The area of Tricase Porto offers several cues to the visitor who decides to spend some time in the narrow streets of this charming locality. We are in the Lower Salento, on the eastern side of the Heel of Italy, and Tricase Porto is a small hamlet of Tricase that overlooks the Adriatic Sea, in the province of Lecce. This marina is home to several natural areas all of considerable interest and one of them is the Canale del Rio, a characteristic inlet whose rocky walls fall sheer directly into the sea. The peculiarity of the Canale del Rio is that it springs from an inland area with a habitat partly altered by the cultivation of olive trees and with a stretch that sees a large wooded area with the presence also of the characteristic Aleppo pines, and then ends its descent into the sea through a cliff that is coloured green by the dense Mediterranean scrub and that covers most of the final walls. The spectacle is particularly impressive as the different natural colours appear in different shades ranging from brown to the white of the calcareous rocks and intertwine with the deep blue of a beautiful sea. The Rio Canal is now a popular destination for many tourists who decide to visit it every summer to enjoy this beautiful panorama and breathe in the air that conveys relaxation and tranquillity in a perfect fusion between the surrounding nature and the immensity represented by the Adriatic. In some places one almost feels a sense of freedom, trying to close one"s eyes and allow oneself to be caressed by that light breeze that blows in this area conveys an indescribable joy, small emotions that cost very little if we think of the spectacle before us. Perhaps it is the sumptuousness of the place and this almost fairy-tale cliff, but the fact remains that behind the Rio Canal there are various legends that tell stories of princes and devils who come to make strange pacts to see the shady desires of a principality disliked by the local population fulfilled. Beauties of a land that never ceases to surprise... Happy summer from Tricase Porto and Canale del Rio.
Last update: 26/10/2022, Tonio Viva
