Far from the big summer crowds, there where nature takes its regular course giving life to singular spectacles that color the whole surrounding landscape we find the Baia delle Orte. We are at the gates of Otranto a town that certainly does not need any introduction, and the Baia delle Orte represents the wildest side of this magical land called Salento, as this suggestive bay develops along a stretch of coast characterized by low cliffs that mixes with the spontaneous and discontinuous green of the Mediterranean scrub among the pine forests that always come in handy in summer for shelter from the sun and a crystal clear sea that represents the icing on the cake of the Baia delle Orte. Well, if by chance you should find yourself in these parts, do not miss a visit to the Bauxite Pond of the Bay of Orte; an explosion of colors ready to welcome anyone among the green waters of the pond that, let"s remember, is not swimmable, contrasting with the red of the bauxite rock that surrounds the entire circumference of this very special basin. The Bauxite Pond can be easily reached with a short walk after parking your car in the designated parking area; after that once you get there you will be surprised by the bright colors that contrast with each other in this supreme spectacle of nature. This now decommissioned former mining deposit is now an interesting tourist destination and every year thousands of visitors are fascinated by so much spectacle as this quarry from its total state of abandonment has rediscovered its primary roots with nature thus merging with the surrounding area in an explosion of natural colors. Wonders and charm of an enchanting land ... welcome to Salento ... from the Bauxite Pond is everything.
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Località Punta Palascia, SP87, 73028 Otranto LE
+39 327 3670393
Via S. Francesco di Paola, 10, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39.0836.801877
Litoranea Otranto – Porto Badisco, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+390836812999
Lungomare Terra d"otranto, 5, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 506987
Litoranea Otranto - Porto Badisco, S.P. 87 km 7, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 80 12 39
S.P. 277, Via Giurdignano, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 1946379
Via delle Torri, 24, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 320 457 5786
Via Martiri d"Otranto, 30, Cocumola (Minervino di Lecce) 73027 - (Le)
+39 0836 95 47 26
SP 277 Otranto - Giurdignano, Snc, 73020 Otranto (Le)
+39 345 661 6133
SP 87, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 339 109 2769
Strada Provinciale Otranto, 87 Via Masseria le Creste, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 381 - +39 368 760 4754
SP358 Otranto - Uggiano - Località Montelauro, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 806 203
SP358 Otranto - Uggiano la chiesa, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 653
Azienda Agrituristica Grotta dei Cervi, SP87, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 340 318 24 06
Via Torre Mozza, sn, 73020 Uggiano la Chiesa (Le)
+39 328 123 1579
Località Santo Stefano, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 320 307 3527
Str. Vicinale Panareo, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 333 908 8540
Via Madonna della Scala, 23, 73020 Casamassella (Le)
+39 340 760 5426
Via Madonna della Scala 86, 73020 Casamassella (Le)
+39 389 844 0953
SP358, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 651
SP358, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 647
Via Uggiano, 27 Casamassella (Le)
+39 339 1669502
Via Vicinale Sant Emiliano, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 328 382 1459
Litoranea Otranto-Santa Cesarea Terme, Porto Badisco, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 812 999
Via Vicinale San Giovanni 73020 Giurdignano (Le)
+39 0836 813 508
Via Badisco, 90, 73020 Uggiano La Chiesa (Le)
+39 380 439 8628
Piazza Municipio, 22, 73020 Giurdignano (Le)
+39 328 252 4124
Via Palombaro, 13, 73020 Uggiano la chiesa (Le)
+39 0836 812 942
Via Memorie, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 190 2453
73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 320 400 5765
Via Paolo Graziosi, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 347 0512 752
The names of beaches, lidos, natural swimming pools, caves, coastal towers, nature parks and reserves, along with the names of accommodations such as hotels, bed and breakfasts, farmhouses, vacation homes, resorts, hostels and campgrounds, are deliberately left in their original language to respect the culture, historical identity and authenticity of the area.
Last Updated, 09/12/2024
