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Brindisi · Puglia (Apulia)
Things to see in Fasano
In Fasano the atlas lists 25 historic places: 17 archaeological sites, 3 museums, 2 fortresses and towers, 2 historic villas and palaces and 1 lighthouse.
Of these, 2 list opening hours and 1 is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don’t miss: Gnatia, archaeological site in Italy.
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The town
Fasano is an Italian town of 40,000 inhabitants (2018) in the province of Brindisi in Apulia. Fasano is famous mainly for the Safari Zoo and Fasanolandia, but there are many other tourist attractions such as the national archaeological museum of Egnatia.
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25 places
Archaeological sites 17
Show all 17 places
Acropolis Agorá Anfiteatro Civil Basilica Episcopal Basilica Southern Basilica Cripta di S. Francesco (sec. XII) Egnatia amphitheatre Northern Wall Western Necropolis Parco Rupestre - Cripta di S. Lorenzo (sec. XI-XII) Parco Rupestre - Lama d'Antico (sec. X-XI) Parco Rupestre – Cripta di S. Giovanni (sec. XII) Torrione Via Traiana
Museums 3
Fortresses and towers 2
Villas and palaces 2
Lighthouses 1
Getting there
By train: The 1 Fasano station of the Ferrovie dello Stato (just outside the town), has a long-distance railway route of regional interest towards Bari, Brindisi and Lecce. In the territory of Fasano there is also the 2 Cisternino Station of the State Railways in the Pozzo Faceto district, with regional railway routes to Bari, Brindisi and Lecce.
By bus: In the city there is a coach service to the hamlets and a bus service to Bari, Brindisi and other neighboring towns, as well as some national destinations. The lines are Sita Sud, STP and Ferrovie del Sud Est.
By boat: There is also a small fishing port in Savelletri and Torre Canne. A tourist port has also been built in Savelletri.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
In Fasano we can find Fasanolandia safari zoo and tourist resorts such as Selva di Fasano, Savelletri and Torre Canne, the seaside beaches, awarded for several consecutive years with the FEE Blue Flag, various accommodation facilities, the national archaeological museum of Egnatia, the Lama d'Antico rock park, the Dune Costiere regional park, the thermal baths of Torre Canne, various sports facilities and various events organised especially during the summer.
Fasanolandia (ZooSafari of Fasano). The Zoosafari of Fasano and Fasanolandia is a tourist complex that includes a zoological garden and an amusement park located in Fasano, in the province of Brindisi. The area extends for thirty hectares and is home to about 3000 animals of 200 different species, which can be observed along a car route (zoo safari). Particularly interesting to see are the giraffes, zebras, lions and Tibetan bears, as well as the only polar bears in Italy.
Historical centre (U'mbracchie). In dialect called U'mbracchie, word derived from the Latin umbraculum, which means 'shadow'.
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