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In a region that has about 800 kilometers of coastline, you mustn\u2019t miss the cathedrals of the sea, <\/b><\/strong>that stand overlooking the shore or perched on a cliff. Among these, the Trani cathedral <\/b><\/strong>is certainly one of the most famous in Puglia.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>UNESCO defined the church of San Nicola Pellegrino as “a monument transmitting a culture of peace”. Its construction lasted 44 years, beginning in 1099 and ending in 1043. The cathedral is defined as the queen of the\u00a0cathedrals in Puglia,<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0a majestic example of the Apulian\u00a0Romanesque style<\/b><\/strong>. In addition to the whiteness of its facade, this church is famous for its pointed arch located under its bell tower and which gives access to the market square behind the cathedral.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”z-index-up”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1545314682944{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2968″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1562312298285{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] <\/p>\n\t\t\t Another beautiful cathedrals of the sea <\/b><\/strong>is\u00a0the Abbey of San Vito in <\/b><\/strong>Polignano, one of the most famous in Puglia. Legend has it that San Vito asked a noblewoman from Salerno, who was saved from drowning in the Sele river, to move his body to Polignano, to the place where the tenth century abbey now stands. Seat of the Benedictine monks, it is a very popular place thanks to the Loggia<\/i><\/em>\u00a0which directly overlooks the sea and which is accessed via a majestic stairway. The abbey is surrounded by defensive walls and has two sighting towers to defend it from attacks from the sea.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″][\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2968″ width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1562312290070{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1545317448561{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2969″ width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1562312308541{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1545314682944{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2969″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1562312315877{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] <\/p>\n\t\t\t The Madre di Dio co-cathedral <\/b><\/strong>was built in Taranto by the famous Lombard architect Gi\u00f2 Ponti. The work was commissioned by the then Archbishop Guglielmo Motolese in 1970. The work represents a milestone in the life of this architect, creator of the Pirelli tower in Milan and designer of the Cassina “superlight” chair in 1957. \u00a0Instead of a dome, the co-cathedral presents what the locals immediately referred to as “the sail.” \u00a0The structure is reflected in pools of water designed by the architect and located in the front square. Characterized by fretworks that give it a lightness almost like that of thin paper, Ponti defined it as a “door to heaven, open to the immensity and the mystery of space and time.”<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”z-index-up”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1545314682944{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2970″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1562312333029{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] <\/p>\n\t\t\t Rightfully included among the most beautiful cathedrals in Puglia, the Basilica of Santa Caterina di Alessandria<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0in Galatina is one of the most important examples of the Apulian Romanesque style. The external fa\u00e7ade is made from a sort of stone embroidery. However, it is the interior of the basilica that makes the trip to Galatina worthwhile. In pure Gothic style, the aisles are entirely frescoed, the work of the Franciscans who, through their paintings, managed to teach the poor and illiterate people of the fourth century the prominent elements of the Catholic religion. In fact, the frescoes represent a sort of “Bible for the poor”. The aisles recount the different periods of the Old and New Testaments with exceptional detailed accuracy.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″][\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2970″ width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1562312326158{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1545317448561{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2971″ width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1562312342112{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1545314682944{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2971″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1562312350430{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] <\/p>\n\t\t\t The work on the first Cathedral of Lecce goes back to 1144. However, this cathedral in the capital of Salento was entirely rebuilt between 1659 and 1670 in the style in vogue at that time. The facade displays sumptuous seventeenth-century decoration. Inside, the baroque style dominates the twelve altars that enrich the two side aisles. The central nave has a wooden ceiling dating back to 1685 which showcases paintings by Giuseppe da Brindisi. The Cathedral also has a twelfth century crypt that was renovated in the sixteenth century with baroque additions.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”” parallax_image=”2972″ overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.6)” text_color=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1562312251854{padding-top: 220px !important;padding-bottom: 140px !important;}”][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” gap=”” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”2967″ width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1562312272355{background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” el_class=”vc_hidden-xs vc_hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”120px” height2=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1545314682944{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”2967″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-lg” css=”.vc_custom_1562312280466{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1562312434741{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-right: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}” el_class=”offset-left-lg”][…] Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":6013,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2935"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2935"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3591,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2935\/revisions\/3591"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dagilupi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Abbey of San Vito<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
Taranto and the Gi\u00f2 Ponti co-cathedral<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
The Basilica of Santa Caterina di Alessandria in Galatina (Le)<\/h4><\/div><\/div>
From the Apulian Romanesque to Lecce Baroque<\/h4><\/div><\/div>