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Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

01:04

9.82km

150m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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475 m

Punta Ristola

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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6.02 km

Monumental Fountain of the Apulian Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Spectacular monumental fountain that celebrates the end of the Apulian aqueduct, the largest in all of Europe.

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6.29 km

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

Highlight • Religious Site

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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6.32 km

Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse and Monumental Staircase

Highlight • Monument

The Santa Maria di Leuca lighthouse stands shining on Punta Meliso. Activated for the first time on 6 September 1866, it emits three beams of light which, in particular meteorological conditions, are visible from over 40 km. With a spiral staircase of 254 steps you can climb to the cage of the projection apparatus.
In 1937 the lighthouse's power supply, which until then had been oil-based, was transformed to electricity. The original lantern was built in Paris and replaced several times (1941 and 1954) together with the rotary apparatus.

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6.36 km

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

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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6.50 km

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

Highlight • Religious Site

The view over the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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9.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

2.47 km

862 m

797 m

411 m

121 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.95 km

3.33 km

1.02 km

343 m

160 m

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Wednesday 8 July

31°C

24°C

7 %

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Punta Ristola loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

Punta Ristola

Monumental Fountain of the Apulian Aqueduct

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse and Monumental Staircase

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

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