No fixed itineraries and no group to keep up with. You tell me how far you want to ride, how long you have and what you want to see. I design the route with you, you get the GPX and a roadbook with the stops worth making, you pick up a Trek bike with the full kit and ride at your own pace. If anything happens on the road, I'm one phone call away. Half day, full day or several days.
Route designed with you, not off the shelf
GPX + roadbook on your phone, briefing at pickup
Trek bike and full kit included
Phone support for the whole ride
Date, number of people, fitness level, the places or landscapes you're curious about, how many hours you want to spend on the bike.
Distance, stops, timing, where to eat, where to swim, which roads are empty at that hour. You get the GPX track and a short roadbook on WhatsApp before you arrive, and we adjust it until it's yours.
Trek bike fitted to your size, ten-minute briefing on the route and the bike, phone holder and kit already on board, at one of the three free pickup points or delivered to you for a distance-based fee. You ride at your pace; if you need me during the day, you call me.
A bike rental gives you a bike. A self-guided tour gives you a day that works: a route built around what you like and how much you ride, tested by me on those exact roads, the stops that are worth it (a swim, a village, a good lunch) marked on the map with notes, a briefing before you leave, and someone who knows every road in Salento at the other end of the phone if you puncture, get tired or change your mind halfway.
Included: a Trek bike in your size (road Domane AL, gravel Checkpoint ALR or city bike), helmet, front and rear lights, lock, frame bag, phone holder, pump, repair kit, spare tube, your custom route as a GPX track, the roadbook with stops and notes, the briefing at pickup and phone support during the ride. Pickup and return in Lecce, San Foca or Calimera are free.
E-bikes (Rock Rider or Trek): +€10 per person.
Not included: meals, drinks, entrance tickets. Starting somewhere other than Lecce, San Foca or Calimera is possible: delivery and collection of the bikes are charged by distance, each way, and quoted when we plan the tour.
Multi-day tours: two or more days, one route per day, ask for a quote.
€100 per person · Total €200
Send this plan to Eugenio on WhatsAppThis is not a booking: I'll confirm availability and details with you personally.
Every route is designed around you. These are rides I know metre by metre, all on quiet country roads and coastal lanes with almost no traffic.
From the baroque centre of Lecce to the fortified village of Acaya and the WWF wetland of Le Cesine; on a full day you add the sea at San Cataldo and the coast road back.
Half day: Roca Vecchia and the Grotta della Poesia, Torre dell'Orso, the sea stacks of Sant'Andrea and back. Full day: on past the Alimini lakes to Otranto and back. Swim stops in summer.
The great coastal road of the Salento: cliffs, the thermal town of Santa Cesarea, the harbour of Castro, then back inland through Vaste and the menhirs and dolmens of Giurdignano. The only ride with real climbs.
Half day: Martano, Corigliano d'Otranto, Zollino, Martignano. Full day: adding Soleto and Galatina. Dry-stone walls, olive groves and the villages where Griko is still spoken.
Lecce to Otranto, or Otranto to the lighthouse of Santa Maria di Leuca where the two seas meet; both stages over two days. The last kilometres of the pilgrim route to Finibus Terrae, on asphalt lanes and white roads.
Half day: Baia Verde, the Punta Pizzo park and Torre Suda on white roads and coastal tracks. Full day: on to the dunes of Torre San Giovanni and back inland through vineyards and olive groves. For riders who like some dust.
I'm Eugenio. I live in Calimera, in the heart of the Grecìa Salentina, and I run SalentoBike in Lecce. I've ridden and walked the Salento from end to end: the two coasts, the countryside between them and the whole Via Francigena in Puglia. Every route I send you is one I've ridden myself, with the roads that are empty at 9 in the morning, the beach where the sea is calm for a swim and the trattoria worth the detour. You ride on your own, at your own pace, with my route, my notes and my phone number.
Hundreds of riders have rented with us since 2019. You can read every review on our Google Business profile.
Read all reviews on GoogleGravel bike, tubeless 42 mm tyres, for white roads and the Via Francigena.
See the bikesRemovable battery, 70–80 km of range, suspension, the easy option for mixed-level groups.
See the bikesLight pedal-assist bike, about 17 kg, very versatile; a second removable battery is available for long days.
See the bikesCity bikes and children's bikes (ages 6–9 and 9–12) are also available; a child seat can be fitted on the e-bikes.
Free pickup and return at our three points in Lecce, San Foca and Calimera. We also deliver across Salento — delivery cost depends on the distance.
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