In
a nutshell The city’s name derives from Brunda
meaning, “The Head of a Deer”, inspired by the shape of Brindisi’s natural harbour.
With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869,
the Indïan Mail Route, a British shipping operation, estabilished a naval
link with routes from Brindisi to Bombay and back. During the 1st World War, Brindisi
was bombed approximately thirty times by enemy forces; from its port, Italian
naval ships and submarines left for 207 missions of war; so, the Military Cross
of Honor was brought to the city. During the Fascist era there was great interest
from Mussolinï, to upgrade the port, as well as the city. Also during the
2nd World War Brindisi was subject of aerial attacks from its enemies, suffering
great structural and housing damage. On the 10th September 1943, King Vittorio
Emanuele III with his Queen disembarked and, up until February 1944, Brindisi
was capital of Italy. Nowadays, approxïmately 100 thousand inhabitants live
in Brindisi. Here
is a nice site about and around Brindisi |
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