10 Sights in Brindisi, Italy (with Map and Images)

Torre Mattarelle is a coastal tower in the Salento region of Otranto. It is the last of the coastal towers south of the countryside of Brindisi, located as a monument within the Salina di Punta della Contessa Regional Natural Park. Its construction dates back to the other Salento coastal towers during the Kingdom of Naples. Today the tower, almost completely collapsed due to the erosion of the sea, is in a total state of abandonment.

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The rock church of San Biagio is located in a rock village built along the rocky walls of the depression created by the course of the Royal Canal, not far from the Jannuzzo farm, in the municipality of Brindisi, about 11 km west of the capital in the direction of San Vito dei Normanni; The latter municipality is entrusted with the management of the monument.

Wikipedia: Chiesa rupestre di San Biagio (IT)

The limarie basins of Brindisi were tanks for settling and sedimenting water from wells outside the city which, thanks to the natural pressure, fed some of the city's fountains. They thus constituted the terminal part of the Roman aqueduct that brought water from Vito's Well to Brundisium, through a path partly underground and partly elevated.

Wikipedia: Vasche limarie (IT)

The Tancredi fountain is a monumental fountain located in Brindisi, on the route of the ancient Via Traiana not far from the entrance to the city. It was built to give the transport animals that came to the city the opportunity to drink, but also to allow the irrigation of the fields in the area.

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The monument to the sailor of Italy is a rudder -shaped structure about 53 meters high that stands out on the port of Brindisi; The structure is in reinforced concrete entirely covered in Carparo. It is colloquially known among the Brindisi residents such as "La Jatta 'Ssitata".

Wikipedia: Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia (IT)

The cathedral of Brindisi, officially the pontifical cathedral basilica of Brindisi or the cathedral of Brindisi or the basilica of the Visitation and St. John the Baptist, was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1089 and completed in 1143. It has the dignity of a minor basilica.

Wikipedia: Cattedrale di Brindisi (IT)

The Swabian Castle of Brindisi, also known as the Castle of Land or the Swabian-Aragonese Castle, is located close to the historic center of Brindisi, a part of it overlooks the inner part of the city port, also in defense of this important area of the city.

Wikipedia: Castello svevo (Brindisi) (IT)

The Temple of San Miserino is a religious building, currently partly in ruins, in the current municipality of San Donaci, in the province of Brindisi, in the Monticello district, near the so-called Limitone dei Greci.

Wikipedia: Tempietto di San Miserino (IT)

The church of San Benedetto is a Romanesque sacred building located in Brindisi. Open for worship, it was the seat of the Parish of St. Anne and St. Benedict. Today it is the rector of the Cathedral parish.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Benedetto (Brindisi) (IT)

The Church of the Holy Trinity or Santa Lucia is a church located in the historic center of Brindisi. One of the oldest parishes in Brindisi was established in it and as such it still functions today.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Brindisi) (IT), Website