10 History Museums in Salento That You Shouldn't Miss

Mandatory booking by phone or email at least 1 day before. Check in time is 9.30 / 11.30 and 15.00 / 17.30. You will visit the monumental olive grove, the hypogeum crusher, some historic rooms and end with a tasting of extra virgin olive oil. The duration is about 60/70 minutes and the cost is 12.00 Euros, pp., 6.oo Euros for the children and is free under 6 years.We only speak Italian and English language

The Diocesan Museum of Ostuni is found on the ground floor of the ancient Episcopal Hall, formerly the home of the Bishops of the ‘White City’. The museum, opened in August 2017, was designed to contain artworks originally housed in the Treasury of the Co-Cathedral Chapter, and from the Chapter Archeological Collections and art treasuries of local churches and monastries belonging to the Benedictine order (1519) and the Carmelite order (1730). In order to create an enjoyable, educational and cultural atmosphere, descriptions of the works of art in caption form have been added throughout the museum (an audio version is also available as an QR code for smarthphones). The aim is place our visitors, both adults and children, at the centre of the museum experience, awakening their thirst for culture via the museum’s innovative approach. Teodoro De Giorgio, Art Historian and Scientific Curator of the Museum

The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto is ones of the most important in Italy and was founded in 1887. The Museum is located from the beginning in a building named as Convent of S. Pasquale or of the Alcantarini monks, erected in mid-18th century. The structure has been expanded during the 20th century by the erection of the Northern wing, named Ala Ceschi. On the 29 July 2016 was opened the second floor. The MArTA in his magnificent new look HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC!. It's a leap into history: a story of Taranto and the territory. The new exhibition traces the history of men and women from the Paleolithic until the IV century B.C; completing the exhibition of the first floor of the museum