Apulia, Italy · Europe
Melendugno is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Vernole, 8km from Grotta della Poesia.
Melendugno is in Apulia, Italy, with about 6,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vernole, about 4 km away.
Melendugno (Salentino: Melendugnu or Malandugnu) is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
It is known for its marine, which are bathing beaches on the Adriatic Sea: Roca Vecchia, San Foca, Torre dell'Orso, and Torre Sant'Andrea, which were awarded the Blue Flag beachRead more
prize for the water quality. Melendugno also includes the frazione of Borgagne.
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Within an hour or so of Melendugno: Grotta della Poesia (8 km), Lecce (17 km), Otranto to Leuca Coastal Road (30 km), Grotta Zinzulusa (31 km).
The nearest famous roads are Otranto to Leuca Coastal Road and Albanian Riviera Coastal Road.
Melendugno is in Apulia, Italy, about 4 km from Vernole.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Near-circular limestone sinkhole pool at Roca Vecchia where the Adriatic filters through under the cliff: a natural swimming hole ringed by a Bronze Age and Messapian archaeological site. Best early morning before the crowds arrive.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
The Florence of the South, a Puglian city overflowing with extravagant Baroque architecture carved from warm golden limestone.
17 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Salento's finest drive: the litoranea from Otranto to Santa Maria di Leuca hugs Adriatic cliffs past Porto Badisco, Castro and the Ciolo gorge bridge at Italy's heel.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A dramatic sea cave near Castro on the Salento coast, hung with stalactites above clear Adriatic water.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A beautiful Puglian old town built on a limestone island connected to the mainland, surrounded by crystal-clear Ionian waters.
38 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
A perfectly circular 12.6 km high-speed test track in Puglia, so large it is visible from space. Owned by Porsche, it is where manufacturers chase top-speed records at over 400 km/h.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The dramatic tip of Italy's heel where the Adriatic and Ionian seas meet beneath a lighthouse and sanctuary.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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