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Apulia
Taranto
Castellaneta

Viewpoint of Gravina Grande – Santa Lucia Bridge loop from Castellaneta

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Italy
Apulia
Taranto
Castellaneta

Viewpoint of Gravina Grande – Santa Lucia Bridge loop from Castellaneta

Easy

4.7

(3)

10

hikers

Viewpoint of Gravina Grande – Santa Lucia Bridge loop from Castellaneta

01:40

5.84km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parco Naturale Regionale Terra delle Gravine

Waypoints

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Start point

Guest House

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1

460 m

Church of Saint Mary of the Light

Highlight • Religious Site

The first documents about the rupestrian settlement of Pesco date back to 1236, but legend has it that the construction of the church took place as an ex voto by an English captain, led to safe shore by a mysterious light during a stormy night in the Ionian Sea. The search for the miraculous light bought the captain on the edge of the ravine, where in one of the caves of the rock settlement, with an entrance facing the sea, a votive lamp was lit in front of a painting of the Virgin with Child. Here he built the ship-shaped building and from that moment on, people began to call it "Our Lady of the Light". Other sources associate the name "Pesco" to "piscus" or rocky spur, and it is precisely in this position that the church still stands today.

The church has a Romanesque facade with some Gothic elements. The rould-arched main portal has prothyrun and columns decorated with vegetal, animal and fantastic motifs. The rose window ist flanked by two lions in profile on asymmetrical frames.

In the left side of the nave, the portal leads to a small courtyard and to the rupestrian settlement (about 300m from the church).

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1.03 km

3

1.26 km

Viewpoint of Gravina Grande

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4

1.66 km

5

1.74 km

Santa Lucia Bridge

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Two railway bridges (one current, one now uses as bicycle/pedestrian path) parallel to each other over the Gravina di Santa Lucia/Gravina Grande.

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6

2.17 km

7

2.18 km

View of the Gravina Grande of Castellaneta from the Ponte di Santa Lucia

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bridge from the Fascist era from which the now disused railway line passed. From here you can enjoy a magnificent view of the historic center and the Gravina Grande di Castellaneta.

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3.32 km

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5.84 km

End point

Guest House

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3.35 km

838 m

609 m

519 m

504 m

Surfaces

3.35 km

1.84 km

519 m

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Monday 31 August

34°C

25°C

15 %

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