Ginosa (Barese: Genòse) is a small town and comune in the province of Taranto, Apulia, southern Italy.

Originally the castle was adorned by three towers and a drawbridge, all destroyed during the 16th century, when the town became a barony of the Doria family.

The castle subsequently became a residential palace and also today overlooks the most ancient area of the town.

Being in the interior of a bay, the location receives inland heatwaves more frequently than most mediterranean coastlines.

This leads to unusually warm coastal days in summer by mainland Italian standards.