Locauto’s Taranto car rental office is located in San Giorgio Jonico at 2, Via Amilcare Cipriani. Provided our staff is available, you can pick up and return your vehicle outside office hours.
Locauto parking is located outside the rental office.
After filling up the tank of your rental car, return it to Locauto in Taranto at the appointed time and date. If you need to return your vehicle outside opening hours, please contact our staff.
The history of Taranto, a city stretching in between two seas, is a very peculiar one: when it was built, it used to be the only Spartan colony outside Greece; onto its ancient foundations, elements from different civilizations were later added. One of the buildings that best bears testimony to this is San Cataldo Cathedral, the oldest in the entire region: its Byzantine base was transformed through later Medieval and Baroque additions. Something completely different is the Concattedrale Gran Madre di Dio, located in the most modern area of Taranto and characterized by a steel and cement structure that is typical of contemporary religious buildings – it was, indeed, built in the 1970s.
You can walk back and forth the new and the old town through a swinging bridge dating back to the 19th century. This bridge, together with Aragonese Castle, is one of the most famous city symbols. Alongside with religious buildings, if you are passionate about history you will find plenty of options to enjoy your time in Taranto – for instance, you can visit the National Archeological Museum, enclosing an extensive art collection dating as back as the Neolithic age! Throughout the city, you can also visit many ancient necropolises.
You may also want to experience some quality time plunged in nature – the best destination in this case would be Palude La Vela Natural Reserve, which hosts a great deal of bird species. At the very heart of the city, though, you can’t miss Peripato Gardens, which extend over an area of five hectares and beguile all visitors and offer them the chance of enjoying a good stroll or open-air theater. As far as food is concerned, you won’t be disappointed by the typical Taranto dishes: local specialties include many fish-based dishes and old-but-gold cornerstones of Apulian gastronomy like panzerotti.
Apulia region is a treasure trove of history, culture, food and wonderful natural sceneries and the Taranto area is no exception. A tour of the Taranto area by car will let you savor these inspirational places and settings with all the calm you need. By renting a car in Taranto you will be able to visit several beautiful places like Manduria (45 minutes away from Taranto), famous for the production of Primitivo Di Manduria DOC red wine, Martina Franca (less than 40 minutes away), renown for the Baroque architecture of its churches, palaces and balconies, or Ginosa with its castles and archeological sites, and of course the gorgeous beaches spread all around.
Our Taranto car rental service is open to tourists and professionals alike – it indeed makes a flexible transportation method that can fit any budget. Our rental fleet comprises all segments from electric city cars to muscular SUVs, all of them sharing the same level of reliability and up-and-coming technology assets.
Check out our available vehicles and the ongoing offers on car hires in Taranto with Locauto by filling in the search engine on this page with your travel dates. Select your preferred vehicle, add the extras and insurance covers you wish and complete your booking in just a few steps, then prepare to enjoy your trip to Taranto to the fullest!
Locauto car rental offices are in San Giorgio Jonico, close to Taranto, which you can reach in a 20 minutes’ ride or by public transport. In order to get here using a private vehicle from Taranto, take SS7ter motorway and turn right onto SP110 – our car rental will be 50 mt away from you on your right. If you are coming here from Brindisi, first take SS7 motorway towards Taranto, then take the Grottaglie exit and continue onto Via Partigiani Caduti, and finally turn left onto SP110 - you will find us 50 mt later on your right.
Locauto Rent is a 100% Italian company, active in the rent-a-car market since late 70s. Our rental locations network covers the main Italian airports, the biggest railway stations and the major cities. We provide a full range of rental services: short, medium and long term, van rental service and a truly innovative digital full self-service car rental. Our fleet is of the highest level and is among the youngest in the market in terms of average age. We are commonly known for convenient, flexible and transparent pricing solutions and we are recognized for our service, human and technologically evolved at once.
An incredible specimen of Byzantine architecture later mixed with Gothic and Baroque elements. This is the oldest cathedral in the entire Apulia region.
Built on the furthest point of the isle where the historic center stands, it is an imposing defensive structure from the Norman age that can be visited from the inside.
This WWF-controlled natural reserve is a magical place very close to Taranto. It encloses several native bird species and a great variety of plants.
At the bottom of the sea of San Pietro in Bevagna lie 23 ancient Roman sarcophaguses dating back to 150-900 d.C. The town is rich in natural attractions, like the Chidro River natural reserve.
