Taranto Private Tour

Taranto is one of the largest cities in Puglia and boasts a great historical and cultural heritage. Come discover it on this private tour with an exclusive guide just for you and your group!

Taranto Private Tour

At the selected time, your guide will be waiting for you in Piazza Castello, where most of the main monuments of Taranto are located. Taranto is nicknamed the City of Two Seas, straddling Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande. Your tour will begin with a visit to the Doric columns of the Temple of Poseidon, dating back to the 6th century BC, making it the oldest temple in Magna Graecia.

Next, you'll visit the Castello Aragonese, also known as Castel Sant'Angelo, a fortress from the Byzantine era that currently houses the Navy. Nearby, you'll cross the famous swing bridge of Taranto, inaugurated in 1887, which connects the island of Borgo Antico with the peninsula of Borgo Nuovo.

The tour proceeds to the Cathedral of San Cataldo, built in the second half of the 10th century by the Byzantines. You will see its Baroque façade and enter the temple to admire the mosaic floor and the Chapel of San Cataldo.

After two hours of exploring the city's monumental heritage, the private tour of Taranto will conclude.