Testa Tower – Rock Church of San Biagio loop from Brindisi

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Brindisi

San Vito Dei Normanni

Testa Tower – Rock Church of San Biagio loop from Brindisi

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Testa Tower – Rock Church of San Biagio loop from Brindisi

03:40

59.8km

220m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.4 km for 267 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.1 km

Masseria Cafaro

Highlight • Historical Site

Ancient fortified Masseria with an adjoining church unfortunately abandoned

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27.5 km

View of Castello Alfonsino (Aragonese Castle) in Brindisi

Highlight • Viewpoint

The castle stands on the islet of S. Andrea, a natural defensive bastion, and was built in 1445, commissioned by Ferdinand I of Aragon to his son Alfonso. The expansion desired by Philip II of Austria in 1583 encircles the entire side of the island. The castle has various titles, Castello di Mare to distinguish it from that of Terra (Svevo), Castello Alfonsino or Aragonese due to the family that built it and Castello Rosso because in the hours of sunset the structure acquires an extraordinary reddish color due to the tuff with which was built. Guided tours, also in English and Spanish, with reservations required on 379 2653244.

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28.1 km

Historic Fishermen's Village of Brindisi

Highlight • Settlement

From here you have one of the most beautiful views of the old town.

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34.7 km

Torre di Punta Penne

Highlight • Monument

Well preserved coastal tower. It is part of the complex of Coastal Towers commissioned by Frederick II to protect the coasts from the Turks.

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40.8 km

Testa Tower

Highlight • Monument

Torre Testa is a coastal tower of Salento located near Brindisi, in the locality of Giancola. It was built to defend the territory from attacks by the Turks and corsairs, and communicated with the other towers on the coast, such as Torre Punta Penne and Torre Guaceto. Some recent restoration work has saved it from collapse and being located at the end of a small peninsula, it enjoys a splendid view of the sea and the surrounding nature.

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41.0 km

Torre Testa del Gallico

Highlight • Monument

The Testa Tower was built in 1568 and is recognized as the seventh tower in this area, which was called “Capitanata” at the time. Around there are beaches of fine sand and crystal clear water for a swim and a relaxing break.

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49.9 km

Rock Church of San Biagio

Highlight • Religious Site

The rock church of San Biagio is located in a rock village built along the rocky walls of the depression created by the course of the Canale Reale. It is one of the main rock settlements in the region: an intact and well-preserved pictorial cycle adorns the church. A community of Italian-Byzantine monks settled here before the 12th century and used the caves which had probably already been used in previous times.

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58.3 km

San Vito dei Normanni

Highlight • Settlement

San Vito dei Normanni is a city in northern Salento dating back to the Norman period, with a great historical, artistic and cultural heritage. There are in fact numerous Baroque churches, rock crypts and museums, as well as the 12th century Dentice di Frasso Castle around which the town developed.

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59.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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