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Salento: The Ciolo Fjord, the Mannute Sea-Cliff Cave and Deep Water Solo | Italy Climbing Crags

Seaside limestone at the very tip of Italy's heel, near Santa Maria di Leuca. The Ciolo fjord has roughly 50–90 single-pitch sport routes depending on the site, graded 4b to 7b+, five minutes from the road; the Mannute sea-cliff cave 3 km south has steep 7a+ to 8a lines and an approach with fixed ropes; and about 10 km of coast offers deep water solo. Two things to know first: Gulliver says the Tetto Marino sector has been off limits "since 2022", and we could not find the original order; and from 12 October 2026 a stretch of the coast road at Ponte Ciolo is closed on weekday daytimes for about 30 days.

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Siracusa: Canyon Sport Climbing at Canicattini Bagni and Sea-Cliff DWS | Italy Climbing Crags

Inland from Siracusa, in Sicily's south-east corner, Canicattini Bagni is a set of limestone canyons with 626 fully bolted sport routes on theCrag, more than 350 of them opened since 2017, from 5a to 8b. On the coast, Siracusa is Italy's best-known deep water solo (DWS) spot. Climb the canyons from autumn to spring; July and August are too hot, which is when the DWS comes into its own. Public transport reaches the town, but the canyons are spread out, so in practice you need a car. Swimming is banned in zone A of the Plemmirio marine protected area, so keep DWS to zones B and C or the city coast.

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