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Punta Ristola – Marchiello Tower loop from Gagliano-Leuca

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Gagliano Del Capo

Punta Ristola – Marchiello Tower loop from Gagliano-Leuca

Moderate

5.0

(2)

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Punta Ristola – Marchiello Tower loop from Gagliano-Leuca

01:23

22.3km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.07 km for 117 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.13 km

Basilica Sanctuary of Saint Mary at the Ends of the Earth

Highlight • Religious Site

The view over the port of Santa Maria di Leuca

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7.27 km

Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1864 and first illuminated two years later, this lighthouse has a hexagonal shape at the base and is 47 meters high. The light, operated by the Navy, has …

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7.34 km

Basilica and Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae

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The name Santa Maria di Leuca derives from the Greek "leukós" or white, this perhaps due to the color of the rocks, or for the houses painted with lime, or …

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7.53 km

View of Santa Maria di Leuca and its lighthouse

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A place, the most leaning towards the meeting of two seas ... thus, it seems like stitching up two fabrics that together form the sea, a fundamental element for us Salento together with the sun of course 😅

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10.2 km

Punta Ristola

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The panorama from here is truly breathtaking, on one side it opens up to the Ionian towards Calabria on the other you look at the bay of Santa Maria di …

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11.4 km

Marchiello Tower

Highlight • Monument

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - On the tip of the same name near the Three Doors, there are the remains of the ancient truncated-conical tower, also known like Torre Imbriachelli, 12 meters above sea level [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_Marchiello]

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12.6 km

Punta Ristola - Santa Maria di Leuca

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Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso are the two headlands that embrace the bay of Santa Maria di Leuca. They are the symbolic places of the Cape of Leuca.

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13.0 km

Torre dell'Omomorto

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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The name "Dead Man" is due to some human bones found in an existing cave near the tower. It was abandoned in 1846 [source: it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_dell%27Omomorto]

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22.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

6.87 km

4.02 km

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

3.82 km

117 m

< 100 m

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