Heading north towards home - Leuca to Gallipoli

This is a significant day as we have now turned north and every kilometre will bring us closer to home!

 Our campsite was a few kilometres north of the actual headland,  so we headed south through little lanes to Santa Maria di Leuca.

Santa Maria di Leuca

Surprisingly, given the rather bad forecast today it was bright and sunny, with a gentle breeze helping us along.

The coastal road and path towards Gallipoli was lovely, hugging the coast much of the way. We enjoyed a picnic of local cheese with tomato, garlic and olive focaccia near to this spot.

Arriving in the modern town of Gallipoli was horrible. I think that it can claim to be the home of the worst drivers in Italy - and the most numerous!
However the old centre on a peninsula facing west into the Ionian Sea is a gem. We stopped to sample the local speciality of iced coffee with almond milk - superb!
We're now at a small campsite just north of Gallipoli where it is at last warm enough to  enjoy sitting outside and cooking our meal.

Santa Maria di Leuca to Gallipoli - 68km, 200m climb.