Bike Trip South Puglia

Cycle around Lecce: the city of hundred churches and with its historic centre in the South of Italy. Lecce is the capital of Puglia and is a vibrant city, which downtown street lights up at sunset to animate the pleasant and warm evenings. In 6 days you’ll cycle the most hidden corners around Lecce. You’ll discover the beautiful hinterland inhabited by the ancient Messapians. Enjoy Lecce and beyond on two wheels.

Your first bike day starts in Lecce from here you go to the west coast of Gallipoli. Here you’ll immerse the history of this town which is famous for its “green gold” you will discover it in one of the many oil mills. Your next day will lead you to Acaya here you reach the sea. On day 4 you cycle the Francigena way, before reaching the Adriatic coast. Your last cycle day will be the east coast of Otranto, from here you go all the way back to Lecce. In Otranto you will visit beautiful creeks like “The Bay of the Turks” and its cliffs; old Roca and its Cave of Poetry; St. Andrea and its stacks.
On your way around Puglia there are plenty possibilities of a refreshing swim in the clear sea of Puglia.

Jump on your biscycle and bike through South Puglia

• Gallipoli famous for its “green gold” with many oil mills that the old town still preserves
• Le Cesine nature Reserve and the fortified village of Acaya.
• Beautiful creeks: The Bay of the Turks and its cliffs; old Roca and its Cave of Poetry; St. Andrea and its stacks.
• The medieval Abbey of Cerrate on the Francigena Way
• The most beautiful coasts of Puglia
• The “Lecce Stone”
• The medieval Abbey of Cerrate on the Francigena Way
• And Salento with its great street food