Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Canosa di Puglia (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Arch of Trajan, Antiquarium del parco archeologico di San Leucio, and Archaeological Museum. Also, be sure to include Basilica di San Sabino in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Canosa di Puglia (Apulia).
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Arch of Trajan
Also known as: Arco di Traiano
Historical place in Italy. The Arch of Trajan is a Roman triumphal arch from the first half of the second century, located in Canosa di Puglia. The arch stands on the route of the ancient Via Traiana.[1]
Address: Via Cerignola, 76012 Canosa di Puglia
Antiquarium del parco archeologico di San Leucio
The antiquarium of the archaeological park of San Leucio is an exhibition space attached to the archaeological site of the same name in Canosa di Puglia, which was opened to the public on July 19, 2008, in the presence of Canosa Mayor Francesco Ventola, city councilors and the Honorable Raffaele Fitto. The structure consists of two communicating floors: ground floor; there are housed the figured capitals found in the excavation campaign of the Universities of Rome, Bari and Foggia, the feet of a telamon from the temple of San Leucio, a plastic reconstruction of the Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva; second floor; several showcases house the archaeological finds from the excavation campaign.
Enriching the museum are files on the various excavation campaigns, the relationship between Canosa and Magna Graecia, and the relationship between the archaeological site of San Leucio and others related to the municipality.
Address: Strada Vicinale Santa Lucia, 76012 Canosa di Puglia
Archaeological Museum
Also known as: Museo Civico Archeologico
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Address: Via Trieste E Trento 20, 76012 Canosa di Puglia
Basilica di San Sabino
The Basilica of San Sabino is the main place of Catholic worship in Canosa di Puglia.
It was built in the Lombard period (7th-8th centuries) at the behest of Duke Arechi II, after the abandonment of the early Christian sites of San Leucio and San Pietro. Initially dedicated to Saints John and Paul, it was dedicated to St. Sabinus on Sept. 7, 1101, by Pope Paschal II, some four hundred years after the removal of the saint's remains to the crypt below by Bishop Peter on Aug. 1 in an unspecified year of the 8th century. It was recognized as a cathedral in 1916 by Pope Benedict XV.
Parco Archeologico di San Giovanni
The episcopal complex of Canosa di Puglia is a religious architectural complex dating back to the 4th century.
Battistero di San Giovanni
The baptistery of St. John of Canosa di Puglia is a dodecagonal building with four chambers on the main axes, forming the arms of a Greek cross, and four corridors alternating with it, all facing the central room with one and two doors, respectively. In the center of the building are the remains of a heptagonal baptismal font. The area of the basin was covered by a dome. The baptistery was a building of great value, not only because of its considerable size and articulation of spaces but also because it was endowed with a vast decorative apparatus, of which few but significant traces have been found: in the basin glass tesserae covered with gold foil and fragments of the floor mosaic, decorated with four-pointed stars, the arms of which are rendered by lozenges, alternating with rectangles.
Address: Via Piano di San Giovanni, 76012 Canosa di Puglia