Taranto Italy
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| 26 March | 14 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
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| 26 March | 15 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
450-628-6241
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Wind Spirit
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Frequently Asked Questions
At the San Cataldo mole, about 2.5 km from the centre. A free shuttle takes passengers into the heart of the city: do not plan to walk it, as the route crosses a port area.
Yes, once dropped in the centre. The old town occupies a narrow island reached by the Ponte Girevole, and the MArTA museum is within walking distance in the newer districts. It all fits into half a day with no further transport.
The Ponte Girevole and the Città Vecchia, the Aragonese castle and San Cataldo cathedral, then a good hour at the MArTA for the gold of Taranto. The Lungomare Vittorio Emanuele III and a plate of mussels round out the day.
A metal bridge from 1887, about 90 metres long, that still swings open to let naval vessels pass between the two seas. Locals gather at the parapets to watch the manoeuvre, and a glance at the water often reveals shoals of fish running with the channel current.
Because it genuinely does. Ships enter the Mar Grande, the roadstead open to the gulf, while behind the old town lies the Mar Piccolo, an inland lagoon where mussel farmers have worked for generations. That geography has shaped the city's entire history.
The gold of Taranto: diadems, earrings and crowns of gold leaf of astonishing delicacy, made by the goldsmiths of ancient Taras. The collections are among Italy's richest for the Greek period and testify to the refinement of a city that once rivalled Athens. Give it a good hour.
Yes, on guided tours run by the Italian Navy, which still occupies it. The Castello Aragonese has watched over the navigable channel since the late 15th century: vaulted halls, massive towers and terraces facing both seas. Beside it, two Doric columns recall the Greek temple that stood here 2,500 years ago.
Mussels from the Mar Piccolo, baked or in soup, with a glass of Primitivo. Lagoon produce comes straight from the beds visible from the shore: a short supply chain that existed long before anyone coined the phrase.
No, and it does not try to charm at first glance. It is a double city: on one side the old island packed around its castle, with salt-worn palace façades and a district that has stayed working-class; on the other, modern avenues and the naval arsenal. It reveals itself slowly.
The euro and Italian. Cards work at the museum and in restaurants, but keep cash for cafés and old-town shops. English is not widely spoken: Taranto still receives relatively little international tourism.
