Planned Route Notes
This stage completes the full perimeter traversal of the Salento peninsula. Departing Gallipoli, the route continues south to the terminal point at Santa Maria di Leuca, marking the southeastern extremity of mainland Italy where the Ionian and Adriatic seas converge. From there, the direction turns north along the Adriatic edge, following continuous coastal roads through exposed maritime terrain and isolated shoreline corridors. The route passes the eastern threshold at Otranto and continues along the coast toward Brindisi, which serves as the northbound exit point from the peninsula. This stage establishes geographic closure of Italy’s southern mainland extremities and reinforces the expedition principle of tracing continental edges rather than inland shortcuts.