Tour of the historic center of Brindisi

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About this activity

A visit designed for those who, despite not having much time available, want to visit the most important monuments of Brindisi.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours – 2 h 30 min
Confirmation: Confirmed within 48 hours
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 40 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Centro Visite Guidate Salento

Ages: Children (6–14 years) · Adults (15–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Entrance tickets to monuments (except Church of San Giovanni)

Itinerary

Monumento a Virgilio

10 min

A marble sculpture created by the Lombard artist Floriano Bodini and placed in the gardens of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Brindisi.

Commissioned in 1981 to celebrate the two thousandth anniversary of the poet's death, the work was inaugurated on March 27, 1986.
Viale Regina Margherita

Passing by

joins the garden of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II with the new tree-lined square in front of the Prefect's house
Colonne Terminali della Via Appia

10 min

columns
Stop 4

20 min

The oldest square in the city, overlooked by the Cathedral, the Seminary, the loggia of the Balsamo palace, the S. Vincenzo Institute and the Provincial Archaeological Museum with the portico of the Knights of Jerusalem.
Museo Archeologico Provinciale Francesco Ribezzo

20 min

The tour continues in the very interesting rooms of the Archaeological Museum.
Area Archeologica di San Pietro degli Schiavoni

20 min

The archaeological area comprising a district of the Roman city at the center of which is a hinge, that is one of the north-south road axes, on the sides of which the remains of domus with mosaic floors are clearly identifiable.

The “Giuseppe Verdi” municipal theater develops on the finds.
Palazzo Granafei Nervegna

20 min

One of the most important historical buildings of the city inside houses the original capital of the Roman column
Tempio di San Giovanni al Sepolcro

20 min Admission not included

In the historic center of Brindisi stands the "Temple of San Giovanni al Sepolcro", one of the most emblematic and mysterious buildings in the city.

The plan of the building and its structural peculiarities seem to preserve the spiritual intensity of those who have frequented it over the centuries, making it a place of particular telluric sacredness.
Viale Regina Margherita

Passing by

From the seafront it is possible to return to the starting point
Stop 10

15 min

The square takes its name from the Baroque church of the same name that overlooks it, in the square stands the Monument to the Fallen, built in the 1930s by the Brindisi artist Edgardo Simone, and the coat of arms of the city, depicted on the pavement of the square.