Taranto Swing Bridge – Historic Center of Taranto loop from Montemesola

Taranto Swing Bridge – Historic Center of Taranto loop from Montemesola

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Taranto Swing Bridge – Historic Center of Taranto loop from Montemesola

03:04

48.8km

370m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.4 km for 223 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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507 m

Church of St. Mary of the Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

The parish church, originally a 16th-century Carducci chapel, was renovated in the 18th century and restored again in 1959, reopening in 1966 with significant architectural changes.

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11.7 km

Canale d'Aiedda

Highlight • River

Scenic road on the edge of the canal.

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11.9 km

Old Railway Bridge over the Aiedda Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Possibility to see different landscape. [Quite challenging resort

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29.0 km

Taranto Swing Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Taranto's old town lies on an island between the Mare Piccolo and Mare Grande, connected to the mainland by only two bridges. Many people here still make their living from …

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29.3 km

Doric Columns

Highlight • Historical Site

The Doric columns, in the castle square of Taranto. The water fountain is somewhat hidden in the median strip

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31.0 km

The Basilica of San Cataldo is the oldest in Puglia. Built around the year 1000, it is majestic and beautiful inside with its coffered ceiling, its marble, its frescoes and all that is most intimate and sacred.

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31.7 km

Ponte di Pietra (Porta Napoli Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

The entrance to the Old Town coming from Statte or Massafra

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35.3 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Galeso River

Highlight • Bridge

It is not signposted on kommot, the road continues over the bridge to rejoin the via citrezze and then towards the tosi, Buffoluto, Paolo VI shipyards

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48.8 km

End point

Parking

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