Palude del Capitano – Parco di Porto Selvaggio

A unique and magical place!

• Meeting point: Spiaggia del Frascone, Sant’Isidoro locality, Nardò (Le);
• Fee per person: Adults and children (aged 14 and over) € 18.00; children (under 14) € 10.00;
• Duration: 3 and a half hours:
• When to carry out the experience: Every Thursday of the following months:
  • June: from 17:00 to about 20:30;
  • July: from 16:30 to about 20:00;
  • August: from 16:00/16:30 to 19:30/20:00;
  • September (until the 15th of the month): from 15:30/16:00 to 18:30/19:00.
• Lunghezza percorso: 6 km;
• Livello difficoltà: Facile.

Why you should join this experience::

For all lovers of unspoilt landscapes and tranquillity, this experience is for you! In the Regional Natural Park of ‘Porto Selvaggio’ lies ‘La Palude del Capitano’: an incredible place of high naturalistic value.

It is a “Spunnulata”: a chasm caused by erosion of the rock surface, which has been designed and modelled by time to become, unexpectedly, a crystal-clear mirror of evocative beauty.

What is most fascinating is that its water is both brackish and spring, making it half sea and half marsh!

In addition to the fantastic scenery, where you can admire different shades of blue, you will be in the company of numerous animal and plant biodiversity, especially migratory birds.

The “Palude del Capitano” is a magical and unique place in the whole of Salento… a place waiting to be discovered!