Trani, the pearl of Adriatic

Welcome to International Airport Karol Wojtyla of Bari. Excellent starting point for visiting the north coast of Puglia.

Welcome to Trani, a beautiful city overlooking the Adriatic Sea, known for its charming historic center, port and cathedral.I recommend that you park your car at the Molo Sant'Antonio so that you can easily reach your hotel on foot.

You have arrived in the splendid setting of the city of Trani, at Ognissanti Restaurant Rooftop spa: a wonderful structure inaugurated a few months ago with splendid rooms overlooking the harbor. After having done the chechin I suggest you go up to the panoramic terrace and enjoy the view by taking an aperitif.

It deserves a walk before lunch at the port of Trani, a natural inlet with a fascinating history of maritime history and memory. Today it hosts numerous clubs for all tastes: from the cocktail bar to the luxury restaurant.

If you want a light but tasty lunch I recommend Pechef: excellent sandwiches with local fish accompanied by a typical wine from Puglia.

I recommend a nice walk across the harbor to get to the municipal villa. The municipal villa is one of a kind. Overlooking the sea, it is rich in Mediterranean plants, it represents a place of refreshment for the summer heat. rich in history, it deserves to be savored in its splendor. Inside you can reach the fort from which you have a magnificent view of the port of Trani and the cathedral.

The Catedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim in Trani, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. Formerly the seat of the archbishop of Trani, it is now that of the archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie. Consecrated in 1143, is one of the main examples of Apulian Romanesque architecture. It was built using the local stone of Trani, typical of the region: a calcareous tuff, obtained from the caves of the city, characterised by its colour, an extremely light pink, almost white. The cathedral is distinguished by its showy transept and by its use of the high pointed arch in the passage beneath the bell tower, which is unusual in Romanesque architecture.

Stop at the Scolanova Synagogue. It a splendid example of Apulian Romanesque in the Jewish quarter of Trani and it is still today an important place of worship for the Jewish community. It is located in the heart of Trani. Together with the Synagogue, the Sant'Anna Museum represents an important testimony of the ancient Jewish quarter of the city. It has a double level rectangular plan with barrel vaulting, a "chiancarelle" style roof amd mullioned windows, common elements is civil style buildings and in medieval European Synagogues. The building faces east, towards Jerusalem. The Aron-ha-qodesh, the holy arch and the cabinet where the Torah is kept are found on the upper level. The aron had to have a set of stairs to allow convenient access to the scrolls. The central niche still retains the jambs of the wooden shutters and the hinges carved into the wall. There are no traces of the bimah, the puplit where the rabbi and the cantor would pray, read bibical texts, preach and sing. The staircase, now giving access to the room on the upper foor of the synagogue, was clearly of later costruction Beneath, a spacious curved arch constituted the original entrance. Here, the precence of a room suggests a miqweh, area used for ritual bathing.

The Palazzo delle Arti "Beltrani", overlooking the homonymous street in the ancient village of Trani, in a strategic and privileged position, near the Cathedral and the Swabian Castle, is a representative place of the city as it was once the home of important families nobles. On the 2nd floor of the building, dedicated to permanent exhibitions, there is the “Ivo Scaringi” Art Gallery which collects, in addition to the paintings of the master Scaringi, also other works owned by the municipality. I recommend you to see the current exhibition by Pietro Capogrosso entitled DOPPIOORIZZONTE

I recommend Osteria La Banchina, an excellent fish restaurant and typical local dishes such as rice, potatoes and mussels, raw seafood, fresh fish.

Arrived at your hotel I wish you to rest well to face the day of tomorrow full of events and new places.