Barocco Pugliese

Monopoli - The Cathedral of Monopoli

The Cattedrale of Monopoli, one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in the Puglia Region, preserves underground thousands of years of the local territory’s history. The inside, with its Latin cross plan, seams to have been created to celebrate the upper chapel…

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Ostuni - The former cathedral of Ostuni

The former cathedral of Ostuni is one of the few examples in the Puglia region of the so-called gotico fiorito (flamboyant Gothic), an architectonic style with very refined decorative details. Among these elements the absolute wonder is the enormous rose which dominates the façade, and it is considered among the biggest ones of the medieval architecture in the whole of Europe…

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Manduria - The Cathedral

The cathedral, named after the SS. Trinità, is the masterpiece of the Manduria’s 16th century sacred architecture. The first construction of the church dates back to the 11th century, and it was situated in the centre of the medieval hamlet called Casalnuovo… 

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Monopoli - The Madonna of Madia

The Cathedral of Monopoli preserves works of art of exquisite workmanship and among them stands out the icon depicting the Holy Mary, called della Madia...

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