Tourist Port of Otranto

The layout of the new tourist port of Otranto will respect the geomorphological profile of the coast.
The expected result of the area recovery project will be the transformation and redevelopment of degraded and abandoned spaces, into an attractive and productive site from the point of view of tourist usability. The new port will be able to accommodate 417 pleasure boats and maxi yachts with a length of up to 40 meters. The distribution of the flotilla will favour medium-large boats.

An external portion of the breakwater will be structured to guarantee the docking of cruise ships, in order to include the city of Otranto in the cruise circuits, relevant for the deseasonalization of tourism, an objective pursued by the authorities at various territorial levels.

The new intervention was designed to meet the criteria of environmental sustainability, thus minimizing the consumption of environmental resources and limiting their impacts. Continuity with the historical-cultural identity of the places was sought through the maintenance of the typological and formal characteristics of the project, linked to the Mediterranean tradition and the use of natural materials, typical of local construction techniques.