Port of Brindisi, Commercial and passenger port in Brindisi, Italy.

The Port of Brindisi is a commercial and passenger facility with multiple terminals of varying depths that accommodate different vessel types. The infrastructure includes specialized areas for handling coal, fuel oil, natural gas, and chemical materials.

In ancient times this harbor served as the southern terminus of the Via Appia, Rome's principal highway. This made it a central point for goods traveling between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.

The two columns at the harbour's landward end, long taken for the terminus of the Via Appia, are carved with sea deities and tritons, a Roman salute to the water itself. Amphorae of the "Brindisi type" made here have been found across the Mediterranean. Today ferries leave for Vlorë, Igoumenitsa, Corfu and Çeşme.

Visitors should arrive early since the port is a large and busy area where it can be hard to navigate quickly. It helps to find out ahead of time which terminal you need to visit.

The two columns near the waterfront, long taken as the endpoint of the Via Appia, are carved with sea deities and tritons; they were a monumental gateway to the harbour rather than a road marker. The Angevin channel was kept open only to help water flow, and in 1778 Andrea Pigonati planned to farm Taranto mussels there but gave it up after public objection.