Tourist attractions Barletta

Dating from the Roman era, this statue symbolising the town, also known as the statue of Hercules is 4.5 metres in height. It is believed to be of the Byzantine emperor Valentinian I and, probably dating back to the 4C marks the passage from decadent..

Trani is justly proud of its Romanesque cathedral. The 11C-13C cathedral is dedicated to St Nicholas the Pilgrim, a humble Greek shepherd who, according to legend, arrived in Trani on the back of a dolphin. The fine bronze door , cast in 1180, leads..

This sizeable castle was built under Frederic and has undergone many subsequent modifications Charles V in particular, who alone may be credited with the exceptional spearhead shaped corner defences which contain two superposed hemispherical blockhou..

This basilica dating from the 12-14C, hiding behind the Colossus (Colosseo), harbours a beautiful reliquary of the Holy Cross, with its plinth covered in Limoge enamels.

Tradition has it that it was in the ground floor "cantina" of this Palace in 1503 that the Italian knights issued their French colleagues, who had accused them of cowardice, the challenge of Barletta . This incident went on to become what ..