CITY TOUR BRINDISI : Along the first route of Europe “ the Appian way” 90 minutes
( italian – english – german – spanish ) € 35.00 per person
FOOD & WINE: Guided tour included transfer for Wine Company
with food and wine tasting (italian – english) € 34.00 p.p.
CITY TOUR LECCE: Walking tour in the afternoon, train ticket included
( italian – english – german – spanish) € 60.00 p. person
Program:
A suggestive walk starts from the Cathedral Square, with the visit at the homonymous church and the archaeological provincial ‘Francesco Ribezzo’ Museum (where a collection of Roman findings is displayed); the ‘Portico of the Knights Templars’ precedes the museum’s entrance.
The church, consecrated by Pope Urbano II in 1089, was strongly damaged by the earthquake in 1743 and later rebuilt following the Romanesque planimetry of the Basilica with the nave and the two aisles, without transept. In the chapel dedicated to Saint Theodore of Amasea, patron of the city together with Saint Laurence, the martyr’s remains are kept. Heading towards the bell tower of the cathedral (to whose right the seminary and the attached episcopal palace rise) you will recognize the terrace with the Roman Columns, seen as the only memory of the great prestige of the Roman Brindisi, that probably were indicating the end of the Via Appia.
Walking along Viale Regina Elena, which runs along the side of our amazing port, you will reach Saint Theresa Square and then Saint Paul Square with the homonymous church. This last dates back to 1322 and inside you can admire many baroque altars and some pieces of Angevin frescoes.
The Swabian Castle, built in 1227 by Frederick II and today used by the Navy as Headquarters, and the Temple of Saint John Sepulchre rise in the immediate area. The temple was built at the end of the XI century by the Knights Templars. The Early Christian construction presents a portal full of relieves. The final stop of this tour will be ‘Le Sciabbiche’ district, previously known as ‘the fishermen neighbourhood’; and not without reason, here you will discover many interesting restaurants where to enjoy a lunch based on our typical seafood and other local products.
Le Colonne Viaggi srls – www.lecolonneviaggi.com
Corso Roma 64 – 72100 Brindisi – Telefono 0039 0831 1591944
Program:
You could even choose to combine our half-day tour:
A suggestive walk starts from the Cathedral Square, with the visit at the homonymous church and the archaeological provincial ‘Francesco Ribezzo’ Museum (where a collection of Roman findings is displayed); the ‘Portico of the Knights Templars’ precedes the museum’s entrance. The church, consecrated by Pope Urbano II in 1089, was strongly damaged by the earthquake in 1743 and later rebuilt following the Romanesque planimetry of the Basilica with the nave and the two aisles, without transept. In the chapel dedicated to Saint Theodore of Amasea, patron of the city together with Saint Laurence, the martyr’s remains are kept. Heading towards the bell tower of the cathedral (to whose right the seminary and the attached episcopal palace rise) you will recognize the terrace with the Roman Columns, seen as the only memory of the great prestige of the Roman Brindisi, that probably were indicating the end of the Via Appia. Walking along Viale Regina Elena, which runs along the side of our amazing port, you will reach Saint Theresa Square and then Saint Paul Square with the homonymous church. This last dates back to 1322 and inside you can admire many baroque altars and some pieces of Angevin frescoes.
The Swabian Castle, built in 1227 by Frederick II and today used by the Navy as Headquarters, and the Temple of Saint John Sepulchre rise in the immediate area. The temple was built at the end of the XI century by the Knights Templars. The Early Christian construction presents a portal full of relieves. The final stop of this tour will be ‘Le Sciabbiche’ district, previously known as ‘the fishermen neighbourhood’; and not without reason, here you will discover many interesting restaurants where to enjoy a lunch based on our typical seafood and other local products.
With: a walk and on the other side of the inner port, in order to admire one of the greenest neighbourhood of the city, called ‘Casale’, since this word refers to the huge amount of small villas and single-family houses characterizing this area. As first step, thanks to our boat service, you will reach ‘Villaggio Pescatori’, born in 1938 to welcome people from the neighbourhood of ‘Le Sciabbiche’, on the other side of the port, and where fishermen, boatmen and plain people, with their own tools, always livened up this maritime area. Running along the side of the port, at a certain point one meets the Italian Sailor Monument, also called ‘the Big Rudder’, because of its shape; built in 1933 and 54 meters tall, it is, together with the Roman Columns, the symbol of the city. A visit on the top of the monument would be possible, so that you will have the opportunity to better observe the whole shape of the port, our beautiful seafront and the bordering areas of the city. Later on, you will get to the end of the tour enjoying a coffee, an ice-cream or our typical ‘cold Espressino’, in a bar nearby, before coming back to the centre. Or choose to added HALF DAY AT THE BEACH
Another option would be, after the first part of the tour, enjoying your lunch time at the beach, staring at the horizon while sipping fresh drinks and tasting our local products, and then, why not…. spending a couple of hours sunbathing and plunging into the blue water of our land. In the late afternoon, a shuttle service will drive you back to the city centre.
Le Colonne Viaggi srls – www.lecolonneviaggi.com
Corso Roma 64 – 72100 Brindisi – Telefono 0039 0831 1591944
Program: BIKE-TOUR IN THE NATURAL RESERVE OF ‘TORRE GUACETO’
The Natural Reserve of Torre Guaceto is an important area of naturalistic interest, which extends 20 km ca. north of Brindisi; it is composed of a coastal marsh with dense reeds, a tower looking over a low promontory and little beaches surrounded by rocky ledges. The rich diversity of habitats and landscapes is what mostly characterizes this land and it is exactly the biodiversity that allows different instructions for use to reconcile pastime and the pleasure for a nice walk through the nature, always with knowledge and observance toward the park. We are offering you the chance to discover this impressive ecosystem through our carefully structured two-wheels excursion.
The route will start in the city centre, close to the port, where all the participants, with their own bike, will meet and through the boat service will be carried on the other side, where they could find a workstation where to pick up a hearty packed lunch. The first stop of the route is the visit to the church of St. Mary of Casale, which rises 3 km from the centre, and it is an amazing example of Romanesque-gothic style of the XIII century. It has a Latin cross shape and the façade is covered with red and white stones. Inside, you can admire a series of frescoes, the most important of which is ‘The last Judgment’, signed by Rinaldo from Taranto.
From the church, a country road will drive you to the coastal road, a stretch 10 km long riding the bike while enjoying the sun and looking at the sea, smelling and hearing the flora and fauna. Here, your journey into the scrubland really starts and in the last stretch you will follow a dirt track path to get in to the Reserve. Once here, a guide will takes you in the main part of the scrubland, explaining in depth the history of the natural reserve and which animal species hide in here. The last stop of the guided visit will be the tower, the real symbol of the Reserve, whose inside became a real museum, showing a realization on a 1:1 scale of a boat previously used for transportation in amphora of wine and oil.
During the rest of the tour, you will have the time for a lunch break on the beach ‘Punta Penna Grossa’ and of course you cannot miss a dive in our crystal clear sea! In the late afternoon you will get ready for your way back to the city, riding the same journey as the outward one (coffee break ), but this time with the red lights of a typical sunset in the Messapian land.
Le Colonne Viaggi srls – www.lecolonneviaggi.com Corso Roma 64 – 72100 Brindisi – Telefono 0039 0831 1591944
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