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Menhir del Teofilo
Menhirs and dolmens Martano
Accessibility of this place
The data comes from on-site surveys. Where there is no survey, no judgment appears: we prefer to say we don't know rather than give you unverified information.
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The level refers to one type of disability at a time. A place can be fully accessible for wheelchair users and completely unsuitable for those who are blind: that's why there is no single rating, and each type has its own evaluation.
- Not accessible
- Has obstacles that prevent enjoyment.
- Accessible with difficulties
- Accessible, but with significant difficulties to overcome.
- Partially accessible
- Some parts are accessible, others are not.
- Accessible with a companion
- Accessible with the help of a companion.
- Fully accessible
- Accessible independently, without known barriers.
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Mobility impairment
Fully accessible level 5 out of 5
Verified on 14/09/2026
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Visual impairment
Fully accessible level 5 out of 5
Verified on 14/09/2026
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Hearing impairment
Fully accessible level 5 out of 5
Verified on 14/09/2026
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Cognitive disability
Partially accessible level 3 out of 5
Verified on 14/09/2026
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Older adults and reduced mobility
Fully accessible level 5 out of 5
Verified on 14/09/2026
Services detected on site
- Access ramp No
- Lift or stairlift No
- Accessible toilet No
- Reserved parking space No
- Step-free entrance Yes
- Tactile guide path (LOGES) No
- Tactile map or model Yes
- Braille signage No
- Audio guide available Yes
- Italian Sign Language (LIS) video Yes
- Subtitled content No
- Hearing loop No
- Easy-read signage / AAC No
- Drinking water point No
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The Menhir of Teofilo, also known as Santu Totaru, la Culonna or Menhir of Santa Lucia, is located in Martano, on via Teofilo, now incorporated into the urban fabric of the town, in a small fenced flowerbed. With its height of 4 meters and 70 centimeters, it is the tallest monolith in Puglia, dating back to between the 9th and 7th centuries BC.
The scholar Cosimo De Giorgi described it in 1879, reporting that at that time four other menhirs survived in the territory of Martano, all of which have now disappeared: Teofilo is the only one remaining.
On its surface, one can see signs of popular Christianization: a cross engraved on one side and, on the other, a small niche once intended to host sacred images, in connection with the nearby chapel of Santa Lucia. Like many menhirs in Salento, this one is also linked by popular tradition to the legend of a treasure hidden in a cave beneath the stone.
The scholar Cosimo De Giorgi described it in 1879, reporting that at that time four other menhirs survived in the territory of Martano, all of which have now disappeared: Teofilo is the only one remaining.
On its surface, one can see signs of popular Christianization: a cross engraved on one side and, on the other, a small niche once intended to host sacred images, in connection with the nearby chapel of Santa Lucia. Like many menhirs in Salento, this one is also linked by popular tradition to the legend of a treasure hidden in a cave beneath the stone.