Puglia - Itineraries

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Puglia c/o Frederick II

In Foggia, capital of the Tavoliere and city where the Holy Roman Emperor loved to pass the colder months of the year, all that remains of Federick II of Swabia's Royal Residence and which managed to survive both the devastating earthquake of 1731 and the second world war bombing raids, is an arch of acanthus flowers supported by two eagle shaped capitals, now visible on the perimeter wall of the city's Civic Museum. A few steps from...

Puglian Romanesque

Puglia is the region of Southern Italy which boasts the greatest number of buildings from the Romanesque period: a time when a succession of magnificent churches and cathedrals were erected from the north to the south of the region, cathedrals such as those of Trani and Otranto and Sanctuaries such as that of San Michele Arcangelo in Monte S. Angelo. "La Capitanata" - or the province of Foggia - and the "Lands of...

Puglia's sunny mountain

The "Sunny Mountain" as the Gargano promontory has been nicknamed for obvious reasons, is blessed with wonderfully clean beaches, secluded coves, and enchanting bays all of which lapped by the bluest of seas. From the white pebble beaches of Mattinata to the soft sandy dunes of Vieste and as far as the much loved seaside town of Peschici, the panoramic SS89 highway snakes its way along this, one of Italy's most spectacular...

Savoring Salento

We commence our journey through Puglia's Salento region in Lecce, the undisputed capital of Italian Baroque. At the heart of the central Piazza Duomo, lies the Cathedral with its splendid portal by Giacomo Manzù. To the left of the cathedral, there is the 70 meter high bell tower, from the summit of which a magnificent view of the Adriatic sea can be seen. On particularly clear days, the view extends as far as the distant...

Puglia's Ionic coast

Taranto, which was named Taras by the ancient Greeks, is really two cities rolled into one. Geographically, this City of Two Seas, is divided by the Mar Piccolo and the Mar Grande. Traces of the city's past historic importance can be found in the Duomo of S. Cataldo, the Aragonese Castle, the remains of a Doric temple, and the many fascinating exhibits on display in the MArTa, National Archaeological Museum. Taranto, which is the...

 

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