Me sitting on a wooden bench painted with historical information related to Brindisi at the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. (June 10, 2023)
Italy Day 54: Brindisi day trip from Lecce!
Brindisi was both a short trip and a short day. Only a 30 minute train ride from Lecce and even though we had plans to explore more after our walking tour, it started to rain and with that came the thunder and lightening so we ate hoping to wait out the rain. But when it didn’t stop, we hopped an early train back to Lecce.
Although we were prepared, with our rain gear, the rain turned out to be quite the pour down.
Anyway, here’s a tiny glimpse of Brindisi.
Me sitting on a wooden bench painted with historical information related to Brindisi at the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. (June 10, 2023)Along the quiet main street of Corso Umberto I in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The Piazza Vittorio Emmanuel II in Brindisi. There’s a Vittorio Emmanuel II piazza in most of the Italian cities we’ve been to. He was king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861 and then the first king of Italy until 1878. He worked to free Italy from foreign control and became a central figure of the movement for Italian unification. (June 10, 2023)The Piazza Vittorio Emmanuel II in Brindisi. There’s a Vittorio Emmanuel II piazza in most of the Italian cities we’ve been to. He was king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861 and then the first king of Italy until 1878. He worked to free Italy from foreign control and became a central figure of the movement for Italian unification. (June 10, 2023)The Monument to the Latin poet Virgil in the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuel II in Brindisi. The poet lived in Brindisi and died in 19 BC. The Carrara marble statue is the work of Floriano Bodini and was placed in the piazza in 1988 to celebrate the poet’s life and death in Brindisi. According to tradition the poet’s home was once located next to the Roman Columns of Brindisi, facing the sea. (June 10, 2023)The Port of Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The Port of Brindisi where the sail boats gathered for the annual Brindisi-Corfu, a historic international regatta. (June 10, 2023)The Port of Brindisi where the sail boats gathered for the annual Brindisi-Corfu, a historic international regatta. (June 10, 2023)Virgil’s Staircase leads to the Roman Columns of Brindisi which many thought to be the end of the Appian Way, but it actually ended closer to the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II also along the Port of Brindisi just a few hundred steps away. (June 10, 2023)Virgil’s Staircase leads to the Roman Columns of Brindisi which many thought to be the end of the Appian Way, but it actually ended closer to the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II also along the Port of Brindisi just a few hundred steps away. (June 10, 2023)A view of the Port of Brindisi from Virgil’s Staircase that leads to both the Port or Harbour and to the Roman Columns. (June 10, 2023)A close-up of the Roman Columns, considered the symbol of Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The tallest and complete Roman Column in Brindisi. The capital of the column is a copy, but the original was placed in the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. (June 10, 2023)Originally, there were two twin Roman Columns of Brindisi, but after this one collapsed around 1528. (June 10, 2023)The original capital of the tallest and intact Roman Column of Brindisi is now housed inside the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. The capital is decorated with four anthropomorphic figures, one for each side, depicting Neptune, facing the sea and on the opposite side is Jupiter. Mars and Minerva are opposite each other on the other two sides. This side shows Neptune. (June 10, 2023)The original capital of the tallest and intact Roman Column of Brindisi is now housed inside the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna. The capital is decorated with four anthropomorphic figures, one for each side, depicting Neptune, facing the sea and on the opposite side is Jupiter. Mars and Minerva are opposite each other on the other two sides. This side shows Neptune. (June 10, 2023)Walking around the historical center of Brindisi before the rain storm. (June 10, 2023)Walking to the Piazza Duomo through the tower of St. John’s the Baptist in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)Walking around the historical center of Brindisi before the rain storm. (June 10, 2023)St. John’s the Baptist Church, also known as the Cathedral Church in Brindisi, was originally built between 1098 and 1132. (June 10, 2023)The Portico of the Knights Templar, now the entrance of the Archeological Museum, was built in 1565 a few steps from the Cathedral of Brindisi in the Piazza Duomo. (June 10, 2023)Walking around the historical center of Brindisi before the rain storm. (June 10, 2023)The Roman ruins outside of the Museum of the Palazzo Granafei Nervegna and the entrance to the Roman ruins excavation found under the G. Verdi Municipal Theatre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)Roman ruins under the G. Verdi Municipal Theater in Brindisi. The Roman remains represent a neighborhood made up of a paved street paved with paving stones and vestiges of private family homes with mosaic floors, and a thermal bath facility, dating from the end of the 1st century BC. (June 10, 2023)Roman ruins under the G. Verdi Municipal Theater in Brindisi. The Roman remains represent a neighborhood made up of a paved street paved with paving stones and vestiges of private family homes with mosaic floors, and a thermal bath facility, dating from the end of the 1st century BC. (June 10, 2023)Roman ruins under the G. Verdi Municipal Theater in Brindisi. The Roman remains represent a neighborhood made up of a paved street paved with paving stones and vestiges of private family homes with mosaic floors, and a thermal bath facility, dating from the end of the 1st century BC. (June 10, 2023)The Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi is a circular Romanesque church built towards the end of the 11th century at the behest of the Norman prince Bohemond . He had participated in the Crusades and wanted to give thanks for its success. (June 10, 2023)The entrance door to the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi is characterized by a small porch with two highly carved marble columns on the sides, supported by two lions also made from marble. (June 10, 2023)A close-up of a carving along the marble columns of the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)A close-up of a carving along the marble columns of the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)Inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi with its “horse shoe” shape and eight columns in concentric circle. This design is in memory of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The original vaulted roof was replaced by a new wood roof. On the walls there are fresco paintings from the 12th to 15th centuries. (June 10, 2023)Inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi with its “horse shoe” shape and eight columns in concentric circle. This design is in memory of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. The original vaulted roof was replaced by a new wood roof. On the walls there are fresco paintings from the 12th to 15th centuries. (June 10, 2023)The faded frescoes inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The faded frescoes inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The faded frescoes inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)The faded frescoes inside the Church of St. John the Sepulchre in Brindisi. (June 10, 2023)Walking around the historical center of Brindisi before the rain storm. (June 10, 2023)Walking around the historical center of Brindisi before the rain storm. (June 10, 2023)The National Monument to the Italian Sailors fallen during the First World War. The monument in the piazza Santa Teresa, overlooks the Port of Brindisi, was inaugurated in Brindisi in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III in 1933. Brindisi was the site of the naval base of the low Adriatic. (June 10, 2023)The National Monument to the Italian Sailors fallen during the First World War. The monument in the piazza Santa Teresa, overlooks the Port of Brindisi, was inaugurated in Brindisi in the presence of King Vittorio Emanuele III in 1933. Brindisi was the site of the naval base of the low Adriatic. (June 10, 2023)The portion the Port of Brindisi by the National Monument to the Italian Sailors fallen during the First World War. (June 10, 2023)The portion the Port of Brindisi by the National Monument to the Italian Sailors fallen during the First World War. (June 10, 2023)
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