Brindisi Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local
Description
If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Brindisi, you've come to the right place! With this digital guide created with the support of a local, you will be able to visit all the most important monuments at your own pace. You'll get to know the stories and curiosities of Brindisi! But also you will discover everything about local foods, Italian Aperitivo in authentic local restaurants, and much more!
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Itinerary
The bastion is dedicated to St. James, the patron saint of Spain and has been used for various purposes over the centuries. After losing its military function, it was used as a public slaughterhouse, oil depot and customs house.
It was built by order of Emperor Frederick II, who created the original nucleus. This building, also called “earth castle”, is the second in chronological order of the four historic castles of Brindisi.
The church of San Giovanni al Sepolcro, or church of the Holy Sepulchre, was built by the religious order of the Canons Regular of the Holy Sepulchre before 1128, the year in which the first document mentioning its existence appears.
The name of the archaeological area derives from the presence, starting from the mid-fifteenth century, of a community of Slavs, mainly Greeks and Albanians, who settled in this area since the sixteenth century and founded a settlement with the church of San Pietro at its centre, of which today no material traces remain.
The construction of the Cathedral symbolized the rebirth of the city, supported by the Normans as part of their expansion towards the east. Brindisi quickly recovered its role as an important commercial hub towards the east, becoming an essential transit point for those traveling from Rome to Jerusalem.
The Provincial Archaeological Museum of Brindisi, named after Francesco Ribezzo, a scholar of the Messapian civilization of the territory, was part of the Library-Museum Center of Brindisi, administered by the Puglia Region and was founded in 1884. The collections on display cover various thematic sections, including antiquarian, epigraphic and statuary, prehistoric, Messapian, Roman and underwater archaeology.
The Roman columns of Brindisi are considered one of the symbols of the city. The origins of the Roman columns of Brindisi are the subject of three main hypotheses. The most accredited theory suggests that they were erected around 110 AD at the behest of the emperor Trajan and that they represented the terminals of the historic Appian Way.
This staircase that connects the historic center of the city with the seafront was named after the famous poet Virgil of the 1st century BC. We'll discover the connection between the city and the poet!
The Lungomare Regina Margherita in Brindisi is one of the areas, in my opinion, most beautiful for a walk in the city, offering a panoramic view of the sea and the port.
After the end of the First World War, many Italian cities built monuments to commemorate the fallen soldiers. A monumental celebration was also planned for the sailors, with several cities such as La Spezia, Trieste and Venice that applied to host the work. And what about Brindisi? Let's discover it!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will need a smartphone with internet connection to use the digital guide (details to activate the digital guide will be in your voucher, read it carefully!)
- You'll be able to hear the audio through your speakers or, if you have them, through your headphones
Reviews(34)
The purchase was uncomplicated, as was the execution. Only at two waypoints were we not led to the points via the provided link.
We recommend this guide. It’s well constructed and informative.
This is my third audio guide tour that I have done in the Puglia region. I have really enjoyed them all! I like the format of the tour-you have freedom to take it at your own pace, stop when you want, listen to the audio clips again and the price is very reasonable! I definitely reccommend this style of tour if you don't want to do a guided tour or there is not one available! However I would say you need to have some (minimal) experience/understanding of technology to be able to download and use this guide to its full potential!
Simple route, clear explanations, ideal for taking a tour without breaking the bank and without the hassle of a paper guide.
Choice of languages, easy connection, and visit at one's own pace. Clear and sufficient information to know this city.
There isn't a lot in Brindisi- this guide is great at finding what there is and explaining it with historic context. I especially enjoyed the Temple of San Giovanni- a Crusader Church from the 11th century. The architecture is that of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The (free) archeologic museum has a fairly extensive collection of copper and bronz and Hellenistic age objects.
Excellent presentation of monuments and historical buildings. It would be interesting to get an idea of the duration of the visit before starting. Lover of old stones and history, I did the solo course in more than 3 hours. I think it would be quite different with one family or several. Another thing: you should be able to access the map from any explanation and especially be able to return to the text quickly. I found it painful to scroll constantly to switch from one to the other. Congratulations on this remarkable work.
Really really well put together self-guided tour. The Italian has 100% improved and is a real person unlike a bit ago when it seems the comments indicated it was a robot. It was somewhat difficult to figure out how to get the walking path on Google Maps, but once I did it was great because you could map everything out! Like the title says, if you love history, this is for you. It goes in depth at each of the sites in terms of when it was built, why, etc. I realized I did not care enough for all that information so didn’t do the full tour lol but it still helped a lot in terms of figuring out great restaurants to go to! Brindisi is small so you don’t necessarily need this tour, but honestly for less than $10, even if you don’t end up doing all the tour as I didn’t, it’s still worth it I think!
Excellent walking tour off Brindisi. Walk is about 2 miles and takes 2 hours with stops. Highly recommend if you are visiting Brindisi and want to know more about this great city,
Interesting tour of Brindisi, all important things seen
