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Things to do in San Vito Taranto Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to San Vito Taranto Italy. If you’are planning to visit San Vito Taranto 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 San Vito Taranto 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 San Vito Taranto and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near San Vito Taranto

Taranto (4 Km)

Fortezza di Laclos

At the end of the eighteenth century, Napoleon had it built on the island of Sao Paulo. The fortress is a very important example of military architecture.

Taranto (6 Km)

Spiaggia Monreve

Taranto (6 Km)

Galleria Comunale

It is located in the Aragonese Castle of Taranto and always awaits you with interesting, innovative temporary exhibitions and often in organization with the photographic circle “Il Castello”.

Taranto (6 Km)

Castello Aragonese

Also called Castel Sant'Angelo, built on the foundation of a Norman-Swabian-Anjou defensive structure in the late XV century. Inside the castle you can still see the little cell where prisoners were tortured.

Taranto (6 Km)

Ponte di San Francesco di Paola

The bridge was built in the XIX century and became the link of the city on an island with the new district of the peninsula, which is located on a channel linking the so-called big and small seas.

Taranto (6 Km)

Colonne Doriche Nettuno

The temple of Poseidon or Doric temple of Taranto is among the oldest times of Magna Grecia and is the only place of Greek worship, still visible in the Old Village. Of this ancient temple you can see today only the two columns of Doric order and also a base with 3 drums. According to testimonies, the temple is assumed to date back to the 5th and 8th century.

Taranto (6 Km)

Monumento al Marinaio

The monument to the Sailor is dedicated to all sailors of the Italian Navy and is located in the new village of Taranto. It is made of bronze and is about seven meters tall. The monument was positioned to 'greet' the boats that crossed the canal that connects the Great Sea with the Small Sea. The monument is now located at the port of Taranto.

Taranto (6 Km)

Museo Etnografico "A. Majorano"

The Museum is housed in Palazzo Galeota, the museum is divided into five rooms displaying items and documents related to the rites of Holy Week, the popular games of the past, the magical-religious rituals, the work of the ancient province.

Taranto (7 Km)

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

The Archaeological Museum of Taranto is the most important archaeological museum, founded in 1887. The building is on two floors: on the first we find the Greek — Roman section; on the second we can admire the prehistoric section dating back to the Paleolithic and the Bronze Age.

Taranto (7 Km)

Cattedrale di San Cataldo

The cathedral of San Cataldo commonly known as the cathedral of San Cataldo is the oldest Apulian cathedral and is located in the historic center of Taranto. Dedicated to San Cataldo, an Irish bishop who died in Taranto, it was built in the second half of the tenth century on the remains of a medieval religious building and houses the tomb of the saint and other famous people of the city.

Taranto (7 Km)

Castello di Raimondello

The Castle of Raimondello dates back to the period of the fifteenth century. The castle tower was demolished in 1883. The Castle is the main monument of the town of Raimondello.

Leporano (9 Km)

Torre Saturo

The Saturated Tower is located on a promontory in the province of Taranto. It is a Spanish tower built in the late '500. Thanks to its strategic position on the coast, the Tower was a fortification used as a sight point for dangers coming from the sea.

Leporano (9 Km)

Parco Archeologico di Saturo

Taranto (9 Km)

Teatro Tatà

It is part of network of the Teatro Pubblico Pugliese, which always offers a rich season of drama, dance, theater and music, and events for children and young people.

Leporano (10 Km)

Castello Muscettola

The Muscettola Castle was built for reasons of defense. The oldest part of the structure is one of the towers built between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In the past it was used by feudal lords as a place for meeting and parties. In 1980 the structure was purchased by the City Council, and recently underwent restoration work.

Other attractions in San Vito Taranto

Walls, towers and gates

Torre Marinella Diroccato

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PISANI - >Taranto

PISANI

Taranto (6 Km) - Via Cavour 43

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B&B CANNETO BEACH - >Leporano

B&B CANNETO BEACH

Leporano (8 Km) - Via Brasile 161-170

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B&B GINEVRA - >Pulsano

B&B GINEVRA

Pulsano (12 Km) - Viale Della Fontana S.N.

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SOGNI D'ORO - >Grottaglie

SOGNI D'ORO

Grottaglie (22 Km) - Via Caravaggio 9

e-mail www +39340.2302834

LA CAMARDIA - >Sava

LA CAMARDIA

Sava (28 Km) - Contrada Madonna Di Pasano Snc

e-mail www +393294536876

B&B FORIMIA - >Maruggio

B&B FORIMIA

Maruggio (29 Km) - Contrada Scorcialupi 8^ Via 21

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