Taranto Cruise Port (Molo San Cataldo)
Cruise terminal on Molo San Cataldo with five berths for ships up to 360 m. A new terminal is under construction next to it.
Taranto, Italy
Taranto is a port city in Puglia, in the heel of southern Italy, founded by the Spartans and once a leading city of Magna Graecia. More about Taranto →
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Taranto day.
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Where is the Taranto cruise port?
Cruise ships berth on the quays of Molo San Cataldo (Primo Sporgente Ponente and Levante, Calata 1 and Calata 2) in Taranto's commercial port, at the edge of the old town. The Port Authority has set a designated pedestrian route for cruise passengers, and the waterfront path towards Molo Sant'Eligio and Piazza Fontana leads into the Citta Vecchia.
Terminal
Getting to the Taranto cruise port
Castello Aragonese → Molo San Cataldo
2.4 km · ~32 min by car
About 2.4 km, roughly 32 minutes on foot along the designated pedestrian route; the castle stands at the swing bridge between the Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
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Walk
Freeper person
Varies
Designated pedestrian route for cruise passengers.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
The old town and castle are walkable; Alberobello and the Itria Valley are reached by excursion or private transfer. Distances and times are approximate.
Taranto Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Taranto
- Casual lunch per person
- EUR 10–30
- per person
- Restaurant dinner per person
- EUR 20–60
- per person
Prices are approximate. Cafes and trattorias cluster in the new town around Via D'Aquino and Corso Umberto, on the Lungomare and in the old town.
Where to eat
Borgo (new town) around Via D'Aquino / Corso Umberto
Citta Vecchia (old town island)
Lungomare Vittorio Emanuele III
Destination
About Taranto
Taranto is a port city in Puglia, in the heel of southern Italy, founded by the Spartans and once a leading city of Magna Graecia. It sits between two seas, the Mar Grande and the Mar Piccolo, with the old town on a small island linked by a swing bridge. Cruise ships berth at Molo San Cataldo, where a pedestrian route leads passengers into the city.
The old town, the seafront Aragonese Castle and the Cathedral of San Cataldo are close by, and the National Archaeological Museum holds rich Greek finds. Excursions head to the trulli of Alberobello and the Itria Valley.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- Currency
- EUR
Things to Do in Taranto
Castello Aragonese
Seafront castle guarding the channel between the two seas, next to the swing bridge.
Citta Vecchia
Taranto's old town on its small island, with narrow lanes and the Cathedral of San Cataldo.
MArTA – National Archaeological Museum
Museum of Greek and Roman Taranto, with rich Magna Graecia finds.
Alberobello
UNESCO-listed town of whitewashed, cone-roofed trulli houses in the Itria Valley.