Salina Monaci Nature Reserve – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Punta Prosciutto
Salina Monaci Nature Reserve – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Punta Prosciutto
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Salina Monaci Nature Reserve – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Punta Prosciutto
02:25
9.57km
10m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: April 17, 2026
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Riserve del Litorale Tarantino Orientale
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668 m
Gravel section
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
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2.94 km
Torre Colimena Coastal Watchtower and Ceramics Museum
Highlight • Historical Site
As part of the activities for the knowledge and enhancement of ancient, modern and contemporary ceramics, the National Association of Friends of Ceramics carried out research on ceramic containers for wine, in particular the Grottagliese jar.
In Grottaglie the origins of the figurative art are lost in time, but it is the wine jar, called srulu in the local dialect, that characterizes the production of the last two centuries, when the wine for daily consumption was extracted from the capason in the srulu.
The word srulu derives from the Latin urceolus, a diminutive of urceus, orcio,
first adulterated in ursulu, then by apheresis in rsulu and finally by metathesis in
srulu.
probably it is an onomatopoeic voice that indicates the sound
yes before
when the wine is sucked out of the ceramic container
SOTS
I give with enthusiasm.
Its shape is characterized by the ovoid body on a disc base and the wide neck
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or. the ribbon handle and the inverted nose pourer. Over time it suffers
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actions: in the nineteenth-century examples it is pot-bellied, while in those
SH vi tends to lengthen gradually from 20 to 40 cm. with the ability to make it from poorly cleaned local clay and cover it with different enamels from ivory white to matte yellow.
therefore from a simple, meager artifact that the figures of Grottaglie represent
from
embellished by short brushstrokes and with chromatic vivacity: ochre to iron yellow, from light blue to intense blue, from fat green to manganese brown; More or less bright colors, tastefully combined in a balanced and bright relationship with the base glaze.
Meape covered Elumi, ilos values of ceramic production. The decorative motifs constitute the iconographic repertoire of the Grotagliese craftsmanship of the 19th and 20th centuries: from the anthropomorphic elements to the twisted, phytomorphic, landscape and geometric elements, up to the double continuous thread with daisies that always defines the limit of the artistic. It is therefore authentic folk art, expressing general feelings and views of authentic folk art, inspired by sophisticated or traditional models of thought. The more convincing the Arinium, the more authentic
Tsula his language niae, the cultivated convinced". An art that every
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Well, dear friends, you know how to make exaggerations, but also joys, hopes and faith.
Elio Scarciglia
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3.71 km
Salina dei Monaci
Highlight • Natural Monument
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3.72 km
Salina dei Monaci Nature Reserve
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Salina Monaci Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural Monument
Salina Monaci, part of the Regional Natural Reserves of the Eastern Taranto Coast, was established in 2002 as a protected area, characterized by a salt pan no longer in use, subject to a variation in the water level and formation of extensive salt crusts in the summer season.
In 1600, the area was owned by the Benedictine monks of Aversa and later passed to the Imperiali family. In the 19th century and, in particular, after the expulsion of the Bourbons, the Salina came under the control of the State Property Agency.
The Salina has survived two reclamation interventions: in 1882, when Avetrana was not included in the drainage program and in the mid-twentieth century, when the intervention was limited due to the scarce economic resources allocated. In 1960 it was separated from the sea with the construction of the Salento coast road, later removed in that stretch with the establishment of the Reserves.
The illustrated book "The never-ending story" by Fulvio Filo
Schiavoni, a Rotarian friend, tells the story of the place, long disputed, between Manduria and Avetrana.
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Salina dei Monaci Beach
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5.03 km
Monaci Salt Pan
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6.64 km
Palude del Conte Beach
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7.30 km
Beach
Beach
9.57 km
End point
Camper Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.33 km
2.34 km
2.11 km
782 m
Surfaces
4.01 km
2.35 km
2.28 km
360 m
314 m
251 m
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