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century structure was once a prison and is currently occupied by the Italian navy. Opposite
GOOGLE MAP
(Piazza
Castello)
.
Festivals & Events
Le Feste di Pasqua
Taranto is famous for its Holy Week celebrations - the biggest in the region - when bear-
ers in Ku Klux Klan-style robes carry icons around the town. There are three processions:
the Perdoni, celebrating pilgrims; the Addolorata (lasting 12 hours but covering only
4km); and the Misteri (even slower at 14 hours to cover 2km).
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Sleeping
HOTEL
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Hotel Akropolis
( 099 470 41 10;
www.hotelakropolis.it
;
Vico Seminario 3; s/d €105/145; )
A converted medieval
palazzo
in the crumbling old town, this luxurious hotel sits grandly beside the cathedral.
There are 13 stylish cream-and-white rooms, original majolica-tiled floors and tremend-
ous views from the rooftop terrace. The downstairs bar and restaurant is enclosed in stone,
wood and glass and has atmospheric curtained alcoves.
Europa Hotel
( 099 452 59 94;
www.hoteleuropaonline.it
; Via Roma 2; s €80-105, d €135-190; )
On the seafront
next to the swing bridge, this hotel has comfortable rooms (some with kitchenettes) over-
looking the old town.
HOTEL
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Eating & Drinking
Trattoria L'Orologio
MAP
TRATTORIA
$
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( 099 460 87 36; Via Duca D'Aosta 27; meals €18-25; lunch & dinner Mon-Fri, lunch Sat)
This deeply
traditional Tarantine trattoria is known for its seafood, which includes grilled mussels, oc-
topus with lemon and olive oil, and fried prawns and squid.
