CAMMINO DEL SALENTO

Sometimes I feel like our societies are moving at a vertiginous speed: progress is sold as "inevitable" and we invent and implement new things every day, under the assumption that "if we can, we should do".

In a certain sense we owe much of our living standards to this imperative, but lately I reflect more and more on the fact that by going so fast, it becomes impossible for us to fully understand the consequences of what we are doing.

Long-distance hiking forces me to slow down and truly understand what I value. That's why, as soon as I learned that there was a trail leading to Santa Maria di Leuca, I knew I had to go.

After two failed attempts due to last-minute inconveniences, I tried again in October 2025. Two friends said yes, and we left on October 23rd, reaching the lighthouse in four days.

Doing it in this season was magical: perfect weather, empty beaches and towns, and an atmosphere that felt both melancholic and deeply peaceful.