15 km, about 5 hours.
14 deg, overall clear.
Highlights – the coastal path, surrounded by flowers, and overlooking the sea. More very colourful buildings.
After passing through the town of Marritima, it is largely a quiet day to ourselves, along country roads, rocky paths, and the scenic stretches along the clifftop. We see very few people, though some locals are out enjoying this beautiful stretch of the pathway.
Today, we are in no rush. We stop for a leisurely lunch break by a pajare with an outstanding view along the coastline, go slightly off track amongst the gum trees to see the crumbling tower, and eventually emerge at the turn off away from the sea and towards Tricase.
This stretch heading inland is a bit busier with cars, and you can tell we are not locals – they just keep on walking, trusting, paying no attention to the cars, whereas we stop and step out of the way of each vehicle.
On reaching the outskirts of Tricase, it is a climb up to arrive at the spectacular Piazza Giuseppe Pisanelli, home to la Chiesa Parrocchiale della Nativita and la Chiesa di San Domenico
From there, it is a bit of a slog through the streets to our home for night, opposite the train station.
Stay and eat – Hotel Adriatico, as recommended in the guidebook. A very comfortable room at a good price at this time of year, with their restaurant just across the road, and a really good breakfast to see us on our way the following morning.
Buona notte – only one day to go.
Richo and DC 