Via Cavour, 10, 74123 Taranto TA
Take the A3 motorway and continue on the A16/E842, then on the E843 to Massafra. From there, join the SS7. Continue along the SS7 and follow the signs for Taranto, driving along Via per Massafra until you reach Via Cavour, where the museum is located.
You need to take a FlixBus from Naples Central Station on a direct route or use the replacement buses provided by Trenitalia.
You can reach the center of Taranto by train from Naples Central Station. The train passes through Potenza station and arrives at its final destination on the west side of Piazza della Libertà in Taranto. From there, you need to take a bus for a short ride to the museum.
The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MArTA) is one of the most important archaeological museums in Italy, established in 1887. Its headquarters is the former Convent of San Pasquale di Baylon, also known as the Convent of the Alcantarini Friars, built in the second half of the 18th century. The convent was built thanks to Fra Serafino Carrozzini da Soleto, who in 1747 obtained the decree for its foundation from Charles III of Bourbon and Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. After the unification of Italy, in 1865, the convent was expropriated and used as a prison, and was then purchased by the Municipality of Taranto and transformed into the headquarters of the national museum. The MArTA houses one of the richest collections of artifacts from the Magna Graecia era, including the famous Gold of Taranto.
