2-Hour Tour of Medieval Bari: History, Knights & Pilgrims

Highlights

• Via Francigena (Rua dei Francesi)
• Nicolaian Basilica
• Medieval Epigraphs

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Basilica San Nicola

   40min

   Church of the patron saint of Bari built in 1089 on the remains of the Catapano palace. Symbol of the Apulian Romanesque of the 11th - 12th centuries. Here we will go through the most important history of Bari and the stone will speak.

2. 2

   Cattedrale di San Sabino

   1h

   Cathedral of San Sabino: Symbol of ecclesiastical power, seat of the episcopate and seat of the first patron of Bari San Sabino. We will visit one of the oldest but also most modern churches in Bari. We will visit the crypt which still retains its eighteenth-century appearance and the archaeological area with the remains of the Domus Romana, the mosaic of Timothy and a Byzantine church from the ninth century

3. 3

   Castello Normanno Svevo

   10min

   Symbol of the military and political power of the Normans first and of the Swabians later. Together we will recognize the various construction phases, the names of the towers, and the various vicissitudes that occurred inside the manor (outside)

Before you go

Location