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    Apulia Salento rowerem
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    Italy by bike - Apulia and the Salento peninsula. Mini guide

    by Ewcyna 25 June 2022
    written by Ewcyna

    Monthly winter stay in the Itria valley, famous for its olive groves and trullo houses (South of Italy by bike) in the region of Apulia (Puglia) in the very south of Italy, it only whetted the appetite for cycling in the region. I've already made up my mind, that I will return there in the spring - because the day is longer, the weather is kinder and the landscapes and architecture (Baroque reigns and the building material is the famous local sandstone) and how trullo houses taken out of a fairy tale stole my heart. Not to mention the emerald color of the water in the sea (my post on the topic HERE.

    The greenest part of the Apulia region lies in the highlands between Bari and Brindisi
    Domy trullo w Valle d'Itria


    In particular, I wanted to visit the Salentinian peninsula, or as Italians say - Salento. This is the very end of the Italian "heel". From there, in good weather, you can already see Albania, and even Africa.

    As he said so he did. The overnight Flixbus from Rome provided my bike with a decent overnight rest and turned out to be the cheapest and fastest option to transport to the capital of the Salento region - Lecce city.. Ps. I was driving from Tuscany, but the easiest way from Poland is to fly to Bari. So far, in December, I had the opportunity to visit the capital of the region, the weather, however, made it impossible to venture further afield. Yep, Apulia is quite a boo, in addition, it often rains in winter.


    Two words about Salento


    Salento is a sub-region of the administrative region of Apulia, the southernmost point of Italy. It is a peninsula, sometimes referred to as the heel of an Italian "shoe". Greek influences are mixed here, Turkish, Germanic and Italian. It is completely different here than in northern Italy. The architecture is dominated by the baroque, there are also the oldest olive groves in Italy. There is hardly anything to mention about the richness of seafood in a place surrounded by waters on three sides.

    Salento map


    Stolica Salento – Lecce


    I was delighted with Lecce in a flash. Lecce is like a sponge cake covered in frosting. Monumental, but a city full of subtleties, that the elaborate one gives, rich ornamentation of churches, houses, sculptures. All in a creamy-yellow color, because that's what the local building material has - sandstone from Lecce. This particular type of stone is mined here in the area, is one of the city's main exports. Soft and workable building material, which is easy to form. In Lecce, not only sacred buildings and monuments were created from it, but houses, street, streets, the intricacies of which I did not comprehend.

    Piazza del Duomo, Lecce
    Lecce by night


    I packed my bike, I drank cafe latte, I took a bite of a croissant, that is croissant at the nearest bar, I wandered the streets of Lecce (I recommend at least one night in Lecce, but I was able to shorten my stay because I had spent there before 3 days) and I went on tour. And there, in addition to the abundance of multi-colored ones, spring flowers, I was met with a tremendous amount of cyclists! April and May is the full season of cycling, then it's too hot in here. Although this year, as it turned out later, the turn of April and May was not the most cheerful.

    Bike tours around Apulia. This one was from Poland


    Standard itinerary for a bike tour of the Salento region of Apulia


    I looked at the route by studying the trip plan. It was just a rough outline, but he was creating some kind of framework plan. The itinerary of the bike tours around Salento is quite similar, not to say identical (I looked through a few). Lecce is usually treated as the starting point (Access from Bari, e.g.. train). Salento is a mostly flat region (one of the few in Italy), There is no shortage of people willing to ride a bike.

    Cave of Poems

    The suggested weekly bike route is:

    Lecce (departure towards the Adriatic Sea) - Acaya castle - Alimini lakes - Otranto and surroundings (loop) - coast crossing to Cape Leuca – drive partly along the coast to Gallipoli - loop around Gallipoli - return to Lecce.

    Salento bicycle trip map
    • entrance to the Acaya Castle


    I was going to use the arranged program, but as luck would have, that the Italian long weekend had just begun.. 25 April, Italians celebrate Liberation Day. When I got to the coast, there was quite a lot of traffic on the roads. Driving along the coast quite quickly, I had holes in the noses of the crowds, the noise and screams of Italian families and the roar of speeding motorbikes.


    Via Francigena in Apulia

    “Guard, a pilgrim, like us! look, she is on a pilgrimage like us! the girl with the backpack said to her partner, as I parked my bike at Otranto Castle and waved me happily. "Una pellegrina" - with my laden bike, I definitely stand out from the crowd of light riders and this term gave me the idea. The Italian section of the Via Francigena pilgrimage route, whose main road leads from Canerbury in England to Rome (and next), and which I used to drive in Tuscany before, continues to the tip of the Italian heel. And on the roads of Apulia I saw quite a lot of pilgrims.

    coast in Otranto
    Mury Otranto


    Otranto is the easternmost city in Italy. For centuries, it was one of the seats of the Byzantine Empire and also the cultural and artistic center of the entire region. I wandered around the waking streets, I walked around the castle without deciding to visit it. Pub owners were lazily setting tables and turning up the music. I also found a nice eatery, where I drank my coffee, and that I left heading south. I decided to stick to Via Francigena instead of going along the coast.

    This is one of the most gravel sections, no more than 400 meters


    Marking of the route was good. I traveled all day through "pilgrimages" through small Apulian towns, which die at noon and wake up in the evening, narrow, side roads and olive groves. The route is high overland, in many places you can see the surface of the sea on the horizon. I finished Via Fracingena at Cape Leuca, which wash the waters of the Adriatic and Ionian seas.
    Yep, thus I bypassed the road Otranto - Gallipoli, which runs along a cliff for several dozen kilometers. It is definitely one of the most beautiful coastal parts of the region, but I was pleased. On Saturday, lots of drivers turn out to be on it. I just let go, but let everyone decide for himself, which route to choose.


    Cape Santa Maria di Leuca and the coast road to Gallipoli

    Santa Maria di Leuca


    The lighthouse in Leuca, white tower high on 47 meters, the second highest in Italy can be seen a few kilometers earlier. Near the lighthouse there is the Basilica "The End of the World", which commemorates Saint Peter's alleged passage there. Something was going on with her the day before, I saw and heard fireworks from my lair in an olive grove a few kilometers away. Only then did I realize, that it was a national holiday.

    Arriving at Cape Leuca


    In the morning, however, nothing happened. In the cloudless, a clear day the deep blue surface of the sea, surrounding the cape on three sides as if stuck in place. I looked and headed north along the coast, towards the city - the port of Gallipoli. The road here is practically flat - in contrast to the one leading along the coast, quite demanding due to the Otranto hills - Gallipoli. I was pushing the pedals hard and by 2 p.m. I had it 60 km in the legs. I passed many beautiful beaches (one of them is called "Maldives", which crowded in summer now welcomed the first followers of bathing. For me, it was still too cold to take a bath. I stayed three nights in the town of Tuglie, some 10 km from the coast, and I went to Gallipoli the next day.


    Gallipoli.

    It is called the pearl of Salento, because it is a port city picturesquely situated on a promontory in the Ionian Sea. Its name is derived from the original Greek name “Cale police” meaning “beautiful city". It is famous for its impressive beaches and charming little town, fortified historic city center. It is one of the most visited places in the region.

    Gallipoli plaża
    Plaża w Gallipoli


    Honestly, I don't quite know why - it has a lot of charm, but that would not be the purpose of a day trip for me, I drove around them in half an hour. It's worth it, but there are many more beautiful villages in the region. There is also a public beach in the city center, were the first users.

    What, why is it worth coming here, basically it's BEACHES, Baia Verde in particular - it's a beach, basically a string of beaches and coves, located about three kilometers south of the city. It is considered to be one of the best beaches in Puglia and on the entire coast of the Ionian Sea. This is where I pulled out my swimsuit for the first time. Emerald water, coves, sand.. eh. Story. I was absolutely infatuated with them, although I am not a supporter of lying on the sun with my cake. Of course, on the first hot May days in mid-May, there was almost nobody there - which completely changes in the season, i.e. from June.

    Baia Verde, Gallipoli
    Baia Verde


    Galatone, Galatina, Winter sports weather in Tuglie, Nardo, Copertino and other towns in the Salento area

    You're leaving? And with us it is the most interesting weekend! The patron saint of the city will be celebrated.. there will be a lot going on, and the most important things on Sunday.. I was bid farewell by the owner of the lodging in Tuglie, but unfortunately I had to go, the rubber pocket is not and I sat there anyway 4 working at night and then getting sick, but also eating seafood, which I bought in a fish store and had nowhere to prepare them. I left Tuglie with regret, just after, to then zigzag, and even backwards, wandering around the local fields and visiting towns. Each of them is a gem and I saw decorations in almost all of them. It looked like it, that it was the season for the celebrations of the patron saints of the cities.. Usually around the cathedral, the main squares were decorated with lace structures like.. at Christmas time. Unfortunately, it was either too early to visit them, or too late. Each town is worth visiting, but some more.

    The first fruits are waiting for us by the roads – medlar. The figs were unfortunately still unripe.

    In the interior, there are many roads and paths between olive groves


    Galatina

    It is a lovely city with Greek roots. The old center is a series of streets and alleys gleaming in the sun, elegant palaces. The main square is dominated by the majestic St.. Peter and Paul with a fabulous baroque pediment. The second and perhaps more interesting, o Cathedral of Santa Caterina d'Allessandria is unusual for the region – it is in gothic style – the most interesting is one interior covered with dozens of paintings. It is really impressive. I knew, that the interior is only opened to 3 hours in the morning and two in the afternoon, I was aiming like that, to hit.


    Practical note - like most places in the region and in Italy in general, the cathedral is open only in the morning and after noon (9-12.30 and 15.30 – 17.30). Tune in, that life in Italy, especially noon, it only works during these hours. In hours 13.00 – 16/17.00 freezes. Shops are closed (apart from big cities), pubs also close max 14.30.


    It is also famous, as is the whole Salento from the pasticiotto. Another famous local specialty is the orechiette pasta (ravioli). It is worth visiting the tourist information in the clock tower, their service is really committed, there is also a lot of free material.


    Galatone


    First I visited and explored Galatone, and unexpectedly after 2 weeks I came to live and work there (I found the best price offer). Well then.

    Galatone Cathedral – preparations for the celebration of the patron saint of the city

    Tomorrow 1 May, please go to Galatone, there will be horses! She praised the girl at the tourist information desk in Galatin.

    1 May reminds me of parades, so I pictured uniformed handsome men on horses.
    So I came to Galatone 1 May and saw.. a parade of all kinds of carriages!

    1 May in Galatone – carriages parade

    This, as it turns out, is the custom in Galatone, region Salento.


    Nardo

    This city cannot be missed. It is probably the most beautiful of all the Apulian towns I have visited.

    How I regretted it, that I didn't get there in the evening! I was there before noon, as people slowly hid from the heat of the sun, which at the beginning of May began to heat properly. I would love to sit on the central square, Piazza Salandra - this is one of the most beautiful and surprising baroque squares in southern Italy, with a monumental carparo stone spire dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, the oldest Sedile building crowned with baroque sculptures. The colorful town houses decorated with balconies are completely inconsistent with this baroque "tortuga". An additional architectural curiosity are numerous scattered around the city “osierocone” bows.

    I highly recommend spending some more time in Nardo, najlepiej przenocować by poczuć atmosferę placu wieczorem.

    Ewcyna w Nardo 🙂


    W Nardo znajduje się też kilka godnych uwagi restauracji. Poklikajcie sobie na opinie na google maps.

    Gallipoli - Taranto along the coast - the most beautiful beaches of Salento

    W Porto Cesarea


    Jednak morze to jest morze i jak się jest w jego pobliżu ma się ochotę zakosztować. Zjechałam na wybrzeże tym razem morza Jońskiego w okolicy Porto Cesarea. W samym miasteczku nie znalazłam nic ciekawego (oprócz piekarni, gdzie kupiłam wspaniałą oblaną sosem focaccię i ręcznie wyrabiany makaron orecchiette – lokalne specjały, za to tuż za Porto Cesarea musiałam zejść z roweru i pomimo zimnego wiatru wejść choć trochę do morza. City beach and the color of the water, its transparency delighted me completely. I'm sure, that the beach is very crowded in summer, but apart from me they were on it 3 people.

    Porto Cesarea public beach

    Toward Taranto, to 30 km outside the city, I had several dozen kilometers of uninterrupted adventure with the sea waiting for me. This is the most beautiful coastal section of Salento (except the aforementioned Otranto - Leuca) leading along the coast. The number of beaches and the possibility of bathing are endless. At some point, some protected dunes intersect - you cannot camp there overnight, but it is the most beautiful, because wild terrain.


    How to arrange a bicycle route when you arrive / taking off from Bari? Suggested tour program


    From what I see, most cyclists choose the route only along the coast. Error. I understand the desire to commune with water, bath and that, it's hard to combine the two, but the Apulian interior is an authentic place, with lots of towns – pearls and roads between olive groves, where it is safe to go.


    My suggestions:

    The Adriatic coast and the Ionian Sea are completely different. On the Adriatic side, there are cliffs and caves, however, there are few beaches, especially sandy ones. What is important, the road by the sea between Bari and Brindisi often runs right next to the motorway. No pleasure. So I suggest you take a bike to the "obligatory" Polignano a Mare / Monopoli, from there turn in the Highlands to the Itria Valley (Alerobello, as soon as time and the December-January weather allowed, I rode a bicycle and explored the nooks and crannies of the region, Locorotondo and lots of lanes in between), Ostuni and from there you reach Brindisi and Lecce.


    Then you can repeat the program of a week-long trip around Salento that I suggested earlier and go back to the sea in Porto Cesarea, heading for Taranto. Over there, if time allows you to go back to the famous rock beauty, the city of Matera carved in the rock, try the famous Altamura bread. If there is a need, you can use local railways, which in Puglia take bikes free of charge.

    Matera trip by bike
    Matera – a rock city that is on the UNESCO heritage list


    Practical tips for cycling in the Itria Valley – South of Italy by bike, of one of the most interesting regions of Puglia and a description of bicycle routes in Puglia you will find in the previous post.

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Cycling in sunshine, under blue sky and by the sea Cycling in sunshine, under blue sky and by the sea made my (1st of a year) day.
A great start I would say. 
2023 - let it be... A good one! Yet another. Wishing you all.
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"Natale con i suoi, Easter with whoever you want" - "Christ "Natale con i suoi, Pasqua con chi vuoi" - "Christmas with your family, Easter with whoever you want" says the Italian proverb, according to it, on the first day of Christmas, December 25, after 2 p.m., Italy stops. And then, the square was full of people, cafe bustle, conversations, drinks to warm up before a long afternoon at the table and then ... silence. Nobody. Christmas dinner is the main, most important point of Christmas celebrations, just like Christmas Eve in Poland. Santo Stefano day, December 26th is traditionally spent walking, sightseeing, outdoors. And now not a single car passed by me, but another cyclist did!  Fantastic weather - blue sky, sun, about 17 degrees.
Wandering around the streets, the kitchen windows are open and I can smell fried fish. Once upon a time I came to Italy for a holiday with $300 in my pocket (which I put aside all year long by giving English classes), which was supposed to last for 2 months. And it did. Sleeping under the sky as I didn't even have a tent, hitchhiking..the only food I had was bread with onions and Calve mayonnaise.  This mayonnaise was my discovery, and sweet onions too.  The main point of the day and the only luxury I allowed myself was a cup of cappuccino - before I ordered it, however, I walked around and looked at the tables of the cafes in which cups they serve them in - I wanted as big as possible.  Then I sat for an hour, tasting the remnants of milk foam with a spoon. The smell of tomato sauce coming from the open windows annoyed me because I was craving dinner so much. Today I remembered that smell from 30 years back.
 I have lunch at home, and cappuccino is also sometimes, thanks to your donations as well (I still look at the cups 🙃). And on the wall today I read the quote "Limits exist only in the soul of those who do not dream". But it was pathetic.  Let's dream, let's fulfill...
I wish you many good dinners and moments spent as you wish.  I was on a bike 😁.
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Today it's December 10th and it is a special date Today it's December 10th and it is a special date for me. On 10 Dec 2013, I locked my door, gave the key to the new tenant, packed the box with my bike into my neighbor's car and flew off on a trip with a one-way ticket. To the other side of the world, the Philippines. The decision-making process wasn't particularly long and was born after cycling Japan, but I had been preparing for this escapade for several months. Organizing my life, buying a new bike (to make it "easier" I went to Berlin twice in one week) and other equipment, buying various insurances, arranging vaccinations - each step meant a lot of time spent on choosing one option or another, finally packing life into boxes and taking it to the basement and flying to Manila with a short stay in Shanghai on the way. I chose the Philippines knowing absolutely nothing about it. There was a promotion on KLM tickets and this destination seemed to me OK. It wasn't that much OK as it turned out, but I still managed to spend there and even pedal for 7 weeks 🙂. For the first 2 weeks I was accompanied by my friend Sophia. 
Gees, it's been 9 years, and I can't stop! After the Philippines I flew to Burma, then cycled through Thailand, Laos, China.... I don't know if I'll go back to Southeast Asia, because I'm sweating at the thought of it, but going through my posts (quite clumsy, it's the beginnings of the blog) made me very happy. If you feel like it go to my my webpage #Ewcyna. What an excitement it was!
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Your life is like a fairy tale. You travel, you l Your life is like a fairy tale.  You travel, you live here and there, you visit places, you soak up the sun, something is constantly changing.  And then your plan falls apart, because somebody's plans for housesitting changed, cancelled, some moved and you end up with a huge unknown, 3-month hole in your resume, rental prices have gone up a lot, but homelessness is no stranger to you.  There is risk, there is fun, there is anxiety.  It's not bad, in two days you find a new place for a month, even better, you're supposed to be there tomorrow, maybe in a week, or maybe the day after tomorrow.  You have to travel 800 km.  Heavy rains so you sit on your ass, you will not play a hero and do cyclotourism now. What a pity, it was supposed to be a few days with the attractions of southern Italy. The plan for a long journey is in place, train tickets too, landslides and breaking the railway traction too, the railway is not running there, what to do.  You don't want to spend the night in Rome.  Maurizio, your host is away, you avoid hostels, especially on a Saturday night, and hotels are too expensive.  You love Rome and you hate it.  Too beautiful, too dirty, too loud.
Naples?  No thanks.  You don't want to spend the night in Naples.  Ever since you witnessed two robberies and that's on the streets of this city more than 20 years ago, you feel mostly dislike and fear.  Naples dangerous?  Your travel companion on the train with whom you chat a bit replies.  No… Naples is "molto bello" - very beautiful.  robberies?  You know, when they attack you in Naples, they do it somehow... gently.  And in Rome, you can still get a good hit on the head. Naples very beautiful. 
I wonder how it is in Milan, Turin or Bari.

My life is like a fairy tale. Back in #Puglia!
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It's been wonderful, mostly sunny 3 weeks #housesi It's been wonderful, mostly sunny 3 weeks #housesitting in #toscana
Autumn rain and gales have started but it's time for me to move more south.. (more rain predicticted). Still, just following the sun! 
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France. Castles and Roman architecture at its best France. Castles and Roman architecture at its best, wherever you pass there's something beautiful and surprising.
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But what Has happened already will not come back? But what Has happened already will not come back? It will! 
 I came to Paris for the first time 14 years ago.  It was my third flight with a bicycle and my first independent bicycle trip abroad (because I do not count group travel here).
 At the airport, I picked up my bicycle bag, my stuff and somehow I took it to the train or subway at the airport, which went straight to the center.  I got off at the station, through which in the evening there were hordes of people, and I reached ... the stairs to heaven.  Long, endless staircase, not an escalator at all.  I didn't like lugging it all upstairs.
 -excuse me sir, could you help me?  I asked a young man in French according to the rule to direct a question for help to a specific person.
 -my? (Moi?) He replied with great surprise looking from side to side, but that he hadn't seen anyone else there do he helped me to drag myself out.
 When we left, I saw IT in beautiful night lighting.  It is it, the famous NOTRE-DAME cathedral.  It was a magical moment, do you know those?
I put my bicycle together and cycled along Champs Elysees to Arc de Triomphe and on to the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, where the campsite was located.  At that time, I only had a paper map with me, fatigue was taking its toll, I was falling asleep on my bike and felt a bit pale, but luckily after 11 PM I got there, put up the tent and fell down to sleep. The next day I continued my sightseeing and on the third I set off on a bicycle trip to Geneva. Yes, cycling on paper maps.
I visited Paris several times since then.This time I was brought to Paris by FLIXBUS with an overnight course from Berlin.  Yes, after my vacation in France, I really wanted to come back here and found an offer of catsitting.  Here I am.
 It has already been and will be back.  Good morning France.  Bonjour!
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Ever since I saw the "Grand Traverse de Jura au Ve Ever since I saw the "Grand Traverse de Jura au Velo" trail, that is crossing the Jura, I couldn't help thinking that it would be fun to cycle it.  The trail has two options, it runs along the highest parts of the Jura range on the French side and is in many places a mountain bike trail.  I just chose to cycle the middle part of the route, climbing over 1000 meters is already a success for me.  But it's not about success and competition to me, in cycling, but about joy.  So it was a lot of joy! Especially my first rest stop with such a view!
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Is it France already? the cyclist on the bike aske Is it France already? the cyclist on the bike asked as we stood in front of some signs by the cycle path along the Rhine river. 
I guess so, France, because there are already French signs, I replied, but there was no FRANCE sign anywhere.  We didn't find it but we took a souvenir photo, and then we sat at the roadside tavern for a beer.
The idea to come to France has been growing in me for some time.  I was encouraged by the famous € 9 regional trains ticket promotion in Germany.  Somehow I didn't want to devote my time to Germany - despite the incredible ease of getting around this country by bike, I am not fond, neither speak the language nor like the architecture too much. I also decided to skip the Czech Republic to get to France as soon as possible - but it did not happen, I was very drawn to the bicycle path along the river Ochra.  It winds along the river in the shade of trees for many kilometers.  From Karlovy Vary I pedaled on 2 wheels.
The Czechs like beer.  I dare say more than in Poland.  They like to scream after drinking alcohol, that's what usually happens when one is drunk right? Anyway, tearing the snout took place there at every campsite I passed, so I bought a shower and went on, and put the tent up elsewhere. Easy. Pleasant.
 And in France, I feel great.  It's fun to understand the world around you, although still in Alsace everyone speaks German or a mixture.  It's fun to look at the shelves with the amount of products I love.  It's great to have municipal campgrounds for max 10 EUR.
I am being asked what my tour is when people see the luggage. Just for the sake of it, the random encounters and chats it pays to have it 😁😁🙃
Hope it will be more "fun". No idea yet where to go after Alsace but thinking where to hide tomorrow when the 36 Celsius heat wave comes.
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