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. Due to its location, Taranto is nicknamed the City of Two Seas, straddling the Mar Piccolo and Mar Grande. The tour starts by admiring the Doric columns of the Temple of Poseidon, the oldest temple in Magna Graecia, dating back to the 6th century BC. Moving to the Byzantine era, the next visit is to the Castello Aragonese, a quadrangular fortress housing the Navy.

Near this fortress, the group will cross the famous swing bridge of Taranto, connecting the island of Borgo Antico with the peninsula of Borgo Nuovo. Inaugurated in 1887, this structure overlooks the navigable canal between the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo.

Next, the tour includes a visit to the Cathedral of San Cataldo, built in the late 10th century by the Byzantines, featuring a Baroque façade from the 1700s. Inside, the group will observe the mosaic floor and the Chapel of San Cataldo.

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