pocketBrindisi Belvedere Building Roman columns Column Hall Archaeological Area Temple of San Giovanni Monument to the Sailor Mobility

TRAVEL TICKETS BUS - Authorized reseller - MyCicero on smartphone - On board with surcharge MOTORBOAT - Ticketing machine on board 2 5 6 7 9 13 BEACHES Linea 4 e Linea 5 From: Via Cristoforo Colombo This monument is the hallmark of The Renaissance palace, with Baro- The archaeological area of the distri- The temple was built approximately The monument located in the district (Porta Mesagne) the city. Situated just in front of the que influences was built by the Gra- ct of S. Pietro degli Schiavoni provi- around the end of the XI century by of Casale, was inaugurated by King To: Stop/Fermata D harbor entrance, it was once made nafei family in 1565. the Norman prince Bohemond on des an example of the city during Vittorio Emanuele III on the 4Th of Stop/Fermata H up of two white marble columns The family fled from Costantinople the ruins of a Roman domus which November, 1933. Frequency: 60 minutes surmounted by Corinthian capitals. after the Turkish occupation led by Roman times. Patrimonio dated back to the I century AD. It It was constructed by the winners of Archeologico Now, only one complete column Mehmet II. Its name derives from the church na- represents a combination of the- ar a national competition project, the LINE 5 Storico 1 They first settled in Oria and then Turistico remains with a height of 19 meters, med after Saint Peter (the exact ori- tistic expression of Eastern and We- sculptor, Amerigo Bartoli Natinguer- From: Piazza Capitanerie di Porto Città di Brindisi moved to Brindisi in 1508, thanks to Brindisi along with, the pedestal and only stern architecture. ra and the architect, Luigi Brunati. To: Via Torpedieniere Spiga the incentives offered by Ferdinand ginal location is unknown) attended one part of the shaft of the second The walls, made up of the typical The rudder-shaped structure is made Frequency: 30 minutes There are many legends about the of Aragon for repopulating the city. by the Schiavoni, a Greek-Albanian The elegant Belvedere building was column, because it was donated to local tufa called ‘carparo’, display a up of reinforced concrete, cladded in foundation of Brindisi. The most be- the city of Lecce in XVI century. In 1862 Giorgio Granafei sold the pa- population of Slavic race who had MONUMENT TO THE autiful of which is the story of the built in occasion of the restoration circular plan similar to the ‘anastasis’ ‘carparo’ stone (the local tufa). The original capital, replaced with a lace to two brothers, Luigi and Giu- ITALIAN SAILOR mythical Brento, son of Heracles, populated the area during the XVI of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, With its 54 metres from the upper work of the Virgil staircase in 1930. copy, is on display at the palace of seppe Nervegna, who belonged to a WITH THE MOTORBOAT LINE who shaped the city in his own ima- confirming the link between the square, 68 metres from the lower, it Its name is due to the amazing ter- the former Court of Assize on Via merchant family hailing from the city century. From: Stop/Fermata Banchina ge: the two branches of the harbor of Ortona, Abruzzo. Holy Land and Brindisi. provides the best panoramic view of Stazione Marittima race that provides a great panoramic Duomo. It is decorated with sea This 4,800 Sq m wide area was di- on his arms, the peninsula between They have been the owners until The temple has three entrances: the city, including views of its natural To: Monument to the Italian Sailor gods and acanthus leaves . Above it scovered in 1964 during the con- them on his head and the middle view over the harbor of Brindisi. 1921, when they sold it to the Catho- The main portal, oriented to the Frequency: 25 minutes port on his body. It is from the ama- is an abacus that probably once held harbor, port, airport and the Adriatic It houses the Faldetta Archaeological lic Credit (Piccolo Credito Cattolico). struction work of the new Palace North, consists of an architrave and sea. The small terrace on the top is zing and unique natural harbor, and a statue. There are many theories a prothyrum sustained by two colu- its privileged geographical position, From the 1930 to 1976 it has been of Justice and the demolition of de- accessible by the helical stairs or by CHURCH OF SANTA Collection that holds very important about their dating and original fun- mn-bearing lions proceeding from a MARIA DEL CASALE that every story proceeds. The port the Court of Assize, city-owned pro- caying houses. elevator. and assorted finds from Apulia, such ction, for a long time it was widely single block of marble. The jambs of WITH THE LINE AP was inhabited since the prehistoric perty. On both sides of the monument as Mycenaean, Corinthian, Attic believed to have been a burial site Currently on display, in the main hall Unfortunately, because of the con- the main entrance are enriched by From: Piazza Capitanerie di Porto era, as attested by the archaeolo- were positioned two anchors belon- along the Appian way. But according is the original capital of the Roman struction of the new Verdi Theatre, complex decorations from ancient To: Stop/Fermata strada on gical finds which date back to at and Italiote ceramics, along with ging to Austro-Hungarian battleships least 12.000 years ago. It started to further studies based on morpho- column, situated on the Virgil stair- Christianity symbolism and by a typi- Santa Maria del Casale black, dark and red glazed paste , many remains have been lost. and two guns from World War I, commercial exchanges during the logical, topographical and archae- case. cal Apulian Romanesque style, cal- Frequency: 30 minutes The excavation area is divided in two made by the German Krupp’s wea- intermediate Bronze age, when of Gnathia style and of Messapian ological considerations, they date The façade is divided into three led ‘inhabited branch’. Mycenaeans settled, interested in back to III AD, had a commemorative sections by the cornices on which by a north-south oriented walkway pons factory. production, coroplastic and Indian The portal oriented to the South is TOURISTS SERVICES its strategic position for their traf- purpose and were constructed with are visible four Latin aphorisms. It paved with stones, which was one of simply surmounted by part of a cor- The chapel at its foot contains, en- fics. artefacts. reused materials. The staircase whe- PALAZZINA BELVEDERE E PALAZZO NERVEGNA has decorated balconies and win- nice; the west-oriented portal, was graved marble slabs with the 5922 Lungomare Regina Margherita, 11 - Via Duomo, 20 The foundation of the city, in VIII The potential of the collection lies in re the column is located, was built in the main streets of the Roman Brin- dows each of which has a distinct once the main entrance, which now names of the sailors who died during century BC, is due to Messapians 1930 as part of an urban restoration disi; it is 60 meters long and 4,5 me- the uniqueness of some of its finds, woven motif. leads to the communal gardens na- World War I, in addition to, the num- who renamed it as Brenton, i.e. project in dedication to the greatest among which a proto-Apulian Above the portal is the Granafei ters wide; in some areas the furrows med in memory of Matteo Farina; it ber of those who died in World War ‘head of deer’ because of the par- Latin poet Virgil, who lived and died Family Coat of Arms that displays ticular shape of its harbor. However krater produced in IV BC attri- left by wagon wheels are still visible. is decorated with animal motifs and II and that of the sunken ships of the in an adjoining house in 19 AD, in- a shield, supported by two angels, Italian navy. It houses the statue of it was after the Roman conquest, buted to the circle of Tarpor- On both sides of the walkway, the re- geometric patterns. dicated by a memorial plaque. Of with a cross and a rampant lion. the Madonna of the sea, sculptured and the foundation of the colony of mains of houses can be distinguished, From the inside, the perimeter wal- USEFUL NUMBERS Brundisium in 244 BC that the city ley painter by the profes- his dwelling only a pointed arch The symbol of the lion holding a she- by Amerigo Bartoli Natinguerra and structure remains, incorpo- af of wheat in the forelegs, seems ls show fragments of frescoes por- PAST had a long period of social and eco- sor Arthur Trendall. along with a mosaic flooring and the the bell of the Benedetto Brin battle- Patrimonio Archeologico Storico Turistico rated in a modern to validate the theory that the first traying the standing Virgin Mary and nomic development, which made it baths, probably opened to the public. Child, Virgin Mary and Saint Anne, ship that sank in the port of Brindisi Palazzo Granafei Nervegna building. Granafei was a grain merchant hence via Duomo, 20 +39 371 11 28 126 an irreplaceable commercial hub on the 27th of September, 1915. for trades with the opposite shore, grana fert (Latin for grain bringer). The thermal area shows the founda- Saint George and the Passion of Christ. In 1955, in memory of the Marian BUS - MOTORBOAT as well as the starting point of the On the ground floor, the original tion of a semicircular structure, built S.T.P. Brindisi S.p.A. Utilized as a museum from 1850 to year, a statue of the Virgin Mary that Roman expansion. After the fall of polychromatic mosaic flooring atte- probably in the Late Imperial Age, as 800 23 20 42 the Roman empire, the commercial sts the presence of a Roman domus 1955, it was a location for cultural weighs 10 Tons, was collocated bene- assumed thanks to the reused mate- AIRPORT vocation of the port attracted seve- of the second half of the Roman Im- gatherings that hosted important fi- ath the top of the monument, in the +39 080 58 00 202 ral people, such as Normans, Swa- perial period, i.e. I-II century AD. rials that were employed. gures such as, Mahatma Gandhi. so called ‘tooth’ of the rudder. bians, Angevins, Aragoneses, Bour- TRAINS bons and Austrians. Until, with the +39 0831 56 83 74 opening of the Suez channel it be- TAXI came the European terminal of the Piazza Francesco Crispi Imperial Indian Mail and the port of +39 0831 59 79 01 shipment of the main communica- Brindisi: a welcoming city for thousands of years. tion route between western -Euro pe and the East. Currently the city, besides its industrial activity, pre- serves its connection with the sea and it is one of the most frequently visitbrindisi.it chosen port for those who travel to Greece and Albany. bella of England on November 9, 1225 Manzoni, and a short distance along church of Santissima Trinità or Santa 14 13 and before that, in 1192, Roger I of Via Marconi, you reach the church of Lucia (12), joined by a crypt and a su- Brindisi Normandy married with Irene, dau- San Benedetto (10), which has been perior church. From here, a few steps ghter of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine in existence even before the eleven- ahead, you reach the large square of Patrimonio POCKET Emperor of Constantinople. Fragmen- th century, and has received a record San Domenico di Guzman which ex- Archeologico ts of the mosaic floor from the - Nor number of restorations over the cen- tends onto the plateau above Porta Storico man Conquest still remain near the turies. Magnificent is the cloister of For those who have only one day to Lecce, one of the ancient gates of the uristico sanctuary and the right semi-dome. the twelfth century, remodeled in T visit Brindisi, we suggest a city tour city, built, together with the columns The late fifteenth-century wooden the eighteenth century, built with Brindisi that touches on the main attractions and the defensive curtain walls of the choir is reminiscence and the ecume- recycled materials. Moving along Via in art, history and culture of Brindisi. east, behind the Church of Christ, in nical chapel holds the relics of Saint Carmine, you reach the church of From the Terminal Levante, we will the sixteenth century by Charles V. Theodore of Amasea, patron saint of Santa Maria degli Angeli (11) in Largo take the boardwalk, Regina Margheri- In the square, with the bichromatic the city. Next, the Seminary Palace, Angioli, commissioned by San Loren- ta to reach the Palazzina del Belvede- Romanesque façade and magnifi- designed in the early 1700s by the ar- zo da Brindisi on the site which was re, a palace which houses the Faldetta 1 chitect Mauro Manieri. On the façade, his birthplace. The construction was cent rose window, stands the (chiesa Archaeological Collection (1) and pre- eight female statues symbolize the completed in 1619 and is enriched by del cristo) Church of Christ, comple- serves important artifacts dating back 2 eight arts that were taught here: Ma- valuables donated by a Ivory school ted in 1232. Inside you will find the to the period between the 1300 BC thematics, Oratory, Ethics, Theology, in Munich of Bavaria. The altarpiece thirteenth-century wooden statues and 2 AD. It is the ideal starting point of the Madonna of Light and the Cru- 3 Città di Brindisi to the roam the city center. From its Philosophy, Law, Poetry and Music. In also comes from Bavaria and is attri- the square, there is access to the ar- buted to Pieter de Witte. cifix. Going down the stairs of Por- terrace, you can admire the splendid ta Lecce, and turning left, heading 4 views of the port, declared by Unesco, chbishopric library "Annibale De Leo", Continuing in the direction of Piazza towards Corso Roma and continuing as the "Monument of Peace and Un- active since 1789. The Loggia Balsa- Vittoria, curving through Via Duomo, derstanding amongst People". mo, from the 14th century, was part you reach Piazzetta Sottile - De Falco. forward until the port is reached at 8 A few meters on our right, are the of a pentagonal-shaped building who- Opposite stands the majestic facade the cross of Corso Garibaldi. After a Colonne del Porto (2); the site of the se purpose remains unknown. Its hi- of the late Renaissance Palazzo Gra- short browse of the gardens of Piazza 6 surviving column, replaced in 2003 ghly detailed sculptures animate the nafei - Nervegna (5); Engraved on the Vittorio Emanuele where the Monu- 5 with a copy (the original is housed cornice, made into eight small arches ledge are wise saying, some, biblical, mento a Virgilio by Floriano Bodini is at a museum in Palazzo Nervegna), that support the balcony. such as "The wise woman builds her located, you can trace back along the 9 7 unites the city to the sea by depicting From Via Tarantini, turning right onto house, but with her own hands the Regina Margherita promenade where divine figures associated with naviga- Via de 'Moricino, you reach Piazza foolish one tears hers down…". Insi- you come across the former hospital, tion and escape from shipwrecks. In Santa Teresa, which overlooks the de the premises of the former Court (ospedale di Gerosolimitani) and the seventeenth-century church, Santa of Assizes, the original architectural the distance, at the ancient entran- Palazzo Montenegro. 10 ce of the port, we can see the skyli- Teresa and its convent with cloister, crowning of the city's most well-k- Along the pier are the landing docks currently, the State Archives building. nown monument is preserved in the ne of the fortresses on the island of of the shuttle boats that can tran- Crossing over the plaza on Via Ercole Sala della Colonna (6). It is a deeply Sant'Andrea, which are divided into sport you across the harbor to Casa- Brindisino and continuing onto Via integrated element in the history of 11 the hornwork, the fort and the red le, a district on the opposite bank of Camassa, you reach the fourteen- Brindisi, so much so, it has been cho- castle, Castello Rosso. The structures Seno di Ponente, structured nearby is were built in the time period ranging th-century church of San Paolo Ere- sen as a symbol of the coat of arms. mita, the first great Gothic style mo- Close by is the new, Teatro Verdi, su- the Monumento Nazionale al Mari- from 1481 to the early seventeenth naio d’Italia (13). The monument, 53 century. nument in the land of Brindisi. Inside spended over the Archaeological meters high, built in 1933 following a Continuing on Via Colonne, you will are baroque altars, fourteenth-cen- Area of ​​San Pietro degli Schiavoni (7), national competition of ideas, depi- feed into Piazza Duomo, which leads tury frescoes and paintings from the which preserves the remains of a Ro- to Via Santa Chiara, where you will 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, and man town and is clearly visible either cts the rudder of a ship in memory of find a former convent which later the heavily devoted statue of the Im- through glass casings placed in the those slain in the war. Engraved along became the Santa Chiara Conserva- maculate Virgin, the Madonna dello large foyer of the theater, or near one the side walls are the names of all VISIT TODAY 12 tory. Remaining along the Portico de Scampo, who saved the city from an of the city's foundational or thermal the sailors who died at sea for their 'Cateniani, also known as, the Knights earthquake on February 20, 1743. areas. country. 1 Belvedere Building Templars, perhaps since the fourteen- Continuing our journey to Largo Gu- Returning to Via Tarantini you can vi- Not far away, is the magnificent Faldetta Archeological Collection glielmo from Brindisi on Via dei Mille, sit the seventeenth-century former th century, you enter the area of the​​ church, Santa Maria del Casale (14), 2 Columns of the Port Archeological Museum "Ribezzo" (3). the towers of Castle Svevo emerge, Convent of Scuole Pie (8). beloved to sailors as a place of refu- which is now, the base of the military Further on, cross Via San Giovanni, 3 Medieval materials and Roman lead ge from the dangers of the sea; its Ribezzo Archaeological Museum anchors are displayed in the atrium marines. Frederick II had the castle which overlooks the temple of San construction developed between the 4 of the structure; on the inside, histo- constructed using the remnants of a Giovanni al Sepolcro (9). The church, thirteenth and fourteenth centuries Cathedral rical documentation of the cultural nearby Roman amphitheater. Its Swa- with a circular structure, was perhaps 5 representing an ideal moment for Granafei Nervegna Palace changes that took place in the Brin- bian core was improved upon during requested in the eleventh century by architectural transition from Roma- 6 disi area until the Roman conquest. the Aragonese period expanding the the Norman, Bohemond of Antioch, nesque to Gothic. Inside are frescoes Column Hall size and making it more resistant to in the memory of the Holy Sepulcher We recommend a visit to the exhibit that portray grand dignitaries of the 7 withstand the power of new firearms. of Jerusalem. San Pietro degli Schiavoni Archaeological Area room which hosts the bronze artifacts kingdom departing for the Balkan Pe- recovered in 1992 in the depths of We continue following the fifteen- From here, crossing the lively, market 8 ninsula or the Mediterranean Levant; Former Convent of Scuole Pie Punta del Serrone, datable between th-century defensive curtain wall and area, distinguished by its array of Li- widespread are the signs and symbols the Hellenistic age and the III century wall walk, until reaching the Torrione berty canopies, we return to Piazza 9 Temple of San Giovanni al Sepolcro that represent the political presence AD.. Next, we have the Cathedral (4), dell'Inferno (Hell’s Tower) on Viale Vittoria, the heart of the city, here is 10 which persists, despite the fact, that della Libertà. Turning to the right the seventeenth-century Fountain de of the principality of Taranto. Retur- Church of San Benedetto it was built between 11th and 12th onto Via de 'Carpentieri, one can see Torres, commissioned by the gover- ning to the city, one passes through 11 Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli centuries, collapsed in the eighteen- the entire complex consisting of the nor of the realm, Pietro Luigi de Tor- the Parco Urbano Cillarese , one of 12 th century due to an earthquake and Porta Mesagne, the viceroy towers res in response to the shortage of wa- the largest parks in southern Italy, Church of Santissima Trinità - Santa Lucia was damaged by the aerial bombard- and the limestone pipes, once part of ter for citizens and Spanish soldiers in proximity of La Stele, artwork of 13 ments of the First and Second World the Roman aqueduct. Walking along in transit; from the opposing Piazza Marcello Avenali, a commemoration National Monument to the Sailor Wars. It was here, that Federick II of the aged road, Strade del Carmine del Popolo, going up Via Santa Lucia, to the victims of terrorism and the 14 Church of Santa Maria del Casale Svevia joined in matrimony with Isa- and, shortly after, veering onto Via you arrive to the thirteenth-century medieval fountain, Fontana Tancredi.