On my way from the Salento to Basilicata I did also stop at Taranto, also known as the “Spartan City” as it was the only colony ever founded by Sparta, in 706 BC. “The City of Two Seas” is located on a spit of land that divides the open sea connected by an artifical canal.
It´s also the city of two faces as there is the modern Taranto and the old town, with the Aragonese Castle, the Cathedral and many other monuments.
