The Ionian, Heart of Mediterranean Europe
Italy, a founding Nation of the European Union, juts out into the Mediterranean – like an aircraft carrier- with almost 8.000 Km. of coastline. The Region of Apulia with the Province of Taranto and its main town Taranto, look onto the Ionian Sea, the centre of the Mediterranean. The Ionian Sea, Europe’s natural bridge on the Mediterranean, has not yet been given its full value: a horizontal East-West axis connecting Turkey and the countries of the Middle East with Spain, Portugal and France, intersecting with the North-South axis connecting Central and Northern Europe with the countries from North Africa that look onto “Our Sea”. Our project: “The Ionian, Heart of Mediterranean Europe” is intended to be a contribution to enrich the cultural and socio-economic scene of a Europe which is more and more tied to its Mediterranean routes and its heart: The Ionian Sea.
ITALY, THE APULIA REGION, THE PROVINCE OF TARANTO, THE IONIAN SEA: THE WAY TO MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE