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A suggestive panoramic point from which to admire the Aragonese Castle, the navigable canal and the Swing Bridge

A MUST visit!

Taranto's old town lies on an island between the Mare Piccolo and Mare Grande, connected to the mainland by only two bridges. Many people here still make their living from fishing and the oyster beds of the Mare Piccolo. The sea is present everywhere, even in the paintings of street artists.

iconic place of taranto, the navigable canal, with the aragonese castle, the swing bridge and the monument to the sailor

It is better to take the path on the Paolo VI bank because on the Taranto side the vegetation is very thick in some places and it is impossible to pass.

Old railway bridge Aiedda canal

The "Stone Bridge", also called "Porta Napoli Bridge" and today dedicated to Sant'Egidio Maria da Taranto, was built in 1883 after a disastrous flood (on the night between 14 and 15 September of the same year) destroyed the seven-arch bridge built in the 10th century. A.D. by Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas. The ancient Byzantine structure followed a slightly different axis from the current one to better respond to the risk of attack. Under the threat of increasingly frequent military incursions, the bridge, as well as the western access to the city f

One of the bridges, the other is the swing bridge that connects old Taranto to the rest of the city.