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Minervino Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Castro

Minervino Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Castro

Moderate

4.8

(9)

163

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Minervino Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Castro

02:17

47.7km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.5 km for 106 m

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9.98 km

Minervino Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The Minervino Tower is part of a complex of lookout points built by Charles V in the 16th century to prevent attacks by the Saracens. The system guaranteed the possibility …

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11.8 km

Porto Badisco Bay

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Porto Badisco is a seaside resort in Salento, in the municipality of Otranto, and is famous for its bay of sand and rocks, with crystal clear sea and unspoiled nature. …

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16.7 km

View of the Otranto Coast and Watchtower

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Beautiful panorama along the coast

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27.7 km

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

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The road that leads from Otranto to the lighthouse is a provincial road, therefore suitable for all bikes, but it is possible to go down to the lighthouse only if …

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38.7 km

View of the Santa Cesarea Terme Coast

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On the road from Otranto to Santa Cesarea, this panoramic point allows you to observe the Salento coast in all its beauty. You are in one of the most touristic …

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39.5 km

Villa Sticchi, Santa Cesarea Terme

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Santa Cesarea Terme is a spa town overlooking the Canale d'Otranto. The properties of its sulphurous thermal waters have been known since ancient times but, given the difficult position to …

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44.6 km

View from Castro

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46.7 km

Castro Castle

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Once a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the coast, the Castle of Castro tells the glories of a glorious past. Built in the XVI century on a …

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47.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.3 km

11.7 km

1.02 km

259 m

203 m

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.0 km

838 m

267 m

225 m

183 m

129 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 28 May

27°C

18°C

0 %

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Minervino Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Castro

Minervino Tower

Porto Badisco Bay

View of the Otranto Coast and Watchtower

Punta Palascìa lighthouse

View of the Santa Cesarea Terme Coast

Villa Sticchi, Santa Cesarea Terme

View from Castro

Castro Castle

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