3h45 in Otranto: Rent a motorboat and enjoy it

EMMIA - Mimi Libeccio 700 is based in Otranto and is available for both half-day and full-day trips. It is 6.8m long and can carry up to 7 passengers plus the skipper. The prices quoted include skipper, fuel and snacks on board (Prosecco, friselline apulian typical snacks, other local products, soft drinks/juice and water).

Option 1 Departure from and return to Otranto heading north stopping off for swimming at/seeing some of the following:

• Grotta della Monaca, a sea grotto
• Baia Morrone, a lovely bay
• Baia dei Turchi, another bay where the

Turkish landed in 1483

• Laghi Almini, a marine nature reserve,

comprising two lakes connected to the sea

Option 2 Departure from and return to Otranto heading south stopping off for swimming at/seeing some of the following:

• Baia delle Orte, a lovely bay
• Punta Palascia and Capo d'Otranto, Italy's

easternmost point

• Torre Sant'Emiliano, one of the old watch

towers that line the coast

• Porto Badisco, a beach said to have been the

arrival point of Aeneas in Italy after leaving Carthage

Option 3 Romantic tour (2 hours) at sunset.