Taranto, a Unique Experience
In the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, in a strategic position with respect to the main routes between East and West, the port of Taranto is the ideal hub for cruise traffic between Italy and the countries of the East Med.
On the S. Cataldo Pier, Taranto Cruise Port has recently built its new cruise terminal opened in May 2021, which welcomes thousands of passengers and crews. The piers of Taranto Cruise Port are able to accommodate even the largest cruise ships of the latest generation, a few meters from the heart of the ancient city. Thanks to the large hotel availability, port’s proximity to the city’s center and to the main air-train-road networks, Taranto Cruise Port has a high turnaround potential for pre & post cruise packages.
What makes Taranto precious as a cruise port is also the large number of shore excursions available, some of which are truly peculiar.
Preserve and protect the cetaceans of the Gulf of Taranto is the primary goal of the scientific research activities done by the Jonian Dolphin Conservation.
That’s why a boat tour with them in search of the numerous dolphins that live in the Big Sea is certainly an unforgettable experience: among the many things, you will get involved in conservation activities, will identify specimens, photograph their dorsal fin, and will hear and record their vocalizations. What a unique experience!
For those wishing to know both the small sea and the big sea which surround Taranto, it is available another itinerary from the Cheradi islands, that leads to the large inland mussel farms and shows the fascinating city waterfront from every point of view.
For lovers of the Spartan people, who gave birth to Taranto, it will be not possible to resist the city itinerary that leads to discover all the traces of the Magna Graecia era: from the Spartan hypogeum, an underground museum entirely dedicated to Spartans, to the Doric columns, magnificent remains of a temple dedicated to Poseidon, up to the MArTA museum, where all the findings of the area are kept.
