Pajaru in Salento – Dolmen Li Scusi loop from Minervino di Lecce

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Pajaru in Salento – Dolmen Li Scusi loop from Minervino di Lecce

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Pajaru in Salento – Dolmen Li Scusi loop from Minervino di Lecce

02:12

34.1km

180m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Parco Naturale Regionale Costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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306 m

Pajaru in Salento

Highlight • Structure

The pajaru (or paiaru, or pagghiaru, or furnieddhu, furnu, truddu, chipuru, caseddhu, làmia, depending on the place) is a rural construction made with the drywall technique typical of Salento.
This in particular seems to be of recent construction.

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1.39 km

Church of Santa Croce, Minervino di Lecce

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Halfway between Minervino di Lecce and Uggiano, the 13th century church marks the transition from the Greek-Byzantine rite to the Latin one. It is particularly interesting to visit and discover …

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2.17 km

Dolmen Li Scusi

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The prevailing interpretation considers dolmens as a megalithic tombs or burial chambers, consisting of stones and slabs embedded in the ground with a monolithic roofing slab. The Dolmens of Salento …

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4.95 km

Via Appia Calabro-Salentina (Uggiano la Chiesa – Cerfignano)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Via Appia “Calabro-Salentina”, an artery from the Roman age is characterized by some paved sections. This stretch connects Uggiano la Chiesa to Cerfignano.
It can be traveled on mtb and gravel.

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19.1 km

Trail With View of Torre Sant'Emiliano

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21.5 km

Ruins of the Abbey of San Nicola di Casole

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Just south of Otranto there are the ruins of the Norman monastery of San Nicola di Casole inside a farm. Founded in 1098-99, it soon became the greatest center of …

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29.3 km

Frantoio ipogeo Montedoro

Cave Entrance

34.1 km

End point

Parking

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