# History of Puglia

> The MArTA displays the history of Southern Italy and the roots of its culture through the objects that belonged to the people who inhabited this area

- **City:** Taranto
- **Venue:**  MArTA - Archaeological Museum
- **Categories:** [Culture](/en/culture.md)
- **Location:** 40.473753, 17.2387472 (Via Cavour, 10, 74123 Taranto, Taranto TA, Italia)
- **Directions:** https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=40.473753,17.2387472
- **Available languages:** en, it, de

## Contact
- **Phone:** +39 099 4532112
- **Website:** https://museotaranto.beniculturali.it/en/

## About
- MArTA exhibits one of the largest collections of artefacts from the Magna Graecia period, including the famous “Ori of Taranto”
- it was established in 1887 and is located in the former Convento dei Frati Alcantarini
- to visit the MArTA is indispensable in order to understand the history of Puglia
- Sunday mornings they often organise concerts “**Musica al MArTA – Le matinée domenicali**“
- access only with online booking

## Photos
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*Source: PugliApp — Caroline's Puglia travel guide. JSON: `/api/places/history-of-puglia?locale=en`.*
*Other languages: [it](/it/place/storia-di-puglia.md) · [de](/de/place/geschichte-apuliens.md)*