San Pietro In Bevagna between beach, nature and history

Coast and Chidro estuary

The coast of San Pietro In Bevagna is about 18 km long and is ideally divided into two sections by the mouth of the Chidro River. The beach is slightly more than 4 km long and has soft, fine sand, shallow water and no rocks. It has also received the “3 Sails” award from Legambiente. The 18 km refer to the coastline as a whole, while the slightly more than 4 km refer to the beach. For a day on the coast in San Pietro In Bevagna, these are two different spatial scales.

River course and natural area

The Chidro River flows underground for about 10 km to a spring known as the “Crater.” It then runs for about 500 m to the sea near San Pietro In Bevagna, after forming three small lakes. At its mouth, visitors can switch between swimming in salt water and fresh water.

Near San Pietro In Bevagna lies the Salina dei Monaci, covering about 250,000 square metres, next to coastal dunes west of Torre Colimena. The salt pan is part of the Natura 2000 network and was declared a regional oriented nature reserve by Regional Law No. 24 of 23 December 2002. Alongside the river course, this provides a separate natural area with a clearly specified location and dual protection status.

Underwater archaeology and Torre San Pietro

San Pietro In Bevagna is home to the submerged archaeological site of Vasche del Re. At a depth of 6 metres, twenty marble sarcophagi lie there and can be seen with fins and a mask. The site is therefore one of the specific archaeological locations in the coastal area of San Pietro In Bevagna.

Torre San Pietro in Bevagna has a distinctive four-pointed star-shaped ground plan, described as “a cappello di prete.” Between the late 15th and early 16th centuries, the monks of the Abbey of San Lorenzo di Aversa built a church there with Neo-Gothic features. Archaeological excavations at the Torre uncovered Byzantine burials and numismatic finds in 2004. These suggest the existence of an earlier underground crypt beneath the church. The foundation of the church and the excavation finds therefore date from clearly different periods: the church was built between the late 15th and early 16th centuries, while the findings were unearthed in 2004.

Torre S. Sabina–S. Pietro in Bevagna cycling route

The Torre S. Sabina–S. Pietro in Bevagna S02a cycling route is 72 km long, has 370 metres of elevation gain and is rated as easy. Anyone who includes it in their travel plans can consider the 72 km as the route length, the 370 metres of elevation gain as the elevation profile and the easy rating as an indication of difficulty for their own daily itinerary. The three values provide a specific framework for route planning in San Pietro In Bevagna without specifying a particular travel time.

You can access further travel destinations here: Laterza, Librari, Pulsano, Specchiarica, Monacizzo, Castellaneta Marina, Uggiano Montefusco, Mottola.

To the higher-level travel overview: Taranto.