Santa Maria di Leuca Private Tour
- 2 heures
Join this private tour of Santa Maria di Leuca and explore this pearl of Salento with a guide exclusive to your group.
Santa Maria di Leuca Private Tour
At the selected time, you'll meet the guide in front of the Sanctuary of Santa Maria Finibus Terrae. Your private tour of Santa Maria di Leuca will begin. Leuca is the southwesternmost location in Italy.
During the tour, you'll see the harbor between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, as well as the Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse, which stands over 48 meters high (157 feet) on Punta Meliso.
You will visit the Church of Cristo Re, located in the center of the marina of Leuca, and walk towards several 19th-century villas. The tour includes a view of the Corinthian column in the square of the basilica and the Monumental Waterfall, completed in 1939, marking the endpoint of the Apulian Aqueduct.
Finally, you'll enter the Basilica Sanctuary of Santa Maria Finibus Terrae, an 18th-century religious building that previously housed a pagan temple dedicated to Minerva, as shown by an inscription of an altar preserved inside.
After two hours of exploring, the private tour of Leuca will conclude.
Prix
Inclus
- English speaking guide
Conseils
- Accessibility: No, not suitable for people with reduced mobility