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This trading and naval port has a daily ferry service to Greece. Not surprisingly, Greece has played a major role in the history of Brindisi: the city’s name derives from the Greek word brenteséion (“stag head”). Once a port of embarkation for crusaders travelling to the Holy Land, Brindisi, along with Taranto and Bari, now forms part of the industrial “triangle” of southern Italy.

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Tourist attractions Brindisi : Things to see and do

S. Benedetto Church

V. Manzoni I - 72100 Brindisi

This church has a very simple interior, with three naves separated by columns with Corinthian capitals and a zoomorphic (cows, lions and rams) under a vault intersected with ribs. A portico with small polygonal columns with extremely stylised capital..

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S. Giovanni al Sepolcro

Piazza San Giovanni al Sepolcro I - 72100 Brindisi

Built in the 11C this the Church of the Templars has a door with a canopy (over the door) supported by lions.

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S. Lucia (Chapelle Sainte Lucie)

V. Santa Lucia I - 72100 Brindisi

This Romanesque church preserves frescoes that are now very badly damaged dating from the 13C. The earlier Basilian church survives underneath the building, with its ogival crossed arches supported by columns with Corinthian capitals. The walls are d..

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Hotels Brindisi

Hotel Torino

Largo Pietro Palumbo 6 I - 72100 Brindisi

Set in the heart of Brindisi, Hotel Torino is next to the main square Piazza Cairoli and 5 minutes' walk from the harbour. It offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and satellite TV channels. Each room at the Torino Hotel comes with an LCD TV..

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Palazzo Virgilio

Corso Umberto I 141 I - 72100 Brindisi

The design 4-star Palazzo Virgilio offers free parking and stylish rooms with light-wood furniture, free Wi-Fi and an LCD TV. It is just 100 metres from Brindisi Train Station. Rooms at Virgilio come with air conditioning and soundproofing systems a..

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Hotel L'Approdo

Via Del Mare 34 I - 72100 Brindisi

Hotel L'Approdo is located on the seafront in Brindisi city centre. It offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and features a restaurant serving fish specialities. The rooms at L’Approdo Hotel are functional and simply furnished. They include a..

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Restaurants Brindisi

Pantagruele

salita di Ripalta 1/5 I - 72100 Brindisi

This bright, modern, enthusiastically run restaurant focuses on home cooking based on fish and seafood dishes, such as laganari pasta with lobster (depending on availability) and scorpion fish soup. Non-fish dishes include the delicious maltagliati p..

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Palazzo Virgilio

corso Umberto I 137 I - 72100 Brindisi

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Grande Albergo Internazionale

lungomare Regina Margherita 23 I - 72100 Brindisi

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