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Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano – Menhir della Luce loop from Merine

Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano – Menhir della Luce loop from Merine

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Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano – Menhir della Luce loop from Merine

02:58

65.4km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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20.0 km

Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano

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Right at the entrance to Galugnano stands this large menhir, a little crooked but still in excellent shape😜

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20.4 km

Church of the Madonna of the Snow

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the little church is always open and has some fantastic frescoes

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21.9 km

Sternatia is located in Grecia Salentina, a region south of Lecce where grico, an endangered dialect of Greek origin, is spoken. The city has an ancient history rich in artistic and cultural testimonies and a walk through the alleys is a good moment to take a moment to rest from pedaling.

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28.6 km

Sternatia

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It's the village of the Grecìa Salentina area with the highest percentage of people speaking griko. The meaning of the word infact comes from 'Sterna' (cistern, well) and 'Thia' (sacred) which indicates that probably in the past there were wells or sacred cisterns where religious ceremonies were held.
Since 1100 was under the Norman , the Swabian and had a certain importance also during the Angevins that in 1334 fortified it with solid walls. From the castle of Sternatia, seat of the Aragonese troops commanded by Giulio Antonio Acquaviva, of which expedition freed Otranto from the siege of the Turks in 1480.

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43.2 km

Lovely square in Martano.

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52.9 km

Piazza del Sole and Church of San Brizio, Calimera

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It's a small town of just over seven thousand inhabitants. It belongs, together with the municipalities of Martignano, Sternatia, Zollino, Martano, Castrignano de 'Greci, Corigliano d'Otranto, Soleto and Melpignano, to the so-called area of "Grecìa Salentina", a sub-area of the province of Lecce where remains alive in some traditions the Greek-Byzantine culture spread in Puglia between the sixth and twelfth centuries and in particular the dialect, now considered as a real language, the 'griko'. The name of the town infact comes from 'Kalimera', meaning "good morning" in Greek. After all, the Byzantine influence continued to exist in the religious rite until 1663 and this also allowed the language to be preserved.

Here, in the main square 'Piazza del Sole', stands the baroque Church of San Brizio, dedicated to the saint patron and built during the XVII century. All around, several examples of courtyards houses.

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56.2 km

Menhir della Luce

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Just before reaching the menihir, go to the Ingrosso pastry shop, it's worth it

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65.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.9 km

7.20 km

3.44 km

Surfaces

39.3 km

22.2 km

2.63 km

780 m

554 m

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Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano – Menhir della Luce loop from Merine

Menhir Curti Vecchi, Galugnano

Church of the Madonna of the Snow

Former Franciscan Convent

Sternatìa

Sternatia

Lovely square in Martano.

Piazza del Sole and Church of San Brizio, Calimera

Menhir della Luce

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