Talsano is the most important and populous hamlet of Taranto. The birth of the first settlement can be traced back to around 1300 AD: at the time of the notorious Turks' raids our shores were continuously attacked by the Saracens who plundered and destroyed everything that belonged to the infidels (not belonging to the Muslim religion); for this reason the inhabitants (generally farmers and sheperds) began to gather in groups, giving rise to the first small communities, preferring to settle in fortifications (the famous farms equipped with high walls) in the hinterland, at a safe distance from the sea.