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Castro Castle – Minervino Tower loop from Uggiano la Chiesa

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Castro Castle – Minervino Tower loop from Uggiano la Chiesa

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Castro Castle – Minervino Tower loop from Uggiano la Chiesa

03:18

42.7km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.6 km for 63 m

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Parking

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3.09 km

Menhir San Giovanni Malcantone, Uggiano la Chiesa

Highlight • Monument

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11.3 km

Marina di Castro

Highlight • Beach

I recommend as a viewpoint

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22.6 km

Castro Marina

Highlight • Settlement

Castro pearl of the Adriatic. Right! It looks like a mountain village with a beautiful sea. And then it is steeped in history!

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24.7 km

Once a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the coast, the Castle of Castro tells the glories of a glorious past. Built in the XVI century on a pre-existing structures (almost certainly on the remains of a Byzantine building used to defense of the fortified Roman village), it's still possible to see a circular tower, a lanceolate bastion, the "Torre del Cavaliere" and some sections of curtain walls. Inside persists a large rectangular courtyard, that once housed the handicrafts and agricultural products that were marketed throughout the Mediterranean. Since 1780 the castle fell into a state of disrepair. After about two centuries of neglect, three distinct architectural recovery interventions were finally carried out over the last twenty years.

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25.6 km

View of the Adriatic Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is worth committing to tackle the difficult climb. Both the view of the coast and the surrounding landscape made up of clear and bristly outcropping rocks are beautiful.

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36.7 km

Minervino Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The Minervino Tower is part of a complex of lookout points built by Charles V in the 16th century to prevent attacks by the Saracens. The system guaranteed the possibility of communicating between one tower and another through visual signals, fires at night and smoke during the day, so that the whole coast was alerted as soon as enemy ships were sighted from one of the towers. In this context, the Torre Minervino is fundamental as it manages to cover the sea area around Punta Palascia, the easternmost point of Puglia and Italy. Given the limited space inside the structure, it is believed that the sentries did not stay inside the tower but that they took over for guard duty. The tower was restored around 2010.

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38.4 km

Serra di Porto Badisco

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Suggestive stretch of the ancient Via Appia Calabro Sallentina, which crosses the greenhouse behind the inlet of Porto Badisco. Breathtaking panorama: karst outcrops, coastal towers and almost untouched nature. Mixed dirt road, with rock sections.

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42.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

11.4 km

9.21 km

3.05 km

2.17 km

Surfaces

19.0 km

14.5 km

5.40 km

2.17 km

1.63 km

< 100 m

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Castro Castle – Minervino Tower loop from Uggiano la Chiesa

Menhir San Giovanni Malcantone, Uggiano la Chiesa

Coastal View

Marina di Castro

Castro Marina

Castro Castle

View of the Adriatic Coast

Minervino Tower

Serra di Porto Badisco

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