Salento remains a land rich in resources all to be discovered, when you think, after so many years, that you have the whole territory in your grasp thinking that you know most of this wonderful coast here is when someone points out a peculiarity unknown to you and immediately you go back to square one to rewind the tape of territorial expertise. One example out of all is the Marmitta dei Giganti di Porto Badisco, found on the eastern coast of Salento between Otranto and Porto Badisco. Now some claim it is a bombard ball used in past centuries by Saracen pirates to bombard the nearby Tower of Sant Emiliano, I want to think it is instead a characteristic and striking sphere of rock eroded by the natural elements during the course of time and deposited like a large magic egg as evidence of nature shaping its landscape with often surprising results. However, reaching the Marmitta dei Giganti of Porto Badisco remains a very difficult undertaking considering the high rocky ridge, so once you have parked your car on the coast road, all you have to do is put on your hiking shoes and embark on this fascinating steep path among rocks mixed with Mediterranean scrub that from the top of the Torre Sant Emiliano descend down to the sea. Once you reach (not without difficulty) the foot of the coast, this spectacle of nature opens to your eyes; immersed in a kind of natural well lies this spherical stone perfectly polished by the weather and the emotions you feel are really strong in front of such a spectacle of nature. A live advice, take advantage the moment you should decide to reach the Marmitta dei Giganti of Porto Badisco of a calm and windless day, because otherwise, given the position, a particularly rough sea could create enough problems that it would be better to avoid, especially if you are on vacation. Nothing else to add except to emphasize and reiterate that you never stop discovering a magical land that Salento is ... have a good summer.
Last Updated: 07/01/2023, Tonio Viva