Ponte Girevole
The Ponte Girevole is a swing bridge in Taranto, Italy, spanning the navigation canal between Taranto's Mar Grande and the Mar Piccolo. The bridge connects Borgo Antico island to the Borgo Nuovo peninsula.Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: swing bridge in Taranto, Italy
- Also known as: “ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Poseidon and National Archaeological Museum of Taranto.
Temple of Poseidon
Archaeological site
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Poseidon is a peripteral Doric temple of Magna Graecia located in the modern piazza Castello in the historic centre of Taranto, Italy. It is the oldest temple in Magna Graecia and the only Greek religious structure still visible in the old town of Taranto. Temple of Poseidon is situated 210 metres west of Ponte Girevole.
National Archaeological Museum of Taranto
Museum
Photo: Tripto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto is an Italian museum in Taranto, Italy. It exhibits one of the largest collections of artifacts from the Magna Graecia, including the Gold of Taranto. National Archaeological Museum of Taranto is situated 270 metres east of Ponte Girevole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talsano.
Talsano
Town
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.
Talsano is a town, which is situated 8 km southeast of Ponte Girevole.
Ponte Girevole
- Categories: swing bridge, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Taranto, Taranto, Apulia, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Ponte Girevole” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Frantzisko Paolakoaren zubia”
- Basque: “Ponte Girevole”
- Dutch: “Ponte Girevole”
- French: “ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
- French: “Ponte Girevole”
- German: “Drehbrücke von Tarent”
- German: “ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
- German: “Ponte Girevole”
- Hungarian: “Ponte Girevole”
- Italian: “ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
- Italian: “Ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
- Italian: “ponte girevole di Taranto”
- Italian: “ponte San Francesco da Paola”
- Spanish: “Ponte di San Francesco di Paola”
- Turkish: “San Francesco di Paola Köprüsü”
- “Ponde Girevole”
- “Ponte Girevole”
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