Brindisi ili arkeolojik alanları

Ancient Archaeological Treasures

This collection highlights the archaeological diversity of the Brindisi province, spanning from prehistoric megaliths to Messapian settlements and Roman urban remains. Key sites include the ruins of Egnazia, the rock-cut Byzantine frescoes of the Crypt of San Biagio, and the Roman thermal baths preserved beneath Brindisi's Teatro Verdi. Visitors can explore defensive Saracen towers, Messapian fortification walls at Muro Tenente, and various Bronze Age sites that illustrate the long-standing cultural evolution of the Salento peninsula.

Ancient Archaeological Treasures — Harita

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Area archeologica San Pietro degli Schiavoni

Preserved Roman residential district located beneath the Verdi Theater, featuring basalt-paved streets, thermal baths, and mosaic floors dating from the 1st to 4th centuries AD.

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Egnazia archaeological area

Gnatia, Egnatia or Ignatia was an ancient city of the Messapii, and their frontier town towards the Salentini.

Vincimanno Capograssi / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Cripta di San Biagio

A 12th-century rock-cut church situated within Mount Jannuzzo, notable for its well-preserved Byzantine-style frescoes depicting the life of Saint Blaise.

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San Pancrazio Salentino

San Pancrazio Salentino is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italy coast.

Gabriele1970 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Valesio

Ancient Messapian city later used as a Roman postal station (mutatio), featuring ruins of a thermal complex and defensive walls.

Gabriele1970 / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Parco Archeologico di Valesio

Archaeological park showcasing the ancient city of Valesio, including Messapian fortifications and Roman-era baths along the historical Traiana Calabra road.

Martina Kellnerová / CC-BY-SA

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Scavi Archeologici

Archaeological excavation site located near Ostuni.

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Parco Archeologico di Muro Tenente

Extensive Messapian settlement featuring massive fortification walls and remains of domestic dwellings dating from the 4th to 3rd centuries BC.

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Cripta Basiliana di San Michele

A natural cave system in the Sant'Angelo district containing evidence of early Christian worship and religious inscriptions.

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Tempietto di San Miserino

A 6th-century religious building with a masonry dome, originally part of a late Roman villa or early Christian complex.

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Dolmen di Montalbano [Dolmen di Cisternino, Tavola dei Paladini]

Bronze Age megalithic monument consisting of a large stone slab supported by vertical pillars, also known as the Tavola dei Paladini.

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Torre Pozzelle (Torre Saracena)

A 16th-century coastal watchtower built as part of a defensive network against Saracen raids.

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Località Masseria Porto Fetente - area di frammenti (età del Ferro)

Iron Age archaeological area identified by concentrations of pottery fragments.

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Località Mingucci - stazione preistorica

Prehistoric station and settlement site.

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Località La Specchia - insediamento (Paleolitico, età del Bronzo e del Ferro)

Multi-layered settlement site with evidence of occupation from the Paleolithic era through the Bronze and Iron Ages.

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Località Masseria Minguccio - insediamento età preistorica

Prehistoric settlement site.

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Campo Boario - necropoli (età messapica)

Ancient burial ground dating to the Messapic period.

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Località San Salvatore - area di frammenti (età del Bronzo ed ellenistica)

Archaeological area containing artifact fragments from the Bronze Age and Hellenistic periods.

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Località Stabilimento Gialleddo - necropoli

Ancient necropolis site featuring historical burial remains.

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Località Masseriola - area di frammenti (età del Bronzo)

Bronze Age site identified by ceramic fragments and historical artifacts.