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Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint – Acaya Gate loop from San Cesario di Lecce

Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint – Acaya Gate loop from San Cesario di Lecce

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Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint – Acaya Gate loop from San Cesario di Lecce

02:21

60.1km

140m

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: April 14, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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28.2 km

Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this stretch of road and stopping in the parking area, you can admire the panorama of the sandstone cliffs of Torre dell'Orso. It is perhaps one of the most famous places in Salento with naturalistic, historical and cultural interest, with crystal clear sea, a 16th century tower and the archaeological excavations of Roca Vecchia.

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29.0 km

Cave of Poetry and Roca Vecchia

Highlight • Cave

It is impossible to pass by and miss these images (towards the cave of Poesia and in front of it a stretch of coast full of caves that housed men in the distant past).

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29.9 km

Torre di Roca Vecchia

Highlight • Monument

It's well known that this area is home to a unique archaeological park. Researchers come from all over to study the site. Its history predates the Roman Empire and the Messapian civilization.

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31.7 km

Beach

32.5 km

Tower of San Foca

Highlight • Monument

Today the seat of the Harbor Master's Office, after the overly invasive restoration discussed, it still holds the primacy of symbol of the town that hosts tourists and locals to enjoy the sea view, the flavors and the wind, which always blows here.

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38.7 km

Le Cesine Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

The Oasis, which covers about 380 hectares, is one of the most preserved and important humid environments in southern Italy, the last survivor of the vast swampy and wooded area that stretched from Brindisi to Otranto. The landscape of which it is made up alternates dunes, marsh areas, drainage canals, mixed woods and Mediterranean scrub. In the past, however, the whole area was an unhealthy zone, not cultivable, which affected the productivity of the Salento area and where the anopheles mosquito lived, carrying serious diseases and infections. For these reasons in the nineteenth century it was decided to reclaim the area, with the dual aim of defeating malaria and obtaining land to be used for cultivation.
The reclamation of the area was carried out by proceeding with the canalization of the land, or with the construction of a dense network of minor canals connected to a main and larger one, which made fresh water flow towards the sea, and with the preparation of a series wells capable of collecting and storing a certain quantity of water to be used in case of need. In addition to having become a point of reference for all lovers of walking and outdoor sports, thanks to its position along one of the main migratory routes, today the oasis is identified as an essential habitat for numerous aquatic and migratory birds, as well as endemic species of amphibians and small mammals.

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44.6 km

Acaya, Lecce

Highlight • Settlement

46.5 km

Acaya Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

I'm not talking about any village, but about one of the most beautiful ancient villages in Italy located in the heart of Salento: the fortified town of Acaya. It is a small fraction of Vernole, with just over 400 inhabitants, an area rich in history and a few kilometers from the sea.
Its particular historical importance is due precisely to being the only example of a fortified city in Southern Italy, with a seventeenth-century appearance and a typically Renaissance imprint in style, which has survived the centuries and wars almost unscathed.

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46.5 km

Acaya Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Castle of Acaya was built to protect the fortified citadel by Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, trusted architect of Charles V, who had been entrusted with the strengthening of the defensive walls of Lecce and its castle. He did the same here, between 1521 and 1535, transforming the small agricultural village into a typically Renaissance fortress.

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60.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.6 km

3.02 km

2.19 km

261 m

Surfaces

56.1 km

3.43 km

535 m

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Thursday 9 July

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Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint – Acaya Gate loop from San Cesario di Lecce

Torre dell'Orso cliff viewpoint

Cave of Poetry and Roca Vecchia

Torre di Roca Vecchia

Tower of San Foca

Le Cesine Nature Reserve

Acaya, Lecce

Acaya Gate

Acaya Castle

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