Things to see in Brindisi

Brindisi (Salentino: Brìnnisi) is a medium-sized city of Apulia, southern Italy. It is the third largest city of Salento Peninsula (the "heel" of the Italian "boot") and one of the busiest ports of the Adriatic Sea.

Apart from being a ferry port Brindisi is also home to the United Nations logistics base (UNLB). The base provides resources logistic support, telecommunications and training opportunity for all peacekeeping operations around the world.

The city was founded by the Messapians, a population of Illyrian origin, with the name of Brunda, meaning "deer's head". This name is due to the natural harbour which resembles the shape of the animal's antlers.

Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia (Monument to the Italian Sailor). A tribute to the 6,000 Italian sailors died in World War I, built in 1933. It is 53meteres (174 ft) high and it has the shape of a rudder, made in reinforced concrete and clad with limestone rock. Roman columns and Virgil’s Staircase (Colonne Romane e Scalinata Virgiliana). Daily, all day. A symbol of Brindisi, they were thought to mark the termination of the Appian Way, but probably they only had a celebrative purpose. They were built during the 2nd century AD, with a Corinthian capital. The capital of one of the columns is kept in the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. The house where Virgil lived and worked is next to the Columns, on top of the Virgil’s Staircase. Free of charge. Santa Maria del Casale. Church completed in 1322, in Gothic-Romanesque style. The facade has a geometrical pattern of gray and yellow stones, with an entrance cusp-covered portico. The interior has 14th century frescoes in late-Byzantine style. Due to its artistic relevance, in 1875 it was declared as National Italian Monument. Free entry. Church of San Benedetto.