History Apulia

bari

Already populated in prehistoric age Bari had his development with the arrival of the Romans that did an important municipality. The town can divide in two zones: That old woman of medieval plant and that item of news. In the ancient part one can visit the Palace of the Prefecture, the Castle where the rich gipsoteca has place of business of drawings of important buildings of the zona, the Municipality, the Diocesan Museum, the Cathedral and the Basilica of S. Nicola that lodges the saint's body. In the modern part one finds the quarter that lodges the Fair annually some East. Several the museums which the Archaeological Museum with a topographical section a prehistoric and, the Museum of Zoology and Anatomy Comparative that has place of business indoors of the Botanical Orchard and the Provincial Picture-gallery.

brindisi

Already at the time of Brindisi Romans a very important harbour was. Time, chief town of Apulian province, this continuos town to be a center with both agricultural and industrial blooming activities. Rich of buildings importing the Swabian Castle, the Templars riders', porch, the Episcopal palace and the Provincial Archaeological Museum between Reuibezzo. In the versant opposed the harbour quay can perceive the monument to the Sailor of high Italy about 53 meters. To places some Columns one can see a high column 19 meters of the II or III century. Between the cult monuments remember S. Giovanni church to the Grave, the cathedral, Christ's church and S. Benedetto church.

foggia

The earthquake of the '700 and the bombardments of the World War II seriously damaged the built-up area. The cathedral, rebuilt after the earthquake, preserves the Romanesque façade to blind arcades opened by double lancet windows, monofore, oculi and rhombi partly. Fair copy the church of the Calvary and that of S. Giovanni Battista.

lecce

Lecce owes his elegant and refined appearance to the architecture baroque, that changed the face between the XVII and the century XVIII. The town offers routes of artistic remarkable interest. Scenographic the complex one monumental understanding cathedral, episcopal palace and seminary; the cathedral and the church of cross S. are the masterpieces of the baroque leccese that was able to a join simplicity of lines to very rich decorations.

taranto

Chief town of province and seat of military harbour with naval important base. Not at all, or almost, he stays some Greek numerous buildings remembered by the sources, while of the Roman Tarentum one have the amphitheatre, the remains of thermal plants and private houses with mosaics. Medieval testimonies are the cathedral widely rearranged in baroque age, S. Domenico Maggiore Gothic church; slow more is instead the Aragonese castle.