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Things to do in Barletta Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Barletta Italy. If you’are planning to visit Barletta for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Barletta and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Barletta and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

A trip to Barletta, city of churches

Trip to Barletta in Puglia
Trip to Barletta in Puglia

In Puglia on the Adriatic Sea, there is the city of Barletta that had a great bloom commercial and cultural during the Middle Ages. Like many historic cities in Italy, the city of Barletta is also made up of a more modern nucleus and an older nucleus where the monuments of the city.

Walking through Via Vittorio Emanuele II, I come across the wonderful Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre built in the twelfth century in Gothic style. Near the Basilica, I admire the giant, and famous all over the world, Bronze Colossus that is said to be a native of Constantinople.

I head towards the Adriatic coast, where next to the Castle, is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore built in the mid-twelfth century in typically Romanesque style. The cathedral is not only the main hub of the religious life of the city, but also its urban planning milestone, being the city of Barletta developed from the ecclesiastical center from the current cathedral.

written by Patricia Carter - Last update: 22/10/2021
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Archaeological Sites

Parco Archeologico Canne della Battaglia

Canne della Battaglia is an impressive archaeological site near Barletta. It was the background of the battle between Romans and Carthaginians during the Second Punic War that took place in 216 BC. Even today you can admire the majestic city walls and the Antiquarium, or the museum that preserves all the materials found from the excavations. Passing past an ancient door you reach the Citadel, an area that preserves all the remains of Roman and Medieval times.

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Barletta?

LA PALMA DEL SOL - >Barletta
Barletta - Via R. Scommegna 106/O-P
AZIENDA AGRICOLA LAMA DI LUNA - >Andria
Andria (9 Km) - Via Crocifisso 48
FABRIS PALACE - >Trani
Trani (11 Km) - Vico N. Vischi 9
CAMPEGGIO LE DIOMEDEE - >Margherita di Savoia
Margherita di Savoia (13 Km) - Fraz. Santa Maria Del Merino - Loc. Pantano
AGRITURISMO TENUTA LEONE  - >Canosa di Puglia
Canosa di Puglia (21 Km) - Ctr. Cefalicchio, Km 4,301

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