DAY 1 - Pleasure to meet you - Welcome Day - Lecce
Arrival in Lecce at the bike station, collection of bicycles equipped with travel bags and safety kit, transfer to the accommodation, convivial dinner and sharing the track and of the points of interest that we are going to visit with the group.
DAY 2 - Let's go! - Lecce > Otranto
We move to the coast to visit the wild beach of the Le Cesine Nature Reserve, we continue our journey and then dive into the natural pool of the Grotta della Poesia, at the end of the day one last swim in Torre Sant'Andrea, home of the reggae, where the rhythms of Jamaica meet the seas of Salento.
Starting point: Lecce
Arrival point: Otranto
Length: 58 km
Difference in altitude: +310 / - 359 M surface
Road: 80% asphalt, 20% dirt
Points of interest:
- Le Cesine Nature Reserve,
- a dip in Sant'Andrea and stop at Baia dei Turchi.
Included: accommodation and breakfast.
DAY 3 - New Round New Sea - Otranto > Santa Maria di Leuca
Welcome to the Ionian Sea! Punta Palascìa is the most eastern point of Italy, we leave the Adriatic Sea behind to dive into prehistory. Baia delle Orte is one of the wildest beaches of Salento far from mass tourism, impossible to miss for a cycling traveler like you. Even the cave of Bauxite hides an unparalleled charm, you will feel like you are on Mars!
Starting point: Otranto
Arrival point: Santa Maria di Leuca
Length: 61,9 km
Altitude difference: +836 / -795 M surface
Road: 90% asphalt, 10% dirt
Points of interest:
- baia delle Orte,
- Porto Badisco,
- Grotta Zinzulusa,
- Acquaviva,
- Marina Serra,
- Ciolo.
Included: traditional accommodation and breakfast.
DAY 4 - Further south from! - Santa Maria di Leuca > Gallipoli
In this section the landscapes are a succession of wonders, the beaches are jewels set on the sea, the bike is the perfect way to visit them all without losing anything of what Salento has to offer you. Gallipoli is the city of nightlife par excellence but also an area that hides unspoiled landscapes such as Baia Verde with its emerald green sea.
Starting point: Santa Maria di Leuca
Arrival point: Gallipoli
Length: 61,1 km
Difference in altitude: +296 / - 341 M
Road: 80% asphalt, 20% dirt
Points of interest:
- San Gregorio,
- Surface Pesculuse,
- Baia Verde,
- Purità beach.
Included: traditional accommodation and breakfast.
DAY 5 - Terra Rossa, Clear Sea - Gallipoli > Manduria
Porto Selvaggio, a name a warranty. The bay is characterized by wooded areas, red earth and crystal clear sea, here the beach is really wild, to access the sea you can choose between easily accessible coves and those a little more inaccessible. The area is characterized by a source of very cold water that mixes with the sea. The rest? I will reveal it to you during our ride.
Starting point: Gallipoli
Arrival point: Manduria
Length: 75,5 km
Altitude difference: +512 / - 439 M surface
Road: 90% asphalt, 10% dirt
Points of interest:
- Porto Selvaggio,
- Baia di Uluzzo,
- Palude del Capitano,
- Punta Prosciutto,
- Salina dei Monaci.
Included: accommodation and breakfast.
DAY 6 - Terra Salentina - Manduria > Lecce
Change scenery! we leave the sea to immerse ourselves in the Salento hinterland, between country roads and tratturelli we meet small villages where life flows slowly like that of a bicycle traveler, impossible not to take a break in some bar for a Leccese coffee before getting back on the saddle at a time di Lecce.
Starting point: Manduria
Arrival point: Lecce
Length: 54,5 km
Difference in altitude: +213 / - 244 M
Road: 90% asphalt, 10% dirt
Points of interest:
- Archaeological Park Fonte Pliniano (ticket not included),
- San Pancrazio Salentino,
- Cappella Madonna del Latte.
Included: accommodation and breakfast.
