The Lato is a river in the
province of Taranto
The province of Taranto ( it, provincia di Taranto; Tarantino: ; Salentino: ), previously known as the province of the Ionian, is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Taranto. It has an area of , and a total popul ...
in the
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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region of
southern Italy
Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half.
The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...
.
Its source is north of
Laterza near the border with the
province of Bari. The river flows south near Laterza and
Ginosa
Ginosa ( Barese: ) is a small town and ''comune'' in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southern Italy.
Main sights
The most important monument of Ginosa is the ''Castello Normanno'' (Norman Castle). It was built in 1080 by Robert Guiscard to def ...
before curving southeast. It flows near Case Perrone before flowing into the
Gulf of Taranto
The Gulf of Taranto ( it, Golfo di Taranto; Tarantino: ; la, Sinus Tarentinus) is a gulf of the Ionian Sea, in Southern Italy.
The Gulf of Taranto is almost square, long and wide, making it the largest gulf in Italy, and it is delimited by the ...
near
Castellaneta Marina.
References
Rivers of the Province of Taranto
Rivers of Italy
Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea
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