dell'Omomorto

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The name "Dead Man" is due to some human bones found in an existing cave near the tower. It was abandoned in 1846 [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_dell%27Omomorto]

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Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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11.4 km

6.87 km

3.96 km

309 m

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17.8 km

4.36 km

309 m

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