Faggiano e Roccaforzata – loop from San Giorgio Ionico

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Faggiano e Roccaforzata – loop from San Giorgio Ionico

Hard

3.5

(2)

hikers

Faggiano e Roccaforzata – loop from San Giorgio Ionico

05:15

19.6km

230m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 25, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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958 m

Castle of the Counts D’Ayala-Valva

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The castle of San Giorgio Ionico is a recently built building commissioned by the D'Ayala-Valva counts in the 20th century and built on a hill overlooking the town. It is …

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6.77 km

Mother Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption

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Faggiano is a town in the province of Taranto that has been twinned with Bethlehem since 2017 and is famous for the living nativity scene that takes place every year …

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8.94 km

Faggiano Quarry

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Disused quarry between Faggiano and the hamlet of San Crispieri, where calcarenite was extracted, a sedimentary rock composed of calcite granules very common in the Taranto area and Salento. You …

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15.3 km

Public Water Fountain

15.6 km

Roccaforzata

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Roccaforzata is the smallest municipality in the province of Taranto by resident population. It stands on a hill, the highest in the Serra di Sant'Elia, at an altitude of 145 …

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19.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

4.58 km

4.07 km

3.40 km

Surfaces