Taranto
Taranto is a city in the Apulia region of Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto. The population is 201,349. Taranto also has a large port.
| Comune di Taranto | |
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Flag of Flag | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Taranto (TA) |
| Frazioni | Talsano, Lido Azzurro, Lama, San Vito |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ippazio Ezio Stefàno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 217 km2 (84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 201,349 |
| • Density | 927.9/km2 (2,403/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 74100 |
| Patron saint | San Cataldo |
| Saint day | May 10 |
| Website | www.comune.taranto.it |
Taranto Media
Taranto and harbor from ISS, 2017
The view of the Little Sea from the Appian Way
Palazzo del Governo facing the Lungomare, which was inaugurated in 1934 by Benito Mussolini
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Via Cava in Old City. The painted red arched door of the old, multi-storied palazzo is an example of the street art that since 2013 became a feature of Old City
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Old derelict buildings in Via di Mezzo which forms the cross that divides the four pittagi
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Tarantinian mussels cooked in a pan
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The two leaves of the 1887-built Ponte Girevole turning to open the waterway for a large ship
