Brindisi is a natural port located on the "heel" of an Italian shoe. A lot of historic buildings have been preserved in the center, including Roman columns marking the end of the Via Appia.
Already in antiquity, the Saletian Peninsula, on which Brindisi lies, was of strategic importance. The first settlement was established here in the Bronze Age, and in the 7th century BC the Mycenaeans founded their colony. After the Romans occupied this area, a port was created in Brindisi, which was an important stop on the route to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It also maintained its commercial significance in the Middle Ages, and it flourished in the era of the Crusades.
Many monuments from different eras have been preserved in Brindisi to this day. One of the oldest is the Romanesque church of St. Benedict from the 11th century. The cathedral with a beautiful mosaic on the floor and the Church of the Holy Trinity come from the same period. There are also baroque buildings, such as the Church of Our Lady of the Angels and the Church of St. Teresa.
Among the monuments of Brindisi there are also the remains of ancient buildings. It is primarily an aqueduct that brought water to the city and columns that marked the end of the Via Appia leading from Rome. A characteristic element of the city's landscape, especially its port, is the Sailor's Monument to Italy, built in the 1930s.
