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Punta Ristola – Maldive del Salento Beach loop from Lido Marini

Punta Ristola – Maldive del Salento Beach loop from Lido Marini

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Punta Ristola – Maldive del Salento Beach loop from Lido Marini

02:19

53.4km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.6 km for 138 m

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28.3 km

If kitsch could hurt ;-)

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Residential building, if kitsch hurt, then the screams would be heard far and wide ;-). But of course it's all a matter of taste ;-)

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29.8 km

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 Leuca, the imposing lighthouse and the Adriatic Sea. It is said that this is where the two seas meet. The rocks of this promontory hide two secrets: an imposing natural cave, called Grotta del Diavolo, and an underground bunker or casemate with a very special charm.

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32.7 km

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

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The view over the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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32.8 km

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

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The name Santa Maria di Leuca derives from the Greek "leukós" or white, this perhaps due to the color of the rocks, or for the houses painted with lime, or for the fact that, arriving from Greece with the sun of dawn behind shoreline was illuminated with a clear light. Although there is no certain information on the origins of this town, some archaeological finds confirm the presence of settlements dating back to the Bronze Age. Even Santa Maria di Leuca, like other places on the Salento coast, has been indicated as the place where Aeneas landed fleeing from Troy while, according to Christian tradition, it was precisely here that the apostle Peter arrived from Palestine during his journey to Rome. The territory of Santa Maria di Leuca includes Punta Meliso which conventionally separates the Adriatic Sea from the Ionian Sea.

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32.9 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 a diameter of three meters and emits three beams of white light every fifteen seconds, visible up to 24 nautical miles.

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