A journey to discover the monumental symbols of Medieval Bari. We will focus on the Via Francigena (Rua dei Francesi), we will pass by medieval bas-reliefs of the church of Sant'Ambrogio, we will meet knights and pilgrims on the doors of the Nicolaian basilica and we will read the medieval epigraphs of ancient crafts and tales. How to miss?
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.
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
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)
You will make your own way to the meeting points