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Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Sternatia

Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Sternatia

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Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Sternatia

04:16

102km

730m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

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

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.75 km

Pozzelle

Archaeological Site

30.8 km

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The road that leads from Otranto to the lighthouse is a provincial road, therefore suitable for all bikes, but it is possible to go down to the lighthouse only if …

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36.3 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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41.8 km

View of the Santa Cesarea Terme Coast

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On the road from Otranto to Santa Cesarea, this panoramic point allows you to observe the Salento coast in all its beauty. You are in one of the most touristic …

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46.0 km

Villa Sticchi, Santa Cesarea Terme

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Santa Cesarea Terme is a spa town overlooking the Canale d'Otranto. The properties of its sulphurous thermal waters have been known since ancient times but, given the difficult position to …

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50.3 km

Minervino Tower

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The Minervino Tower is part of a complex of lookout points built by Charles V in the 16th century to prevent attacks by the Saracens. The system guaranteed the possibility …

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57.1 km

View of the Otranto Coast and Watchtower

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Beautiful panorama along the coast

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64.9 km

Otranto

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Otranto is one of the most famous and characteristic towns in the province of Lecce. It has almost 6,000 inhabitants and is the easternmost town in Italy. Various peoples and …

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71.6 km

Mouth of the Alimini Lakes

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Here the Alimini Lakes reach the sea. The lake closest to the coast, called Alimini Grande, is of lagoon origin and is made up of brackish water. The smallest, on …

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102 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.2 km

36.9 km

2.31 km

203 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

100 km

1.01 km

250 m

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Porto Badisco Bay – Minervino Tower loop from Sternatia

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

Porto Badisco Bay

View of the Santa Cesarea Terme Coast

Villa Sticchi, Santa Cesarea Terme

Minervino Tower

View of the Otranto Coast and Watchtower

Otranto

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