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Taranto

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Introduction

Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. It is the capital of Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base. It is the third largest continental city of southern Italy.
Taranto is an important commercial and military port. It has well-developed steel and iron foundries, oil refineries, chemical works, some shipyards for building warships, and food-processing factories.
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Arrival

By Plane

Taranto has no direct flight. The two nearby airports to reach Taranto are Brindisi Papola Casale Airport and Bari Palese Airport.
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By Train

The best route is to Brindisi and then a train Brindisi - Taranto.
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By Car

The road to Francavilla Fontana then motorway 7 Taranto-Brindisi direction Taranto.

By Bus

There are coaches available during the day from Piazza Galizia. All Coaches from and to Taranto stop at: Ceglie Messapica, Villa Castelli, Francavilla Fontana, Grottaglie, S. Giorgio Ionico. During summer more coaches are available.

History and Culture

Taranto was founded in 706 B.C. when a group of Spartans arrived on the coast of the gulf. The city, called Taras, was a vital Greek colony and became one of the most significant of Magna Graecia filled with temples and wonders of the ancient world. Regrettably little remains of the ancient Taras and of the later Roman Tarentum. Relics are today confined to the great National Archaeological Museum of the city. The old city is on a small island between the northern spur, place of the train station, and the southern spur which olds the modern city. This small island is where you will find the cathedral, the Aragonese castle by which the only existing fragments of ancient Taranto the Doric Column stands.

Churches and Museums

Cattedrale (Cathedral)
The cathedral of Taranto is the oldest Romanesque church in Apulia. It was founded in 1071 on the wishes of the Norman archbishop Dragone. It was built over the foundations of a church built in the early years of Christianity.
The facade is Baroque and the dome is Byzantine. The interior has three naves, separated by sixteen marble columns decorated with carved Romanesque and Byzantine capitals.
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Museo Archeologico Nazionale (National Archeological Museum)
This museum has an extensive collection of items from the Greek and Roman periods, such as terracotta figures, ceramics and priceless gold jeweler.
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Chiesa di San Domenico Maggiore (Church of Saint Domenico Greater)
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Museo Oceanografico (Oceanographic Museum)
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Tempio di Poseidone (Temple of Poseidon)
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Historical Buildings and Monuments

Ponte Girevole (Revolving Bridge)
The majestic Revolving Bridge is the symbol of Taranto. It connects the island of the ancient village to the new city, the bridge, dedicated to Saint Francisco from Paola, was replaced in 1958 from the original structure in wood going back to 1886. The navigation channel was dug in 1481 in order to protect the city from the attacks of the Turks.
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Forte de Laclos (Laclos Fort)
The Forte de Laclos is one testimony of the napoleonica presence in Taranto. It was constructed in 1801 on the isoletta of Saint Paul, situated to the center of the three mouths of access to Mar Grande.

Castello Aragonese (Aragonese Castle)
It was first built by King Ferdinand of Aragon between 1481 and 1492 after the terrible sack of Otranto by the Turks. The castle is square-shaped with four towers joined by ramparts. It was converted at the end of the XVIII century into a prison and in 1887 passed to the Navy.
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Palazzo Pantaleo (Pantaleo Palace)
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Palazzo del Governo (Palace of Government)
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Rotonda del Lungomare
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Places of Interests

Mercato del Pesce (Fish Markets)
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Villa Peripato
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Events

Festival of Patron Saint Cataldo - 8th, 9th 10th May
On the 8th the sea procession is followed by a spectacular fireworks cascade from the bastions and the Aragonese Castle. Pageant in period costumes re-enacting the wedding between Maria d'Enghien and Ladislas of Hungary.

Palio di Taranto
A regatta with crews dressed in medieval costumes.

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