Salento in summer is full of patronal feasts, festivals, concerts.
Most people reach these events by car, often creating huge traffic jams – even because the host villages/cities are not prepared to welcome the thousands of people who sometimes attend.
In the summer of 2012, we organized a series of bike rides to allow people to reach the events a few hours earlier and discover the surrounding area by bike. A sort of "smart arrival" to avoid traffic and get to know the area better.
The municipalities involved were Parabita, Matino, Sannicola, Galatina, Alliste, Casarano, Martano, Melpignano and Tricase.
The initiative received the patronage of the Province of Lecce, Gal Serre Salentine, Sac "Salento di pietre e di mare" and counted on the collaboration with Slow Food, the Notte della Taranta Foundation, Ecofesta.
