KISS ALLEY

KISS ALLEY

Taranto

Città vecchia

The Old Town prefers kissing, a s suggested by the alley’s nickname. After the Saracen's attack, which destroyed the city in around 900 anno domini, the roads were refurbished to allow one single person passage at a time. The decision to reduce the width of the roads was for two reasons. To prevent further invasions and to guarantee the safety of Taranto's citizens. This is why even today the people who walk along the narrow roads are forced to kiss one another. The space left to go past one another is so narrow that it is impossible not to brush past the people we meet.
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