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CATHEDRAL OF SAN NICOLA PELLEGRINO TRANI |
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Built in honour of St. Nicolas the Pilgrim, work began on this cathedral in 1099, the year in which the saint was canonised. It was completed in 1143 without a bell-tower.
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CATHEDRAL OF SAN PIETRO BISCEGLIE |
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The cathedral was dedicated to St. Peter on its foundation in 1073 by Count Normanno Pietro II. It is among the oldest Romanesque churches in Puglia and has witnessed posterior Baroque style re-facing work. The apse, part... |
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CATHEDRAL OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA ANDRIA |
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Dating back to the Norman era, this cathedral was rebuilt and extended in late-Gothic style (XV – XVI centuries) by Duke Francesco II Del Balzo in 1350.
It was transformed in Baroque style and... |
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BASILICA OF SANTO SEPOLCRO BARLETTA |
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The oldest records of the Church of Santo Sepolcro date back to 1061: in fact, in a letter from Archbishop Bisanzio he discusses some concessions and privileges granted to the church which already existed in the suburb... |
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CATHEDRAL OF SANTA MARIA MAGGIORE BARLETTA |
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This church is divided into two separate parts. They are clearly distinguished with a front Romanesque part and a back Gothic part, a sign of long, interrupted periods of construction.
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CHURCH AND GROTTO OF SAN MICHELE MINERVINO MURGE |
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Located at the foot of Minervino, in a valley found at the end of a natural channel that once was a small river called “Matitani", the grotto of San Michele is a karstic cavern whose formation dates back to the Quaternary... |
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SAN SABINO CATHEDRAL CANOSA DI PUGLIA |
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This cathedral is dedicated to St. Sabino, bishop of Canosa during the V century, and was erected around 1080. It was mostly redesigned following the earthquake of 1689 and during the first decades of the nineteenth century,... |
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CHURCH OF THE TEMPLARS TRANI |
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The Church of Ognissanti, also known as the Church of the Templars and whose apses reflect in the nearby port, was built by the Knights Templar during the first half of the XII century; its basilica plan includes three... |
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CHURCH OF SAN ADOENO BISCEGLIE |
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After the cathedral, this is the oldest church in the city and among the best examples of Romanesque-Pugliese architecture. It was founded in 1074 and the Cirignano,... |
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CHURCH OF SANTA MARGHERITA BISCEGLIE |
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Of Romanesque-Pugliese architecture, it was founded in 1197 by Falco, a judge in the court of Henry VI and descendent of the Falcone family. Built outside the... |
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MADRE S.M. MAGGIORE CHURCH CORATO |
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According to tradition the oldest information about the church goes back to 1139, even though the actual building preserves very few features from this early construction... |
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