BARI:
Lying roughly halfway along the Adriatic coast, on the fringes of the
fertile Terra di Bari, the city consists of two distinct parts, the old
city, a maze of twisting lanes, which lies on a small peninsula between
the bays of the old and new ports, and the modern town stretching
inland as well as along the coast, built to a neatly square plan... READ
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BRINDISI:
Situated on the Adriatic coast of the
Salentino peninsula, the oldest part of the town stands on the
promontory jutting into a sheltered bay, while the new town,
characterized by its regular layout, has spread inland... READ
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FOGGIA:
The town lies at a height of 76 m. above
sea level, on the Tavoliere delle Puglie, in the middle of an
intensively cultivated area, and is an important crossroads for road
communications and also a railway junction... READ
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LECCE:
Lecce has been
called the 'Florence of the baroque',
more than 40 churches and at least as many noble palazzi were built or
renovated here between the middle of the 17th century and the end of
the 18th to create one of the most unified urban landscapes in Italy.
It is a relaxed place; the locals sit outside bars such as Pasticceria
Alvino in piazza Sant'Oronzo, sipping iced coffee with almond syrup
(latte di mandorla, an eminently southern soft drink), or they
window-shop along corso Vittorio Emanuele... READ
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TARANTO:
The city of Taranto lies inside the Gulf of the same name, and of the
two urban nuclei, the old town stands on an isthmus crossed by a pair
of canals which link the inner lagoon of the Mar Piccolo with the Mar
Grande, and is characterized by its narrow though interesting streets.
The new town extends eastwards in land, in a triangle with a regular
urban layout. The two towns are linked by the famous swing bridge... READ
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