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Leave your car in the car park at the bottom of Via Pioppi. Beyond the roundabout, there is a line of trees marking the edge of the car park. Start from the car park entrance.
(S/E) Cross the car park heading north-east to find the second exit. After crossing the concrete bridge, ignore the town on your left and turn right towards the south-south-east for 120 m.
(1) On stone slabs, turn left at the fork onto the tarmac road (Via Cannime) heading south-east. Go up the tarmac slope and arrive on a plateau with crops and woods.
(2) Carefully cross Via Orte, which is fairly busy, and continue south-east on Via Cannime, which is now unpaved, until you reach a parking area. The open-pit mine pond is on your right in the middle of an ochre-coloured field.
(3) Walk around the lake on the various paths to enjoy several viewpoints. Some areas require caution; do not approach the crumbly edges. Return to the parking area.
(3) Descend the main path towards the sea, heading south-east.
(4) Facing the sea, turn left to follow the coastal path, which is well marked but poorly signposted at first. After the Orte inn, there are scattered signs indicating the "Sentiero publico". Follow the coastal path, which generally heads northwards to the port of Otranto. There are several variations that bring you closer to or further away from the sea. Choose whichever suits your mood, as there are no clear markings. This will take you to the port.
(5) Turn left towards the south-west and follow the quays to the roundabout on Via del Porto:
if you wish, you can leave the route here and return to the city via a wide staircase to the west of the ramparts.
(6) Walk up Via del Porto towards the south-west, then take Via Madonna del Passo, also towards the south-west, to return to the car park entrance. Cross it in the opposite direction to the way you came to reach the other entrance (S/E).
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