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Specchia Ruggeri Tower – Acaya Castle loop from San Cesario di Lecce

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Specchia Ruggeri Tower – Acaya Castle loop from San Cesario di Lecce

Moderate

5.0

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Specchia Ruggeri Tower – Acaya Castle loop from San Cesario di Lecce

04:52

75.3km

240m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 41.8 km for 835 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.30 km

La Mandra Municipal Park

Highlight • Forest

The forest is beautiful, although not very large but very fascinating.
Inside it houses a fitness path with various tools and wide roads to be covered by jogging or by bike.

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42.4 km

Ruins

43.1 km

Area archeologica di Roca Vecchia

Archaeological Site

45.2 km

Beach

45.9 km

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, to oppose the enemy raids, it has a truncated cone shape and a single floor (the original base restored), as well as an external masonry staircase and a terrace for the guards. The location of the watch-towers, called the "sentinels of the sea", allowed that the signals could be spread both laterally along the coast line and parallel to the internal fortified villages, thanks to the use of fire signals during the night and smoke during the day.

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55.7 km

Abandoned Stone Quarry

Highlight • Structure

remains of an old quarry

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57.2 km

Cross-Country Trail Near Acaya Castle

Highlight • Trail

Not far from the Acaya Castle, in the province of Lecce, there is a fun Cross-country passage, ideal for those who love dirt roads when on the bike. If you continue on the path, you can reach the coast.

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59.4 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 walls of Lecce and its castle. He did the same here, between 1521 and 1535, transforming the small agricultural village into a typically Renaissance fortress.

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65.6 km

Bosco Li Lei

Highlight • Forest

75.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.2 km

23.0 km

9.95 km

3.58 km

3.49 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.8 km

23.7 km

18.1 km

2.76 km

1.20 km

694 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 24 May

28°C

16°C

0 %

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La Mandra Municipal Park

Waterfront of San Foca