Between olive mills, tobacco shops and stone quarries: on the paths of labor
Tra frantoi, tabacchifici e cave di pietra: sui sentieri del lavoro
- Sun 25 October 2026
- Maito - Museo Archeo Industriale di Terra D'Otranto, Maglie (LE)
Description
Automatically translated from Italian.
A Sunday bike tour through the traces of work that have shaped the Salento territory. Starting from Maito, the museum installed in the former Piccinno factory in Maglie, the route will visit the underground olive mills of Melpignano and Cursi, the wine press for vinification and the historic tobacco shop, up to the fascinating Leccese stone quarries in Cursi. A peaceful excursion on two wheels, suitable for everyone, organized by the experts at Fiab. The circular itinerary tells the industrial and agricultural memory of the Grecìa Salentina through the architecture and landscapes of ancient labor.
Original text in Italian
Una ciclopasseggiata domenicale tra i segni del lavoro che ha caratterizzato il territorio salentino. Partendo dal Maito, il museo installato nell'ex fabbrica Piccinno di Maglie, il percorso toccherà i frantoi ipogei di Melpignano e Cursi, il palmento per la vinificazione e lo storico tabacchificio, fino alle affascinanti cave di pietra leccese di Cursi. Un'escursione tranquilla su due ruote, adatta a tutti, organizzata con gli esperti della Fiab. L'itinerario ad anello racconta la memoria industriale e agricola della Grecìa Salentina attraverso le architetture e i paesaggi del lavoro antico.
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Worth seeing nearby
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