Places
Hike·Easy·Family·Hidden gem
Lama San Giorgio, Rutigliano
Puglia
The lame are the Adriatic Murgia's answer to the gravine: broad, flat-bottomed erosion channels, greener and cooler than the plain, once used as roads and farmland. Lama San Giorgio near Rutigliano keeps olive groves, drystone walls, rock-cut cisterns and small rupestrian chapels along an easy walking route.
Duration
2–3 hours
Distance
8 km
Elevation
+60 m
Best season
October – May
Parking · Free
Free parking on the Rutigliano–Noicàttaro road near the lama.
Water
No water on the route — bring your own.
Highlights
- Cool green karst valley
- Rock-cut cisterns and rupestrian chapels
- Olive groves and drystone walls
With your dog
Off-leash tolerated on the lama floor away from the farms; leash near the rupestrian churches.
