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Local Salento Kitesurf

Association active since 2007 (practitioners since 2003); one of the established Salento multi-spot operators, closely tied to Locals Crew brand.

Ionian and Lecce coasts, Salento · Italy

FIVIKOFISWSince 2007

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FIV, IKO and FISW-certified kitesurf school in Ionian and Lecce coasts, Salento, Italy — lessons, rental, storage, kids courses, downwinders and 3 more.

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What they teach

on the FIV and IKO and FISW system

What they sell

This school doesn't list its courses by level. Ask them which course fits you. Which water suits which level: see When to come.

Taught inItalian · English

How they teachMulti-discipline school (kite, wingfoil, wakeboard, surf, SUP, catamaran, windsurf) with a dedicated 'Kite Kids Program'

What it costs

No price published

No figure for them is on record here. Ask them for a current one when you write.

When to come

the water this school teaches on: Gallipoli

% of days rideable (12 kn+, 3 h in a row) · ringed = months riders and schools name

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Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Wind data:
How this is modelled

Each figure is the share of days with three consecutive daylight hours at 12 knots or more. A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it, run over 2023-2024. Good for comparing one place with another, weaker for one beach.

Water13.7–26.9 °Cwater type: mixed, at Gallipoli
Windiest monthJan42% of days at Gallipoli

Wind on the beach

N is onshore at Punta Pizzo; N to NE is the usable setup at Lido Pizzo.

What the spot record warns about

  • Onshore and often gusty north wind at Punta Pizzo
  • Rocks in parts of the shoreline
  • Headlands/reef and nearby Isola di Sant'Andrea areaoffshore islands (Isola di Sant'Andrea) and reefs along the coast
  • Summer beach crowding and bathing restrictions
  • No guaranteed rescue at Punta Pizzo

More on Gallipoli, the spot itself →

Where you will ride

8 spots

The school's base

Salento, Puglia; home bases at Frigole and Torre S. Giovanni, active also at Porto Cesareo and Gallipoli

Directions

Ionian and Lecce coasts, Salento · Italy · Map pin: 40.3170, 18.4330 — the school's own location

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Listing status: active · unclaimed

Open weeks, the team, and photographs

Owners will be able to add the weeks they are open against the wind months above, their instructors by name and their own photos.

Last updated: August 2026

Local Salento KitesurfFIV · IKO · FISW
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