Lecce to Ontranto - day 1 Puglia bike

The 13 bike riders and Ilenia, our Guide, gathered at 0900 to have bikes allocated and checks completed before we began our Puglia Bike Ride.
The conditions were ideal for the 68 km ride from Lecce to Ontranto (see yellow line on the map). Mainly flat terrain, but we had to negotiate quite busy roads and gravel tracks at times.
We had a 2 hour lunch break at a lovely seaside village called Torre dell'Orso. I (Kerrie) went for a swim in the beautiful Adriatic sea.
We arrived at our accommodation around 6 pm. Very grateful for the Ventolin, cough suppressant & cold and flu tabs today!
We stay here for 2 nights. Tomorrow is a short ride of 30 km.Read more