Porto Badisco Bay – Cannon Emplacement loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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Porto Badisco Bay – Cannon Emplacement loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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Porto Badisco Bay – Cannon Emplacement loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

01:46

6.40km

40m

Hiking

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 465 m for 728 m

Waypoints

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1.78 km

Porto Badisco – Sant'Emiliano Tower Trail

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Beautiful path between Porto Badisco and the tower of Sant'Emiliano

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3.11 km

Single-Weapon Circular Position (PCM)

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Classic coastal defense post from World War II,
it is the Single Weapon Circular Station or for short PCM

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3.39 km

Porto Badisco Canyon and Inlet

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The famous canions of Porto Badisco, now even more suggestive to visit after a flood that "cleaned" the bed of an ancient stream, the river Aeneas ... 🥰

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3.56 km

Porto Badisco Bay

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Porto Badisco is a seaside resort in Salento, in the municipality of Otranto, and is famous for its bay of sand and rocks, with crystal clear sea and unspoiled nature. …

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4.39 km

Cannon Emplacement

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Structure present in the passage between Porto Badisco - Sant'Emiliano tower

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5.27 km

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

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Dirt stretch to be cycled by hand up to Porto Badisco

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6.40 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.84 km

1.42 km

834 m

242 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.88 km

1.98 km

1.02 km

516 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

15°C

36 %

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Max wind speed: 40.0 km/h

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Comments

December 5, 2023,Sentiero Porto Badisco > Torre S. Emiliano

A partially cloudy sky, a lively sea and a strong wind accompany us during today's excursion.
A sinuous path, sometimes made of reddish dirt and sometimes rocky, without particular differences in height, starting from Porto Badisco takes us to Torre S.Emiliano, one of the many watchtowers built on the coast of the Salento peninsula, after the capture of Òtranto by …

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