 Ponte Girevole in Taranto | ||
| Tarent | ||
| region | Taranto | |
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| Residents | 198.283 (2018) | |
| height | 15 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.comune.taranto.it | |
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Tarent (Italian: Taranto) located in Apulia (Southern Italy), on the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea. It is a naval, commercial and industrial port city, the ancient center of which is a small island that separates the Mar Grande from a lagoon (Mar Piccolo) behind the island.
background
Taranto is the seat of a large commercial port, steel industry, petrochemical works and cement factories, a shipyard and a naval base.
Its province consists of 29 parishes. It mainly deals with agriculture, fishing, mussel farming (approx. 30,000 t annually) and industry (chemistry, food, textiles, wood, glass, ceramics).
The suburbs of the city are Talsano, Lido Azzurro, Lama and S.Vito.
getting there
By plane
Direct flight to Bari to the Aeroporto di Bari-Palese Karol WojtylaBari airport
(IATA: BRI) of Lufthansa and Ryanair from the German-speaking area several times a week
By train
by train via Milan to Taranto Centrale
By bus
In the street
You can use the A14 Bologna-Taranto motorway (Massafra exit).
By boat
The Commercial port of Taranto is on the northern coast of the Gulf of Taranto and plays an important role both strategically and commercially. The commercial and industrial port facilities are located in the northwest of the Mar Grande.
The Molo Sant'Eligio tourist port is located on the dam Sant'Eligio, in the old town on Mar Grande: from here you can observe the historical, archaeological and architectural culture that characterizes the whole island. The facility is intended for 254 boats and is equipped with fixed and floating jetties, a quay, a slip, maintenance points, parking lots and green areas. You will also find a reception, opportunities for refreshment and everything that has to do with nautical science: mooring, repairs, fuel supply, tourist information and leisure activities.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Cathedral of San Cataldo (cathedral di San Cataldo).
Open: 9 a.m.-12 a.m., 4.30 p.m.-6.30 p.m. - Former monastery and San Domenico Church. Today the seat of the Office for the Preservation of Monuments; archaeological exhibitions, admission is free).Open: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
- cathedral, in the new town.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- 2 Aragonese Castle. Open: for viewing Monday to Thursday: 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.30pm; Friday: 9.30am, 11.30am, 5.30pm; Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays: 9.30am, 11.30am.Price: The visit is free - takes 1½ hours; as it belongs to the military area, you have to register at least 48 hours in advance by calling 39 99-7753438 (from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.).
- Palazzo Galeota. from 1728 with an ethnographic mini-museum.
- Palazzo Fornaro, Via Duomo 175. with a medieval museum.
Buildings
- Taranto swing bridge. A bridge that connects the historic island with a stone bridge (Ponte di Porta Napoli) with the mainland.
Monuments
Museums
- Ethnographic mini-museum (in the Palazzo Galeota). Open: Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday by appointment only.
- Medieval museum, Via Duomo 175 (in the Palazzo Fornaro). Tel.: 39 3297661546. Open: Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on weekdays by appointment.Price: Costs: adults € 2, schoolchildren € 1, special price for groups.
- Hypogeum (Ipogeo), Vittorio Emanuele 39. by Beaumont Bonelli with a historical house.Price: Viewing is free.
- National Archaeological Museum (in the Palazzo Pantaleo). Open: 9 am-7pm; free for pensioners, for young people under 18 and for schools.
Streets and squares
- Piazza Castello. Doric columns, Palazzo di Città.
- Via Duomo. Former monastery of San Francesco, Palazzo Galeota from 1728 with an ethnographic mini-museum.
- Piazza Monteoliveto. Santuario Madonna della Salute, St. Andrea degli Armeni, birthplace of the composer Giovanni Paisiello.
Parks
various
- Holy Week
- Procession of the Virgin Mary
- Sea procession "Stella Maris"
- Memory of Maria d'Enghien's wedding (1st Saturday in May)
- Palio of Taranto
- historical motorcycle competition "Milan-Tarent "
- Classic car competition "Tarantostorica"
- International dance week Taranto Danza
- International Congress on Magna Graecia
- Italian festival of cuisine with the Taranto mussel
- Taranto Film Festival
- International Carnival Festival
- International judo trophy "Città Taranto"
- International female tennis tournament "Città Taranto"
- Holy Week: The rites of Holy Week in Taranto are one of the most important events that take place in the city. They have a lot in common with those of Spanish cities, considering the long Spanish rule in southern Italy.
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. On this day, after religious acts, relatives, friends and acquaintances give each other an olive branch or a network of palm branches, as a symbol of peace and in memory of Jesus in Jerusalem.
On Palm Sunday the two most important brotherhoods of the municipality of Taranto, the Addolorata (they belong to the Church of San Domenico in the old town) and the Carmine (they belong to the Church of Madonna del Carmine) meet for a “competition”. This “competition” determines who will carry the statues of the procession and who will be “Perdoni” (pairs of friars who step out of the mother church in pairs; literally: those who ask for forgiveness).
On the following days, special services are held in all churches.
activities
shop
times:
- Banks: 8.30am-1.30pm, 2.30pm / 3pm-3.30pm / 4pm
- Pharmacies: 8.30am-1.00pm, 4.00pm / 4.30pm-8.00pm / 8.30pm
- Museums: 9 am-7pm.
- Post offices: 8 am-1.30pm. Central post offices until 6.30 p.m. Open on Saturdays until 12.30 p.m.
- Shops: Monday - Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. / 9:00 p.m. (All shops except grocery stores are closed on Monday mornings; grocery stores are closed on Thursday afternoons. In summer, shops are closed on Saturday afternoons. During Christmas and Easter, shops in town centers are often open on Sunday mornings and afternoons as well.)
- Churches: 7 am-12pm and 4.30pm-7pm or only during mass
kitchen
The town's traditional restaurants offer a light but tasty cuisine: seafood is combined with products from the earth and everything is dressed with the best cold-pressed olive oil from Taranto (Olio Terre Tarentine DOP).
Typical dishes are: Cavatelli with mussels, risotto with seafood, octopus and grilled fish with raw or cooked vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, artichokes and legumes are particularly tasty here. Typical are orecchiette (ear noodles) with cime di rapa (stem cabbage) or tomato sauce as well as mozzarella and fresh provolone or veal roulades and poultry liver from the grill, which are accompanied with wines from this area: Aleatico di Puglia, Lizzano DOC, Martina Franca DOC, Primitivo di Manduria . Oranges, mandarins, clementines (clementine from the Gulf of Taranto IGP), grapes, figs and watermelons are never missing on a decorated festive table and to finish off, honey and almond cakes or typical carteddàte, sannacchiùdere and pettole, which are prepared for special holidays, are served.
You can get very good ice cream in the Gelateria del Ponte (yogurteria, creperia, budineria) in Via d'Aquino 110 or in Via Matteotti 1 (near the swing bridge)
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nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
Upscale
- 1 Hotel Europa ****, Via Roma 2. Tel.: 099 452 5994, Email: [email protected]. Central but quiet hotel near the Ponte Girevole. The traditional house was opened in 1888. Large rooms with a view of the Mar Piccolo.
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Work
security
health
Practical advice
- see also: Phrasebook Italian
trips
- 1 Cala Junco Minicrociere Boat trips on the Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande with explanations in Italian. Fare 10 euros for tours of 60 to 90 minutes. Landing at the quay wall at the fish market on the corner of the canal that runs under the Ponte Girevole.
- Grottaglie
- Martina Franca
literature
Web links
- http://www.comune.taranto.it/ - Official website of Taranto
- photos
- Maria D'Enghien
- Airport in Puglia
- Tourism in Taranto (Italian, German in progress)
