Piazza Fontana

A reference point and meeting place for the inhabitants of Taranto, Piazza Fontana opens up beyond the bridge of Porta Napoli and introduces with its history to the alleys of the old town.\n\nThe space, which has undergone several transformations over the centuries, has represented since the Middle Ages the beating heart of the city's commercial activities.\n\nThe current arrangement dates back to 1992 and is the work of the Tarantino artist Nicola Carrino, with the large fountain in the center that unites some original elements of the one erected in 1861.\n\nThe square is home to the 18th-century Clock Tower while just a few steps away, in via Cariati, the picturesque fish market still takes place on the outermost arm of the Mar Piccolo, where the renowned Tarantino mussels are farmed.