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Gallipoli

Gallipoli is a historic Ionian-coast town in Salento with a limestone-island old town, sandy dune beaches south of Porto Cesareo, and a stretch of coast good for slalom-style kiting. The lower Salento coast is partly shielded by the Salentine ridges, weakening western air currents.

freerideintermediateadvanced

Gallipoli Tramonto, 57m, sunset over the sea at the spot
Gallipoli Tramonto, 57m, sunset over the sea at the spot — Paolo Damiano Dolce / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lungomare GALLIPOLI, 325m, seafront promenade view
Lungomare GALLIPOLI, 325m, seafront promenade view — Luca Margheriti / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Leaving Gallipoli, 303m, boat departing showing the sea/harbour
Leaving Gallipoli, 303m, boat departing showing the sea/harbour — Art Anderson / CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Wind

best months
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
season notesIonian side works with summer thermal NW winds around 15-20 knots, typically midday to mid-afternoon.
avg knots15-20
wind namethermal NW
qualitythermal

Water

typesandy dune beach, open water good for slalom
tidesminimal

Levels

intermediateyes
advancedyes

Launch & crowd

descriptionsandy dune beaches along Gallipoli's Ionian shoreline
busy months
  • Jul
  • Aug
vibepopular Ionian resort town with historic old town

Hazards

Travel basics

airportBDS - Brindisi, or LCC - Lecce/Salento
getting thereIonian coast, Province of Lecce, south of Porto Cesareo
cost levelmid
no windGallipoli's old town and Isola di Sant'Andrea

Nearby: Porto Cesareo

Sources: it.wikipedia.org · localsalentokitesurf.com