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VISITITALY WHAT TO SEE APULIA SALENTO BRINDISI

Things to do in Brindisi Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Brindisi Italy. If you’are planning to visit Brindisi for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Brindisi and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Brindisi and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

Brindisi the Port City with a Natural Harbor

The Swabian castle in the western bosom of the inner harbor in Brindisi, Italy

Brindisi, the capital of the province of Brindisi in the Apulia region of Italy is a port city located on the Adriatic Sea.
It has played an important part in trade from the ancient times. Even today it is important for the import and export trade.
Also, it is a place from where ferry services are provided to many other parts of Europe.
This port city is of special importance when it comes to trade with Greece and the Middle East.

Brindisi is an ancient natural harbor. Its history dates back to pre Roman period. The first to have colonized the area were the Greeks.

The present day Brindisi is a city of 89,846 people. Food processing pharmaceuticals and energy are the main industries found in this city.

It also offers facilities for tourism. However, only 26% of the tourists who arrive there are foreigners.

This port city offers a lot of monuments to keep tourists entertained. The large castle built by Emperor Fredrick II which is called Castello Grande and also Castello Svevo is still intact despite its being constructed in the 13th century. It has square towers that are massive in size. This castle has been used for different purposes at different times. Catalan Aragonese Castle is another similar castle built by King Ferdinand I in 1491. This beautiful castle that is facing the port is located in the Andria Island and it has been built by Fredrick I the king of Naples.
Due to the color of its bricks it is also called the red castle.

There are also two old Roman columns which are symbols of Brindisi. Earlier it was thought that these two columns were placed to mark the end of the Apian Way but later it has been found that they are being used to refer the port. One is damaged and the other is standing 18.74 meters tall.

written by Mandino Gojanovic - Last update: 13/07/2020

Museums

Museo Archeologico Provinciale - Mapri

The Museum, established in 1884, is named after Fabrizio Ribezzo, scholar of Messapian civilization, and is an important place for local archaeology. The objects on display belong from prehistory to the Roman period. The Archaeological Museum is divided into 6 sections. The public can admire bronze artifacts, anchors, ceramics with red and black figures etc. the museum has been enriched thanks to the excavations conducted systematically in the territory.

Parks and nature reserves

Riserva Naturale Marina di Torre Guaceto

The Torre Guaceto Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine area of Puglia, entrusted to the port authority of Brindisi, located on the Adriatic coast of Upper Salento. The Guaceto Tower in 1981 was declared a wetland of international interest and in 1987 the plan was realized for the establishment of a marine reserve on behalf of the Ministry of Merchant Navy. In the Ministerial Decree of 4 February 2000, the State Nature Reserve of Torre Guaceto was established.

Monuments

Colonne Terminali Della Via Appia

The terminal Roman columns of the Via Appia Antica date back to the 3rd century AD, judging by the capital. These columns are testimony to Roman art. The columns are located close to some squares and are easily visible. At the beginning, there were two Roman Columns. Today there is only one left, located near the Port of Brindisi. The columns were built in marble and had a height of 18.74 meters. An inscription is readable on the column pedestal. Many assumptions about the placement of the columns, but the most reliable is linked to the celebratory purpose. The construction of the two twin columns is thought to date back to the period II — III centuries. The remaining Column is the emblem of the city.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Bastione Carlo V

The city of Brindisi owes its defensive system to the Romans and, then, to the Spanish family of the Aragonese. This system includes castles, doors and ramparts. Among the latter, it should certainly be mentioned that of Charles V, which has a typical structure of the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries, with stubby fortresses and merloni and develops on a triangular plan. The ramparts are currently used by the Municipal Administration to promote exhibitions and events.

Archaeological Sites

San Pietro degli Schiavoni

The archaeological area of San Pietro degli Schiavoni collects finds from the ancient Roman city. At the beginning it was a neighborhood with a church dedicated to Saint Peter. The inhabitants were mainly Albanians and Slavs, the Schiavoni, arrived in the 15th century. The excavations carried out in the archaeological area brought to light an island from the Roman period. Characteristics are the narrow streets and squares in a non-regular shape. The area is open to the public.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Casa del Turista

The “Tourist House” is located in an ancient block, among the best known in the city. It is possible to trace spas that date back to the Roman period. The property hosted the headquarters of the Church of the Knights, during the Middle Ages. Previously, it was owned by the Templars. This is also evidenced by the Cross of Malta, located on the entrance. Today it is destined for tourist activities, thanks to the restoration carried out by the Municipality of Brindisi.

Walls, towers and gates

Torre Cavallo

The construction of the Horse Tower ended in 1301. It was initially commissioned by King Charles I of Anjou, a project that did not have a good end, but the work continued until the rule of Charles II. Its structure was clearly determined by the King before building himself, who made a detailed draft of the building's project. On the façade were placed the coats of arms of the tower, of the Eucharist and the two Columns, symbol of the city. After no more than two centuries, the tower became damaged.

Castles, palaces and mansions

Castello Svevo o di Terra

The Swabian Castle of Brindisi, also known as Castello di Terra, is the oldest in the city. The construction of the castle began in 1227 at the behest of Emperor Frederick II. At the center of the trapezoidal courtyard stands the castle, surrounded by a high wall. The castle has six towers: two in circular shape, three with a square plan and one pentagonal. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it underwent reconstructions, keeping the original structure intact.
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