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
Piazza mercantile
HQ of Bari’s council of nobles
la colonna di giustizia
where debtors were tied and lashed
THE WATERFRONT
Has an overview of the city to admire
CASTEL DEL MONTE
Built by Frederick between 1229 to 1249 and is a national monument on the Apulian Murgia
ALBEROBELLO
Small city with tiny houses called trulli
grotte di Castellana
Series of grottoes that are 3km long, 71 metres deep and caves with stalagmites and stalactites
EGNAZIA
Ancient ruin dating back to the bronze age
ALTAMURA
an hour east from bari and is famous for its bread
