Taranto: Southern Italy’s Pride in Festive Celebrations
A coastal city in between the Mar Grande (Big Sea) and Mar Piccolo (Little Sea), Taranto is within southern Italy, and is home to the Aragonese Castle and the Spartan Museum of Taranto. Part of the Apulia region, it is considered to be one of the most important commercial ports together with the Italian Naval base. Taranto, Italy is also one of the oldest cities in the country, and the third largest at that. Playing an important role in the economy, it has steel and iron foundries, naval shipyards, chemical works and food-processing factories.
Best Time to Visit
Few of the reasons why tourists fly to Taranto, Italy is its festivities. The Carnavale is known for its elaborate and colorful floats as well as parades during the month of February. The IL Palio di Siena holds a horse race run in a fan-shaped piazza, with 17 neighborhoods competing with each other - this is held during the month of July or August. The Madonna Bruna festival is held in July as well, which is a procession.
What to Do & Area Attractions
While staying at top Taranto, Italy hotels like the posh Mercure Dlfino Taranto, the Akropolis Hotel and Hotel Astor, tourists can visit the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto. It has a collection of Italy’s most important archeological findings. The Ponte di Porta Napoli is a bridge that overlooks the natural channel of the northwestern part of the city. The Palazzo del Governo, a government building, was created from the ruins of the demolished Politeama Alhambra theatre.