Torre Mattoni, Metaponto

Name: Torre Mattoni
Address: Viale della Marinella, Metaponto, 74025, Italy
Telephone: +39 333 899 2741

#3 among attractions in Metaponto

Game and entertainment center, Tower

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Facts and practical information

The Mattoni Tower is an anti-Saracen tower located on the western outskirts of the Marina di Ginosa hamlet of the municipality of Ginosa, almost on the border with Basilicata.

The tower was built in the 16th century to defend the Ionian coast from sea raids by the Turks.

Today it is in a state of disrepair, due to the impossibility of reaching the tower as a result of the subdivision of a tourist village called "Torreserena Village."

The tower is located east of the Salinella Lake natural oasis, within the Stornara protected natural area and the Pinete dell'Arco Ionico natural area, classified as a Site of Community Interest.

Coordinates: 40°24'13"N, 16°51'58"E

Address

Viale della MarinellaMetaponto 74025 Italy

Contact

+39 333 899 2741

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Torre Mattoni – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tavole Palatine, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Metaponto, Metapontum.

2.6 miW
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Tavole Palatine, Metaponto
68 min walk • The Tavole Palatine are the remains of a hexastyle peripteral Greek temple of the sixth century BC, dedicated to the goddess Hera and the god Apollo. The temple, located near the Bradano river in the south of Italy, was part of a countryside sanctuary and remains of the wall of the temenos and of a very ancient altar are visible.
3.8 miSW
40°22'24"N • 16°48'25"E
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Metaponto, Metaponto
96 min walk • History museum, Museum
2.6 miSW
City
Metapontum, Metaponto
67 min walk • Metapontum or Metapontium was an important city of Magna Graecia, situated on the gulf of Tarentum, between the river Bradanus and the Casuentus. It was distant about 20 km from Heraclea and 40 from Tarentum.

Torre Mattoni, Metaponto

Facts and practical information

Torre Mattoni – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tavole Palatine, Metaponto

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Metaponto, Metaponto

Metapontum, Metaponto