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Marchiello Tower – Leuca Piccola Sanctuary loop from Alessano-Corsano

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Italy
Apulia
Lecce
Alessano

Marchiello Tower – Leuca Piccola Sanctuary loop from Alessano-Corsano

Moderate

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Marchiello Tower – Leuca Piccola Sanctuary loop from Alessano-Corsano

02:08

33.5km

290m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.0 km for 117 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.61 km

Stone Railway Underpass

Highlight • Bridge

Great place to go under the railway, but the road after that is not suitable for the (racing) bike.

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14.1 km

The view over the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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14.2 km

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 …

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14.5 km

A place, the most leaning towards the meeting of two seas ... thus, it seems like stitching up two fabrics that together form the sea, a fundamental element for us Salento together with the sun of course 😅

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16.8 km

Torre dell'Omomorto

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The name "Dead Man" is due to some human bones found in an existing cave near the tower. It was abandoned in 1846 [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_dell%27Omomorto]

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17.2 km

Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso are the two headlands that embrace the bay of Santa Maria di Leuca. They are the symbolic places of the Cape of Leuca.

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18.4 km

Marchiello Tower

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - On the tip of the same name near the Three Doors, there are the remains of the ancient truncated-conical tower, also known like Torre Imbriachelli, 12 meters above sea level [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Marchiello]

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27.5 km

Leuca Piccola Sanctuary

Highlight • Religious Site

Leuca Piccola is a monumental historical complex built between 1685 and 1709 by Franco Annibale Capece to comfort the pilgrims on their way to the sanctuary of Santa Maria di Leuca along the Via Leucadense salento.info/2228-piccola-leuca- mystery-of-10p / https: //torrevado.info/salento/leuca-piccola.asp

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33.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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20.3 km

11.3 km

1.45 km

246 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

14.5 km

1.30 km

119 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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