{"id":7679,"date":"2026-04-13T09:39:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/?page_id=7679"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:54:55","slug":"castro-beyond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/en\/castro-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Castro &#038; Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7679\" class=\"elementor elementor-7679 elementor-7121\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ea012 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94ea012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36017f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36017f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b174cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b174cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cattedrale-dellAnnunziata.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cattedrale-dellAnnunziata.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cattedrale-dellAnnunziata-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cattedrale-dellAnnunziata-768x618.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cattedrale-dellAnnunziata-600x483.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4025ce0 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4025ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/castro-porto.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/castro-porto.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/castro-porto-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb9f5b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"beb9f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879b3e2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tourmsectiontitle\" data-id=\"879b3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tourmsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-area text-left \">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sec-title \">A Town that Tells 3,000 Years of History<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a87bd2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a87bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Castro is divided into two complementary souls. <strong>Castro Alta<\/strong> is the medieval historic centre: the 16th-century Angevin Castle with its Knight\u2019s Tower and the circular Aragonese Tower, the Antonio Lazzari Archaeological Museum with finds from the Palaeolithic to the 16th century, and the Cathedral of the Annunziata (1171), built on the remains of an ancient Greek sanctuary alongside a small 10th-century Byzantine church. Walking through its stone alleys, with constant glimpses of the sea, is already an experience in itself.<\/p><p><strong>Castro Marina<\/strong> is instead the small harbour at the foot of the village: caves carved into the rock, once used as fishermen\u2019s storage, create a natural backdrop to the lively port. At sunset, when the fishing boats head out with their lights on, Castro Marina offers one of the most evocative scenes along the entire Salento coast.<\/p><p>The history of Castro, however, begins long before the Middle Ages. According to Virgil\u2019s *Aeneid*, it was here that Aeneas landed after spotting the Temple of Minerva on the cliffs. Archaeological excavations in the Capanne area have confirmed the legend, uncovering the remains of the sanctuary, including a red-painted altar, a statue nearly three metres tall and a bronze statuette of Athena Iliaca with a Trojan headdress. It was this temple that gave the town its Roman name: <strong>Castrum Minervae<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c78a0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c78a0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3984209 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3984209\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbf8be elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tourmsectiontitle\" data-id=\"ccbf8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tourmsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-area text-left \">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sec-title \">The Most Beautiful Caves in Salento, Just Steps from the Harbour<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4b5ef elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f4b5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Castro Marina, you can access the most spectacular caves along the Adriatic coast of Salento, best explored by sea aboard our boats. The <strong>Zinzulusa Cave<\/strong> is the most famous: a natural cathedral opening at sea level, with extraordinary stalactites and stalagmites \u2014 the \u2018zinzuli\u2019, meaning hanging rags in the local dialect \u2014 and an inner lake where unique prehistoric organisms still survive.<\/p><p>The <strong>Romanelli Cave<\/strong> is of global scientific importance: here, palaeolithic remains of African animals and ancient human populations dating back over 12,000 years have been discovered. Then there are the <strong>Lovers\u2019 Cave<\/strong>, the <strong>Blue Cave<\/strong> with its incredible light reflections, the <strong>Palombara Cave<\/strong>, the <strong>Twin Caves<\/strong> and the <strong>Striare Caves<\/strong>: a sequence of natural wonders that can truly be experienced only from the sea, at the right pace and in the right order.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9538c91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9538c91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7659161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7659161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1-897x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7661\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1-600x685.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Grotta-Azzurra-Esterno-1.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8364a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f8364a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/grotta-zinzulusa-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74df4ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74df4ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1406e3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1406e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fd9922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fd9922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi-1024x951.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi-1024x951.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi-768x713.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi-600x557.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/villa-sticchi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49cf30 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c49cf30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/costa-santa-cesarea-terme.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7681\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/costa-santa-cesarea-terme.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/costa-santa-cesarea-terme-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25deeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e25deeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e05d14 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tourmsectiontitle\" data-id=\"7e05d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tourmsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-area text-left \">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sec-title \">North of Castro: Santa Cesarea Terme, Elegance and Legend<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef19b0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef19b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just a few kilometres north of Castro lies <strong>Santa Cesarea Terme<\/strong>, one of the most elegant towns in Salento, blending ancient history, healing waters and refined Art Nouveau architecture. Its sulphurous and salty thermal waters emerge at around 30\u00b0C from four natural caves \u2014 Solfatara, Gattulla, Sulfurea and Fetida \u2014 known for their beneficial properties.<\/p><p>From the sea, during our excursions, it is the skyline that impresses. <strong>Villa Sticchi<\/strong> dominates the coast with its orange dome in Moorish style, while Villa Raffaella, Palazzo Tamborino and the Belvedere pine forest complete a unique landscape of architecture and nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b33f076 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b33f076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d668d51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d668d51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7472a74 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-tourmsectiontitle\" data-id=\"7472a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tourmsectiontitle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-area text-left \">\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sec-title \">South of Castro: Otranto, Italy\u2019s Easternmost Town<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b5e49 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b5e49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A few kilometres south of Castro lies <strong>Otranto<\/strong>, a crossroads of civilisations where Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Turks and Aragonese have all left their mark.<\/p><p>The highlight is the <strong>Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata<\/strong>, built in 1068, home to one of Italy\u2019s greatest medieval masterpieces: a mosaic floor representing the journey of humanity from sin to salvation.<\/p><p>Nearby you\u2019ll find the <strong>Aragonese Castle<\/strong>, the seafront promenade and the monument to the 813 Martyrs of Otranto. Outside the town, the <strong>Bauxite Quarry<\/strong> and the <strong>Punta Palasc\u00eca Lighthouse<\/strong>, the easternmost point of Italy, offer unforgettable views.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef08846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef08846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa96050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa96050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-litorale.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250afae elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"250afae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello-1024x575.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.fortunatonoleggio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/otranto-castello.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004296d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"004296d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea6889 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ea6889\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d936023 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d936023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaadda1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaadda1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-area mb-40\">\n<h2 class=\"sec-title text-white\">Now You Know the Coast. All That\u2019s Left Is to Experience It.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-white\">Everything you\u2019ve read is even more beautiful from the sea. 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