Cava di Bauxite
Cava di Bauxite
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Rudolfo Vrienzio
11 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
Google Maps will guide you to the parking lot without any problems (€3).
From the parking lot you are inclined to follow the crowd towards the coast,
as it is not indicated which path leads to the Cava di bauxite.
The coast is also beautiful and very volcanic, but the most beautiful colors are still there
at the Cava (on the way back, follow the crowd again and you will arrive at the
Path leading to the cava). Not visible from a distance but hidden behind the trees.
Beautiful pictures taken (sun in your back) of the color palette.
All in all, a nice distraction for up to 2 hours.
From the parking lot you are inclined to follow the crowd towards the coast,
as it is not indicated which path leads to the Cava di bauxite.
The coast is also beautiful and very volcanic, but the most beautiful colors are still there
at the Cava (on the way back, follow the crowd again and you will arrive at the
Path leading to the cava). Not visible from a distance but hidden behind the trees.
Beautiful pictures taken (sun in your back) of the color palette.
All in all, a nice distraction for up to 2 hours.
Written 10 September 2023
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Gabriele E
Lazio, Italy22 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
The view was spectacular, very particular, worth a visit for a nice photo. Then you have to continue in the walk to the sea where you get to a beautiful cliff, here you can also swim (beach Orte), we found a very strong wind otherwise we would have taken advantage. Close to the sea there is a beautiful restaurant L'Orte where we had a nice beer overlooking the beautiful sea.
To get to the quarry you arrive in a few minutes from Otranto, you park before the path along the road but they are not delineated parking lots, when you form the line of parked car there is no space for two cars in the opposite direction.
To get to the quarry you arrive in a few minutes from Otranto, you park before the path along the road but they are not delineated parking lots, when you form the line of parked car there is no space for two cars in the opposite direction.
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Written 23 June 2024
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Leonardo
20 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
It's a wonderful, wonderful place. From the photos it doesn't reflect what it does in reality. The lake is turquoise and the bauxite around it gives a very bright red color creating very particular contrasts. At the bottom of the quarry, on the lake, you can admire the birds flying skimming the water. Absolutely worth seeing.
Written 25 August 2023
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emilander
22 contributions
Nov 2022 • Couples
The colors are really striking in a significant way. From red to cobalt blue. A true oasis, a precious stone set in the living rock. Nature, sometimes aided by man, always surprises.
Written 2 October 2023
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Sandra E
11 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
The view was wonderful. It is a fair hike to the area where you can see it. You have to park in an area where you pay 3 euros and then walk up an incline for a good 15 minutes till you get to an area which says private. People were ignoring the signs and walking to the view. Wear good runners or boots to climb the area to see the view. Great photos were taken.
Written 31 August 2024
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Fée
Ain, France459 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Very nice location few tourists (thanks to the current heat) the landscape with gradients of ochre colors are very beautiful. And parking at 3€ allows access to the site in 5/10 minutes on foot. 😂 Do not hesitate to go for a walk off the beaten track in order to find magnificent viewpoints you can contemplate the landscape opposite while listening to the song of the cicadas.
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Written 4 August 2024
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Giordano & Gilda
Terni, Italy350 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
Place to visit, if you are in the area I would dedicate an hour of your time to it.
It feels like being on the planet Mars.
Parking is convenient and is 200 meters from the lake.
Parking €3 all day, free entry to the lake.
Suggestive landscapes and very different from the usual with its bright colors.
We weren't convinced to go but we did well!
It feels like being on the planet Mars.
Parking is convenient and is 200 meters from the lake.
Parking €3 all day, free entry to the lake.
Suggestive landscapes and very different from the usual with its bright colors.
We weren't convinced to go but we did well!
Written 14 August 2023
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inisdom
Ireland116 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
Interesting to see, & the colours are very vibrant.
You have to pay €3 to a guy in a caravan at the parking area. Not really worth €3 as you won't be there very long.
Be warned - there are no signposts!!! We made the mistake of continuing straight, & it brought us down towards the sea. Nice view, but it was absolutely roasting, & took about 20 mins!
So - instead, if you only want to see the quarry, walk about 5 mins past parking, on the track. You will come to a wide area, with trees on the right, up a liitle hill. There's a track to the left, or right, for a longer walk around the lake.
Or, do what we did, & go straight up, over the hill, to a high viewing point. See my photos.
You have to pay €3 to a guy in a caravan at the parking area. Not really worth €3 as you won't be there very long.
Be warned - there are no signposts!!! We made the mistake of continuing straight, & it brought us down towards the sea. Nice view, but it was absolutely roasting, & took about 20 mins!
So - instead, if you only want to see the quarry, walk about 5 mins past parking, on the track. You will come to a wide area, with trees on the right, up a liitle hill. There's a track to the left, or right, for a longer walk around the lake.
Or, do what we did, & go straight up, over the hill, to a high viewing point. See my photos.
Written 10 July 2024
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Daniela S
6 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
Very suggestive landscape. Beautiful colors, the contrast between red and green is spectacular, but... There are no directions to the viewpoint, everywhere there is no access that we have respected, doing three kilometers in the sun and then being forced to violate the access ban. Is it possible that you can not put some indication ??
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Written 14 August 2024
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Danny
Düsseldorf, Germany32 contributions
Sept 2024 • Solo
CAUTION!!!!!
I was there after it rained at night and slid down the slope, the result is a concussion and a broken wrist. Be careful when it's wet there, my otherwise non-slip hiking boots have done no good. Otherwise, the pit is not really spectacular either.
I was there after it rained at night and slid down the slope, the result is a concussion and a broken wrist. Be careful when it's wet there, my otherwise non-slip hiking boots have done no good. Otherwise, the pit is not really spectacular either.
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Written 14 September 2024
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Ciao Leo. A che ora sei andato oppure a che ora secondo te è preferibile andare?
Written 25 January 2024
Ci sono andato nel pomeriggio intorno alle 16.00 e penso sia l'orario ideale.
Written 4 September 2024
How long is it to walk around here?
Written 5 June 2022
Una volta parcheggiato la macchina posso arrivarci con il passeggino alla cava? È fattibile?
Written 6 July 2020
Si fattibile, unica cosa che nel camminare si alza la polvere della terra, quindi avrai il passeggino pieno di polvere rossa😅
Written 12 July 2020
Ciao. È possibile fare il percorso fino alla cava con le infradito? Le abbiamo dimenticare e vorremmo sapere se è fattibile raggiungere la cava comunque o se servono necessariamente le scarpe da tennis. Grazie
Written 21 August 2019
Noi abbiamo fatto tutto il percorso in infradito senza nessun problema!
Written 21 August 2019
È possibile arrivare a piedi? Da Google maps mi indica che devo fare una parte della strada a piedi passando per la SP369 e non mi sembra molto sicuro..
Written 11 July 2019
Devi arrivare in auto, a circa 800 metri dalla cava trovi un parcheggio a pagamento sulla sx, parcheggi l’auto e poi puoi arrivare a piedi alla cava seguendo una strada nella campagna sterrata.
Written 12 July 2019
Bonjour, comment s’y rendre depuis Otranto ?
Written 9 July 2019
Salve, di recente il sito è stato colpito da un terribile incendio, informatevi prima di andare a visitarlo se è di nuovo accessibile.
Written 30 August 2019
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