Historic Centre of Otranto – The Old Woman's Boulders loop from Poggiardo

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Historic Centre of Otranto – The Old Woman's Boulders loop from Poggiardo

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Historic Centre of Otranto – The Old Woman's Boulders loop from Poggiardo

03:24

57.5km

270m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 20.5 km for 75 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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823 m

Bosco Le Caselle

Forest

8.05 km

Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, Sanarica

Highlight • Religious Site

Posted in Byzantine Salento collection komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - To understand that the crypt is located under the church I asked a local passer-by. According to him, to visit it it is …

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20.5 km

Il Casale di Quattro Macine

Archaeological Site

21.7 km

Dolmen Stabile, Megalith Park

Highlight • Monument

The dolmen stable inside the Megaliths park in the Giurdignano area. The dolmens are funerary monuments from prehistoric times made up of stone blocks.

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30.5 km

Ipogei sovrapposti

Cave Entrance

31.7 km

Historic Centre of Otranto

Highlight • Settlement

Main attractions of the city are the Cathedral of Santa Annunziata with the mosaics (1163-1165), the fortress Castello Aragonese as well as the small Byzantine church of San Pietro and …

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38.2 km

Baronial Palace of Giurdignano

Highlight • Historical Site

Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The Baronial Palace, located in Piazza Municipio, dates back to the early sixteenth century and was built as a fortified place against the …

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38.9 km

Menhir and Crypt of San Paolo

Highlight • Historical Site

In Giurdignano the San Paolo menhir is characteristic, which stands on a rocky spur where the crypt of San Paolo was built. On the top there is a hole that …

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39.5 km

Menhir Vicinanze 2

Highlight • Monument

The menhirs are monoliths of prehistoric age (9-8000 years BC), but during the Middle Ages they underwent a "Christianization" with the engraving of crosses and, in some countries, they are …

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43.3 km

The Old Woman's Boulders

Highlight • Natural Monument

Story # 1
In the land of the Messapians, among the sacred rocks, one day the Epimelid nymphs were soaring in dances with sweet and sensual movements. The young Messapi, …

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45.5 km

La Cutura Botanical Garden

Highlight • Natural

This beautiful botanical garden is part of a nineteenth-century country estate. Privately owned, it can be used for a fee to visit. It is worth paying the ticket because it is a treasure chest of incredible biodiversity. It deserves...
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57.5 km

End point

Train Station

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