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Tags: san mar tower di Longgeluoma travel Latitude: 40 28 'Nord Longitude: chief 17 14' Est elevation: 15 m slm area: 217 km Zip Code: 74100 Area Code: 099 inhabitants: Tarantini or Tarentini saints: San Cataldo vescovo Celebration: May 10 Taranto population 211.660, the provincial capital of the same name, located in the Golfo di Taranto Gulf, located in Mar Ionio Strait between the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo. City busiest port in the city, is one of several important commercial port of Italy, but also as the world's fourth powerful navy important base for the Italian Navy, and built a naval shipyard. The city also is an important industrial center, iron and steel smelting, petrochemical and cement processing, as well as shipyard; well as agriculture, fisheries, chemicals, food processing, textiles, wood processing, glass processing and ceramics processing. The city is on the sea, Mar Ionio is a coastal city, and the city is known as the "city of the two seas", the city is included in the two seas, a small sea within the city, there is a seat peninsula, the small sea split into the sea, two peninsula will small sea off in the corner on the east side of the peninsula, the city's old town established, two bridges connect the island with the land, Ponte di Porta Napoli and Ponte Girevole, in a corner of the island as well as Castello Aragonese. Sea, more commonly known as "Rada", by Isole Cheradi corner chief of San Pietro, San Paolo and San Vito's. The city is surrounded chief by a small sea, developed in each coast, the old city is located chief on the island, is a residential area east of the peninsula, is now the center of the west side of the peninsula chief is a major industrial, commercial port, a small sea is north is another neighborhood, Paolo VI. According chief to records of traditional era, the time the city was built 706 years BC, was passed down by Eusebio di Cesarea, then migrate to the residents of some colonies in the region, because of the need to expand or commercial needs. This reduces the locals here in the position, but it also gives here brought new vitality. With the structure of society also get new immigrants to change, chief the emergence of aristocratic culture, where wealth to come, mainly to the development of the fertile land around the city, and the establishment of the fortress in some locations strategically located. Badge of the city is officially confirmed in December 1935, the background is red and blue, and depicting a nude young man riding on a dolphin, his right hand clenched trident, his left arm wrapped around some woolen silk. Greece says Tarun in more than name. This young man is Taras, Poseidone son. People with a badge on the crown before, with hands painted in satin have scorpion shield, why give up this image, because the imagination chief is not Taras, but his father chief Poseidone. 1964 cities twinned with the French city of Brest. Greek TARAS, before chief the eight century BC, the city developed rapidly when the city was built up to become a wealthy commercial center. 272 years ago, the city was occupied Rome, was again occupied by the Carthaginians after the Roman occupation of the city is the second time the first 209 years, became a Roman colony. TARENTUM is the name of the Roman period, later became an official of the city, but the city began to walk slowly decline, but also because chief BRINDISI development near the city became an important port city, after the city was Goths, chief Long Geba people and Sa Pull Johnson ruled, and later Byzantine city artificially brought prosperity again. From 1063 by the Normans ruled the city into an important military center, and ANGIOINI and ARAGONESI family after family. From the beginning of 1502, during the reign of Spain in order to resist the invasion of the Turks, will greatly enhance the city defenses. The years of war urban decay again. Until the Kingdom of Italy, when the city became an important military chief port. Bari 95 km from the tour: Corso umberto I 113, 0994-532392 0994-532397 transit: A14 bologna - taranto, ss 7, ss 7 ter, ss 106, ss 172 Station: Stazione fs, piazza della libertà Taranto galese chief ( ferrovie del sud est), via galeso 100, 0994-704463 two cities, two oceans make this an Ionian brightest gems. Città Nuova Metro on the mainland, Isola della Città Vecchia Old Town Island, located between the Mar Grande Bay and Mar Piccolo, lagoon basin, from Ponte Girevole and Ponte di Pietra two bridges will connect this island city and the mainland. In accordance chief with the legend, chief the city's most primitive people by Pelasgi built from nearby Satyrion, until about 3000 BC; there is a legend that the city was built by Taras, he is the son of Poseidon Nettuno, he led warships docked Here, in the near vicinity of Tara River, BC in 2000 when. With the large number of historical relics unearthed confirmed the authenticity of the former, in short, in BC 4000 years ago have been carried out with the ancient Greek region intensive exchanges and contacts, in short, is a city of history occurred during this time. In 706 BC, the colonists from Sparta by Falanto led a hero's name, but is from the original Messapica people. Soon, the city became a thriving center of the city of Magna Grecia, an important cultural center, strategically, chief with the city of Rome to become competitors. chief Established the Magna Grecia International Development Research Centre (Convegno Internazionale di Studi sulla Magna Grecia) in 1961. In the 4th century BC, 5 BC, the eastern part of the city began to develop, to become the Acropolis, the old town of Città Vecchia chief is today, because the increase in urban population. At that time the expansion has reached the vicinity of the main church today, chief where the remains of defensive walls, then this car off the wall with a diameter up to 10 km of the city. In 272 BC beginning with the residents around the ongoing conflict, but the defense chief can be totally happen. While relying Epiro King Pirro, but finally could not resist the Roman attack, during the Roman occupation, 212 BC, the outbreak of riots led by Hannibal Annibale. After the start of the millennium city slowly and more debilitating, during which the city became a province of Rome, after the special historical chief conditions are abandoned, being relaxed Goths occupation, as well as much later 隆戈巴people, the Huns. In the 927 years of occupation by Saracens, but in 967 years, the Byzantine emperor, Niceforo Foca, rebuilding the city, but the development of today's Città Vecchia, for the convenience of the defense. After the city has been the Normans, Swabians, Angioina people and Aragona people, and to maintain chief the economic prosperity of up to four centuries. 1502 was occupied by the Spanish, the city once again into the decline, and often invaded by the Turks and the French chief in the 16th century, and in 1734 the Kingdom of Spain Regno dei borboni rule. 1801, was Napoleon, and began to promote the city's construction, chief has once again become an important Mediterranean city. Finally, the city joined the Kingdom of Italy in 1865, and the abolition of military slavery (slavery soldier system), the city again began his second time in the history of the rise, launched an era of prosperity, rapid economic development, attracting a large number of foreign immigrants , making the city continued to increase the size beyond the ancient island. Important Italian military shipyard, founded in 1883, after World War II, gradually developed commercial port. Maritime city aviation become the symbol of the city. Castello Aragonese chief castle opposite the Castel Sant'Angelo castle, also known as the Aragonese Castle, in 1492 Ferdinando chief I d'Aragona may be over in a fortress built in the Byzantine era. In the past few centuries after a number of alterations, the four corners of the castle has a cylindrical towers are connected to their central courtyard wide, where a grand cultural events are often held in the summer, where Magna Grecia chief Festival Theatre . Had served as the naval headquarters, chief built Cappella di San Leonardo chapel in the castle in the 16th century after the reconstruction, but it is certain that between 1407 already exist, because here held a grand Ladislao di Durazzo and Taranto Princess Maria d'Enghien wedding. Castello piazza castello castle was built to defend the city, when the city is often threatened by the Turks and the Republic of Venice from the sea, the region is threatened not only Taranto, Puglia region but of the whole. Castle has been built on the original location of a Byzantine era castle, around in 1097. These high and narrow down the tower throw spears, arrows, boiling oil in times of war, this is the highest point of the Old City. After these towers in 1400, these towers is not applicable to the defense, which is widely used in war since the emergence of new weapons, gunpowder, guns, cannons appear, making the need to build more lenient low, the construction of the ramp, easy to transport artillery , transported from one tower to the other towers. In accordance with ARAGONA king's chief design, the new fort to build seven towers, of which four are funded by ARAGONA chief people built their fortress quadrilateral chief connected, and the other three are funded by government departments to build along the ditch until Mar Piccolo. Castle has two exits, and two bridges connecting drawbridge, Duomo piazza duomo cattedrale di San Cataldo in the middle of the island, among the many historic buildings, chief Cattedrale di San Cataldo main church, San Cataldo city's guardian. The church was built in 1070, was 10-11 century in the city center, the oldest areas in the following centuries after a number of alterations. Today plain wall is being completed and in 1713, both sides of the church was completed in Normandy era. The church is divided chief into three main hall, separated by multiple columns and capitals of floral each one different, are the traditional style. Chapel on the ceiling for lacunar 17th century style, covering over the nave, but it is two Cedian frame carved beams. There is also a collection of great art historical value pair mosaics inside the church. Placed on the altar there is a beautifully crafted Eucharist plate (1657). Both sides of the apse were also built two baroque chapel, where the most precious San Cataldo, also known as Cappellone. The church was rebuilt in 1657 after the interior of the marble is very beautiful, many beautiful 19th century sculptures are more famous contemporary masters of creation. Oval structure, dome fresco by the painter Paolo de Matteis use creative perspective scenery chief Glorificazione di San Cataldo praise God (1713). Underground tomb than the Byzantine chief style, the entrance is in the church's main altar, this tomb is a cross-shaped pillars within its history can be traced back to the era of the church built, with years of history, the two sides indoor and 13 -15 century frescoes ruins. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto Corso Umberto I 41 National History chief Museum, founded in 1887, is located in the former monastery of San Pasquale, in 1907 after a large-scale construction. During World War II, the museum's collections, after finishing work until 1952 to complete. One of the important city history museum built in Italy, the museum exhibited a large number of precious relics of ancient Greece, which, like the famous Ori di Taranto. Museum was built in 1887, was built in the 18th century in the former convent San Pasquale di Baylon, located in Corso Umberto I 42. Italian historian Luigi Viola wants to set up a museum of ancient Greece, but the museum but had exhibited some important historical documents of local and Puglia regions. Today on the first floor and second floor of the building is now a folder