20의 산 조르지오 이오니코가지 명소 & 주요 장소

임시로 차량 통행이 금지되어 있어 자전거로 더 잘 즐길 수 있습니다

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

A MUST visit!

The origins of the fortress of Taranto date back to Byzantine times. The current appearance of the complex dates back to Ferdinand of Aragon, who had the outdated castle converted into a modern fortress at the end of the 15th century. The fortifications were further reinforced by the Spanish in the 16th century. At the end of the 19th century, the Aragonese Castle passed to the Italian Navy, which still owns the complex today.

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

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

The Temple of Poseidon (or Doric Temple) is a peripteral temple of the Doric order located in today's Piazza Castello in the historic center of Taranto. It appears to be the oldest temple in Magna Graecia and is the only place of Greek worship that can still be visited in the Ancient Village.