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A day in Brindisi on foot: an itinerary from morning to sunset
Columns, cathedral, castle and waterfront in one easy route through the centre.
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The Villa San Giuseppe journal
Stories from Brindisi
History, sea, art and flavours of the city we call home.
20 articles
Palazzo Granafei-Nervegna and the capital of the Roman column
A Renaissance palazzo holding a fragment of the city’s emblem.
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From Brindisi to Valle d’Itria and Salento: day trips
Ostuni, Alberobello, Lecce and the sea: Puglia’s finest within reach.
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The New Verdi Theatre, suspended above the Roman city
Beneath the stalls lie the remains of ancient Brundisium.
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Brindisi cuisine: the sea, the garden and Negroamaro wines
Raw seafood, orecchiette, pettole and DOC wines: the flavours of the city.
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Torre Guaceto, the nature reserve north of Brindisi
Dunes, Mediterranean scrub and protected waters: the clearest sea near the city.
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The Ribezzo Museum and the Punta del Serrone bronzes
Two thousand years of history on Piazza Duomo, including a treasure found in the sea.
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San Giovanni al Sepolcro and the Cathedral: Brindisi’s Romanesque
An 11th-century round church and a cathedral where an emperor married.
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Santa Maria del Casale, the Gothic jewel at Brindisi’s doorstep
A striped stone façade and a fully frescoed interior, minutes from the centre.
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SNIM, the Puglia Boat Show: Brindisi, capital of yachting
Each autumn Marina di Brindisi hosts one of southern Italy’s leading boat shows.
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Brindisi, a university city: students and new spaces in the centre
University education is growing in town, with new sites planned for the centre.
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Brindisi, a United Nations city: the UN logistics base and humanitarian depot
Support and aid for UN missions worldwide set out from Brindisi.
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The world’s most beautiful ship in Brindisi: the Amerigo Vespucci and the Navy
Brindisi is a Navy city, and every Vespucci call becomes a celebration.
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Castello Alfonsino, the sea fortress on Sant’Andrea island
An Aragonese fortress that seems to float at the harbour mouth.
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The Swabian Castle, Frederick II’s fortress on the harbour
Commissioned by the emperor in the 13th century, it still watches over the western inlet.
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The Roman Columns and the end of the Via Appia
Where the Queen of Roads met the sea, steps from the harbour.
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Lungomare Regina Margherita and the Monument to the Italian Sailor
Brindisi’s favourite promenade, looking across to the rudder-shaped monument.
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The port of Brindisi, a natural harbour shaped like a stag’s head
The city takes its name from its harbour: an inlet embracing the centre like a pair of antlers.
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Airport, port and station: in Brindisi everything is minutes away
Few seaside cities offer transport links this close to their old town.
Read the articleBrindisi, Gateway to the East: why make it your base in Puglia
An Adriatic city that has linked Italy to the eastern Mediterranean for over two thousand years.
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