 Tourism in Apulia (Puglia)
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In Bari - Apulia's capital city - they say: "If Paris was by the sea, it would be
like a small Bari". Presumption or arrogance? No, just pride (for which these
people are famous, apart from their strong sense of humour).
The pride of living
in a city that successfully blends art and deep historic roots with a very
modern spirit of business enterprise. Traditionally the "land's end" that
bridged Italy with the worlds of Greece and the Middle East, Bari enjoyed its
"golden age" during medieval times.
The Cathedral and Church of St. Nicholas
with their Romanesque forms, bear majestic witness to that period. Traces of the
ancient trading and social contacts with the Greek world can be seen in the
Archaeological Museum.
The blend of history and art that characterizes the
monuments of Bari is reflected in many areas of Apulia, where you will often
discover cathedrals built during the medieval era such as in Brindisi, Andria,
Barletta, Trani, Ruvo di Puglia, Lucera, Troia, Manfredonia, Otranto, and
Gallipoli. Belonging to another era yet equally precious and extraordinary is
the flourishing of the baroque architecture in the town of Lecce.
In Taranto, the Archaeological Museum has sections of the more remote past. And Alberobello,
in the province of Bari, is the capital of the Trulli, singular
domains dating back to pre-history no less. As to nature's wonders, Apulia
offers an extraordinary intermingling of mountains, woods and uncontaminated
sea, for which the promontory of the Gargano in the province of Foggia is so
well renowned.
Apulia is mostly a plain; its low coast, however, is broken by the mountainous Gargano Peninsula in the north, and there are mountains in the north central
part of the region.
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