Brindisi (Salentino: Brìnnisi) is a medium-sized city of Apulia, southern Italy. It is the third largest city of Salento Peninsula (the "heel" of the Italian "boot") and one of the busiest ports of the Adriatic Sea.
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Apart from being a ferry port Brindisi is also home to the United Nations logistics base (UNLB). The base provides resources logistic support, telecommunications and training opportunity for all peacekeeping operations around the world. The city was founded by the Messapians, a population of Illyrian origin, with the name of Brunda, meaning "deer's head". This name is due to the natural harbour which resembles the shape of the animal's antlers.
Surrounding areas, such as beaches to the north, are best reached by car. As the city centre area is not so large, a bit over a kilometre from the train station to the Roman Columns, most of the sights in the city centre can be seen in an afternoon on foot. Because of many military facilities in the surroundings of Brindisi, areas north or south of the city centre are not easy (or very pleasant) to reach on foot. For most things outside of the centre, it is better to take a bus or rent a car.
1 Monumento al Marinaio d'Italia (Monument to the Italian Sailor), Viale Duca degli Abruzzi. 09:00-13:00, 16:00-20:00; closed on Wednesday (summer opening hours). A tribute to the 6,000 Italian sailors died in World War I, built in 1933. It is 53meteres (174 ft) high and it has the shape of a rudder, made in reinforced concrete and clad with limestone rock. You can visit the crypt or climb a helical stairway to reach its top, where it is possible to admire the view over the whole city and its harbour. €3. (updated Jul 2023) 2 Roman columns and Virgil’s Staircase (Colonne Romane e Scalinata Virgiliana), Via Colonne, 53. Daily, all day.
Restaurants will have many common items of Apulian cuisine. Famous pasta styles include spaghetti alle vongole and orechiette con cime di rapa. Locals speak highly of the seafood in the area. All these are in the city centre: 1 Pizzeria La Piazzetta, Piazza Mercato, 3. (updated May 2022) 2 Il Botteghino Pizzeria, Corso Roma, 35. (updated May 2022) 3 La Cantina ti l'Artisti, Via De' Terribile, 11. Down home cooking (updated May 2022) 4 Urban Beat Burger & Coffee, Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 76. (updated May 2022) 5 Locanda degli Schiavoni, Via Giovanni Tarantini, 41. A pizza restaurant (updated May 2022) 6 Ristorante gusto, Via Palestro, 16.
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In Jul, Brindisi typically sees ~31°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.
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