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Chidro River Mouth – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Torre Colimena

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Chidro River Mouth – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Torre Colimena

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Chidro River Mouth – Monaci Salt Pan loop from Torre Colimena

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19.3km

30m

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Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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465 m

Torre Colimena Coastal Watchtower and Ceramics Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful example of a medieval defensive tower on the coast of southern Italy with a museum of selected ceramics

As part of the activities for the knowledge and enhancement of ancient, modern and contemporary ceramics, the National Association of Friends of Ceramics carried out research on ceramic containers for wine, in particular the Grottagliese jar.
In Grottaglie the origins of the figurative art are lost in time, but it is the wine jar, called srulu in the local dialect, that characterizes the production of the last two centuries, when the wine for daily consumption was extracted from the capason in the srulu.
The word srulu derives from the Latin urceolus, a diminutive of urceus, orcio,
first adulterated in ursulu, then by apheresis in rsulu and finally by metathesis in
srulu.
probably it is an onomatopoeic voice that indicates the sound
yes before
when the wine is sucked out of the ceramic container
SOTS
I give with enthusiasm.
Its shape is characterized by the ovoid body on a disc base and the wide neck
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or. the ribbon handle and the inverted nose pourer. Over time it suffers
lie
actions: in the nineteenth-century examples it is pot-bellied, while in those
SH vi tends to lengthen gradually from 20 to 40 cm. with the ability to make it from poorly cleaned local clay and cover it with different enamels from ivory white to matte yellow.
therefore from a simple, meager artifact that the figures of Grottaglie represent
from
embellished by short brushstrokes and with chromatic vivacity: ochre to iron yellow, from light blue to intense blue, from fat green to manganese brown; More or less bright colors, tastefully combined in a balanced and bright relationship with the base glaze.
Meape covered Elumi, ilos values of ceramic production. The decorative motifs constitute the iconographic repertoire of the Grotagliese craftsmanship of the 19th and 20th centuries: from the anthropomorphic elements to the twisted, phytomorphic, landscape and geometric elements, up to the double continuous thread with daisies that always defines the limit of the artistic. It is therefore authentic folk art, expressing general feelings and views of authentic folk art, inspired by sophisticated or traditional models of thought. The more convincing the Arinium, the more authentic
Tsula his language niae, the cultivated convinced". An art that every
Rono or Rework Vescio Quil Sa Fire "Core in Heni's reality
Well, dear friends, you know how to make exaggerations, but also joys, hopes and faith.
Elio Scarciglia

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498 m

Torre Colimena

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful panoramic area on the border between the provinces of Taranto and Lecce

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1.31 km

Salina dei Monaci Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Excellent dirt road for walking or mountain biking

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2.00 km

Beach

2.34 km

Torre Colimena Beach and Salt Flats

Highlight • Beach

Torre Colimena is part of a system of coastal towers wanted by the king of Spain, after the invasion of Otranto by the Turks in 1480.

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3.94 km

San Pietro in Bevagna Beach

Highlight • Beach

A short break by the sea

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10.3 km

Coastal Road by the Sea

Highlight • Cycleway

Great bike path right by the sea. Fantastic views of the water. The asphalt is mostly in good condition, even for road bikes. The local cycling community meets here for rides on weekends.

Especially on weekends and at lunchtime, there's very little traffic 👍
The asphalt has recently been renewed (as of March 2026). It's now a really smooth ride 👍

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