Taranto Walking Tour: Explore the City of Two Seas, History & Wonders

Highlights

• Doric Temple of Poseidon
• Swing Bridge
• Aragonese Castle

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Cattedrale Duomo di San Cataldo

   30min

   The Cathedral of Saint Cataldo in Taranto is the oldest in the city: founded by the Byzantines in the 10th century, it combines medieval elements with a rich 18th-century Baroque façade.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   30min

   The Aragonese Castle is a majestic historic fortress: built by the Byzantines in the 11th century and expanded by the Aragonese, it overlooks the harbor and preserves impressive towers and bastions ( externl visit )

3. 3

   Tempio di Poseidon

   30min

   The Doric Temple of Poseidon is an ancient Magna Graecia temple from the 6th century BC, known for its two surviving Doric columns that testify to its original grandeur.

4. 4

   Ponte Girevole

   30min

   The Swing Bridge is an iconic movable bridge about 90 meters long, inaugurated in 1887, connecting the Borgo Antico island to the Borgo Nuovo peninsula and spanning the navigable channel between the Mar Grande and the Mar Piccolo.

Before you go

Location