Brindisi

Italy

Things to do in Brindisi:

Brindisi Restaurants

Affordable (26)

Braceria Da Soleti

Cisternino is famous for its meat, and this restaurant shows you why. Try not to eat too much antipasti because the main courses are huge. read more
Fine dining (24)

Il Giardino

On a warm evening, you can sit in their garden in a refined and elegant setting and peruse their diverse menu. The orechiette con funghi e vongole (clam and mushroom pasta) is particularly good. read more

Brindisi Nightlife

Chilled (19)

Caff� Cavour

This is a classy bar upstairs and a luxury dining cave downstairs. Refined, elegant, warm and inviting with excellent snacks and meals on offer. read more
Clubbing (20)

Stone's Caf�

A good bar-restaurant that gets lively on the weekends. DJs play soul and funky house late into the night. read more

This Month in Brindisi:

Shopping: Forget the shops and do the markets. It's on Fridays in Brindisi, but the best one is in Ostuni on Saturdays. They all finish by midday, so get there early.

Sightseeing: A simple walk around the old town will offer up centuries of historical places of interests. Once a major military and ecclesiastical centre, there are many churches, shrines and Norman buildings to be found.

Key areas: The Museo Archeologico Provinciale Ribezzo will help you understand your walk around the old town. With exhibits dating back to the early Greek settlers, there is plenty to see that explains Brindisi's fascinating origins and history (admission free, 8 Piazza del Duomo, tel: 0831 56 55 08).

Brindisi News & Gossip

II Giardino Segreto, Brindisi and Bari

Join Milan’s fashionistas this summer in Puglia’s trendy cave bars and on its pristine beaches by booking this exquisitely renovated 15th-century monastery in Galatina. It sleeps six and has a roof terrace with film projector for private film screenings – a summer bargain at only €160 a night.

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Brindisi Trivia

May: Dotted along the coast between Brindisi and Bari are numerous 15th-century forts and watchtowers that used to guard against invaders. Marked in white on brown signposts, they are often a good place to go for nice beaches, bars and restaurants.
April: At Birra Gruit, they serve a beer that has been made to the same recipe in the same monastery for 400 years (gruit.it).
March: Rudolph Valentino, one of history's greatest sex symbols, was born in Castellaneta, Puglia. His untimely death at the age of 31 had 100,000 mourners lining the streets of New York.