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Acaya Castle – Le Cesine Nature Reserve loop from Martano

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Acaya Castle – Le Cesine Nature Reserve loop from Martano

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Acaya Castle – Le Cesine Nature Reserve loop from Martano

05:59

102km

350m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: July 11, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.4 km for 158 m

Waypoints

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29.4 km

Castello di Carlo V

Castle

30.0 km

San Biagio Gate

Highlight • Monument

It's one of the three access gates to the old town. Built on an older entrance of Charles V, it was rebuilt in 1774 by the governor Tommaso Ruffo, as …

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42.9 km

Acaya Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Castle of Acaya was built to protect the fortified citadel by Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, trusted architect of Charles V, who had been entrusted with the strengthening of the defensive …

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47.7 km

Le Cesine Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The oasis is protected by the WWF and covers over 350 hectares of marshes and wetlands. The type of habitat makes it an ideal place for many species of migratory …

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48.4 km

Riserva Naturale Statale di Popolamento Animale Le Cesine

Nature Reserve

52.6 km

Specchia Ruggeri Tower

Highlight • Monument

The tower is part of an extensive defensive system spread along the Apulian and overall Salento coasts, referring to the XV and XVI centuries. Built by Charles V in 1584, …

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59.1 km

Archaeological Site of Roca Vecchia

Highlight • Historical Site

The wide archaeological area contains important testimonies of different ages starting from the settlements of the Bronze Age. On the promontory it's possible to visit part of the town of …

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61.1 km

Torre dell'Orso (Tower of the Bear)

Highlight • Monument

Torre dell'orso ... known for its beach of fine silver sand, however, occupied by several bathing establishments.

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64.4 km

Lovers' Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Stretch of coast among the most scenic of Salento and for this reason among the most popular and admired places. To fully enjoy the suggestion I suggest visiting it in periods of low tourist turnout.

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78.8 km

Historic Centre of Otranto

Highlight • Settlement

Main attractions of the city are the Cathedral of Santa Annunziata with the mosaics (1163-1165), the fortress Castello Aragonese as well as the small Byzantine church of San Pietro and …

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102 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.7 km

6.74 km

4.52 km

2.63 km

1.50 km

291 m

Surfaces

77.2 km

21.0 km

3.35 km

316 m

308 m

194 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

38°C

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Comments

April 15, 2025,Salento giorno 4 - Otranto - Lecce

Last day of our bike tour, finally we see the sun again, and with the sun the blue of the sea.
Look at the photos, I won't tell you about the incredulous faces when we found ourselves in front of the stacks of Sant' Andrea... That's exactly why it's worth taking a bike holiday.
The possibility of arriving anywhere, a …

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June 10, 2024,07_Otranto-Lecce

The beautiful coast north of Otranto is represented by cliffs interspersed with white and black sand beaches. The cliffs (often inhabited by marine birds of prey that nest here) are subject to erosion, so much so that it is often forbidden to approach the edge. The black sand comes from the cliff that ended up in the sea, while the …

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October 21, 2022,von Otranto nach Lecce

A wonderful final stage of our Apulia tour from Alberobello to Lecce. In Apulia, not only the coast is beautiful - the hinterland is also worth a look.

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Acaya Castle – Le Cesine Nature Reserve loop from Martano

San Biagio Gate

Acaya Castle

Le Cesine Nature Reserve

Specchia Ruggeri Tower

Archaeological Site of Roca Vecchia

Torre dell'Orso (Tower of the Bear)

Lovers' Arch

Historic Centre of Otranto

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