Bari Flashcards
What is Bari
The capital of Apulia
What sea does it have
The Adriatic Sea
Whom and when was it first inhabited by
the greeks and Romans in 1500BC
What did the Romans call it ?
Barium
Why was it an important City?
It is on the road from Rome to Tarentum and is an important port
Who controlled it after the fall of the Roman empire
The lombards and the Saracens
What was it in the 9th century
a Saracen strong hold and then the seat of the Byzanite Government in 885
Whom took over it in 1071
The normans under Robert guiscard
La vecchia Citta
City with many old monuments
Il castello Normanno-svevo
Built by Roger II in 1139 and destroyed twice by protests
Basilica di San Nicola
limestone church built to house the remains of san nicola in 1087 and 1197
La Chiesa di San Sabino
a church with white-stone exterior and a myriad interior that houses many religious relics
Teatro Petruzzelli
one of italys largest theatres with opera and ballet
The museum under the Cathedral
houses relics of ancient christian basilica with octopus and byzanite motifs
La Pinacoteca
On the Lungonmare promenade with works from the 11th to 19th century
