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St. Emilian Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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St. Emilian Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

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St. Emilian Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

02:22

8.97km

70m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 1.11 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.21 km

Grotta del Mammino

Highlight • Cave

grotta del corvo or grotta dei briganti

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5.70 km

St. Emilian Tower

Highlight • Monument

It is located 50 meters above sea level. Built in the 16th century during the reign of Charles V, it had defensive functions like all the other coastal towers.

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6.41 km

Porto Badisco – Sant'Emiliano Tower Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful path between Porto Badisco and the tower of Sant'Emiliano

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7.46 km

Cannon Emplacement

Highlight • Monument

Structure present in the passage between Porto Badisco - Sant'Emiliano tower

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7.85 km

Single-Weapon Circular Position (PCM)

Highlight • Historical Site

Classic coastal defense post from World War II,
it is the Single Weapon Circular Station or for short PCM

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8.13 km

Porto Badisco Canyon and Inlet

Highlight • Canyon

The famous canions of Porto Badisco, now even more suggestive to visit after a flood that "cleaned" the bed of an ancient stream, the river Aeneas ... 🥰

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8.30 km

Porto Badisco Bay

Highlight • Beach

Porto Badisco is a seaside resort in Salento, in the municipality of Otranto, and is famous for its bay of sand and rocks, with crystal clear sea and unspoiled nature. …

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8.59 km

Quarta Caffè

Highlight • Cafe

There is also an all-round service with lunch, shopping or simply a delicious cappuccino in the off-season!

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8.97 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.41 km

2.15 km

1.91 km

277 m

211 m

Surfaces

3.55 km

2.47 km

2.21 km

316 m

193 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

33°C

22°C

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St. Emilian Tower – Porto Badisco Bay loop from Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

Grotta del Mammino

St. Emilian Tower

Porto Badisco – Sant'Emiliano Tower Trail

Cannon Emplacement

Single-Weapon Circular Position (PCM)

Porto Badisco Canyon and Inlet

Porto Badisco Bay

Quarta Caffè

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