(Italiano) ALBANIA – TOUR IN MOTO NEL PAESE DELLE AQUILE
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Itria Valley….Roads, Landscapes and Hidden Places.
Itria Valley in #Puglia (#Apulia) is a paradise for #motorcyclists, #tourists and people who love #walking and #discovering #hidden and curious places.
It is about 78/80 kms of curves, uphill climbs, passages in the historic centers of #Alberobello – #Locorotondo – #Cisternino and stops to see unusual places (Seppannibale Church -difficult to find out – and the minaret in the #Wood).
Some sections of this route are a bit difficult and you need to have a good driving experience on the motorcycle, but it’s great to drive on these roads.
Beware to your motorcycle cases and fill your tank! 😉
See you soon!
From Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea.
Two Seas, One Ancient Town and 65 kilometers to see another kind of beach.
From Specchiolla to Porto Cesareo, through Mesagne to avoid congestion
along the coastal route.
Landscapes, Thousand-year old Olive Trees and one road.
Download GPX file for your device, to travel on the same route.
Enjoy!
Il Pulo – Deep Doline in Altamura – Bari – Apulia
Il Pulo (also Pulo di Altamura) is a huge hole in the ground, a Doline or sink which was formed by the collapse of a cave beneath. Located in a vegetation-less plain, it looks like a meteor crater, similar to the Meteor Crater in Arizona. But it is definitely a much different way of formation. And with a close look this becomes clear: there are cliffs on the opposite side of the doline, obviously with karst caves and speleothems. To the west there is a sort of valley leading into the doline. It seems at some times of the year a small rivulet is flowing into the doline and vanished through the collapse debris into the cave below.
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From Vico del Gargano to Vieste crossing Peschici
Going out from Umbra Forest, coming from Monte Sant’Angelo, the first town in the “National Park of Gargano” is Vico del Gargano.
Starting from Vico del Gargano in direction of Vieste, we’ll cross Peschici and we’ll have a “taste” of wonderful panorama of the Gargano coastline, on a track of about 42 kilometers.
It isn’t a challenging route for pilots, but it’s useful to have an idea of the roads that we’ll find on the coastline.
Pay attention to the bends and curves that have the side of the mountain on your right. Very often, these are curves that suddenly close the trajectory, causing you the risk to end on the opposite roadway, especially if you proceed at sustained speed.
Especially in summer is important to keep an eye at places where are parked a lot of cars (children can cross road suddenly) and at car drivers that stop suddenly to make a photo to panorama (“shooting on the spot” – LOL).
Check your gasoline level, because refueling in these zones is like looking for gasoline for Paris-Dakar.
Enjoy!
Lamps!!
Gargano Coastal Road – From Peschici to Mattinata
This is the famous coastal road of Gargano. Panoramic, amazing and sometimes dangerous.
From Peschici to Mattinata, necessary one stop in Vieste, is a continuous up&down from the hills to the sea, narrow curves with sea under your wheels, hairpin turns and short straight roads. This is the toughest road I’ve ever had, but the most fascinating too.
Two important cautions:
1) do not distract yourself with panorama, stop in one of the many roadside areas to take your pictures. Make a mistake on this road is very dangerous;
2) get your fill of fuel because refueling points are just at the beginning and the end of the route.
Enjoy!
Flash!
