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Punta Ristola – Santa Maria di Leuca loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola – Santa Maria di Leuca loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

Easy

4.3

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Punta Ristola – Santa Maria di Leuca loop from Santa Maria di Leuca

01:42

6.33km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

213 m

Monumental Staircase at Santa Maria di Leuca

Highlight • Monument

The stairways are located on the promontory of Punta Meliso in Santa Maria di Leuca. It represents the final part of the AQP concluded in the early 40s.
At the center of the two stairways is the bed of the waterfall, which is not always active.
Suitable for everyone, always open.

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2

2.61 km

3

3.17 km

Grotta delle Ossa di Punta Ristola

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A very suggestive cave a stone's throw from Santa Maria di Leuca

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4

3.35 km

Punta Ristola

Highlight • Viewpoint

The panorama from here is truly breathtaking, on one side it opens up to the Ionian towards Calabria on the other you look at the bay of Santa Maria di Leuca, the imposing lighthouse and the Adriatic Sea. It is said that this is where the two seas meet. The rocks of this promontory hide two secrets: an imposing natural cave, called Grotta del Diavolo, and an underground bunker or casemate with a very special charm.

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4.20 km

6

4.55 km

Santa Maria di Leuca

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

This magnificent Salento village is known for being the lower end of Puglia or the heel of Italy. From the top of its lighthouse you can distinctly see the waters of the Adriatic and Ionian seas not to confuse each other and on the most stormy days form foamy ridges right in the division area

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7

5.31 km

Wooden boardwalk at Leuca Harbor

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Wooden footbridge that extends for a couple of km over the port of Leuca.
It connects the Colombo waterfront to the monumental staircase.
Always open.
Suitable for everyone.

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5.53 km

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6.33 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.65 km

1.07 km

981 m

533 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

1.78 km

1.71 km

501 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 3 September

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June 18, 2024,De finibus terrae: nel punto più a sud della Puglia
Visit to Santa Maria di Leuca. Departure from the southernmost point of the heel of the boot to the Devil's cave, with boat excursion to the caves of the Ionian Sea

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