{"id":43381,"date":"2026-11-07T15:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salentoprime.com\/?p=43381"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T14:41:05","slug":"torre-del-pizzo-what-to-see-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salentoprime.com\/en\/torre-del-pizzo-what-to-see-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Torre del Pizzo, Gallipoli: cosa vedere e guida 2027 [GUIDA]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking for a still unspoilt stretch of the Ionian coast a few kilometres from Gallipoli, with a white tower by the sea, a pine wood and small coves of sand and rock? This guide takes you to Torre del Pizzo, the sixteenth-century tower on Punta Pizzo, in the heart of the Isola di Sant\u2019Andrea e litorale di Punta Pizzo regional nature park: the story of the tower and of the coastal towers, the Pizzo beach, the trails through pine wood, dunes and scrub, the Baia Verde side and everything there is to see nearby, with practical tips and local curiosities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In short<\/h2>

Torre del Pizzo, also called Torre Pizzo and, by an ancient name of Greek origin, \u00abTu Cutieri\u00bb, is a coastal tower completed in 1569 on Punta Pizzo, in the municipality of Gallipoli (Lecce), about 7 km south of the old town as the crow flies. It stands on a low headland of Mediterranean scrub, inside the Isola di Sant\u2019Andrea e litorale di Punta Pizzo regional nature park, established in 2006. Next to it is the Pizzo beach, sand and low rocks in front of a clear sea; to the north-east the coast continues towards Punta della Suina and Baia Verde, to the south-east towards Mancaversa. The tower is private and can be admired from the outside. The best months are June and September; spring is perfect for the trails.<\/p><\/blockquote>

What is Torre del Pizzo?<\/h2>

Torre del Pizzo is a sixteenth-century watchtower, one of the four coastal towers in the territory of Gallipoli. It is whitewashed with lime and you can recognise it from afar by the small triangular point on top, the \u00abpizzo\u00bb that gives it its name. Around it lies the most natural stretch of the Punta Pizzo park: the Pizzo beach, the rocky point, the pine wood, the dunes, the scrub and the small coves of sand and rock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There are no villages or seafronts here: the tower stands alone on the headland, among meadows, dry-stone walls and mastic bushes, just over a hundred metres from the sea. The point is low and rocky and the sea surrounds it on three sides: to the north-east opens the small bay of the Pizzo beach, with sand, rocks and a beach club, while to the west and south the coast stays wild all the way to Marina di Mancaversa.<\/p>

Behind the coast the park begins: a strip of Aleppo pine wood, dunes with junipers, wetlands with reed beds and meadows where wild orchids flower in spring. Further north, towards Gallipoli, the landscape changes: Baia Verde is a long sandy beach full of beach clubs, one of the liveliest on the coast. In this guide you will find how to get there, where to swim, which trails to walk and how to plan your day, nearby too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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