Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Trani (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Trani Cathedral, Scolanova Synagogue, and Sinagoga Museo Sant'Anna. Also, be sure to include St. Anne's Church in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Trani (Apulia).
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Trani Cathedral
Also known as: Cattedrale di Trani
Cathedral in Trani, Italy. Trani Cathedral 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.[1]
Address: Piazza Duomo, 76125 Trani
Scolanova Synagogue
Also known as: Sinagoga Scolanova
The Scolanova Synagogue is a medieval synagogue in Trani, Italy. It was built as a synagogue in the 13th century, confiscated by the church during a wave of antisemitism around the year 1380, and converted for use as a church known as Santa Maria in Scolanova. In 2006, the building was deconsecrated by the Church and returned to its original use.[2]
Sinagoga Museo Sant'Anna
The Great Synagogue, built in the 13th century, houses the Jewish section of the Diocesan Museum of the Archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie.
Address: 24 Via la Giudea, Trani
St. Anne's Church
Also known as: Chiesa di Sant'Anna
Catholic church in Ceglie Messapica, Italy. St. Anne's Church located in Trani, Apulia in Italy, was built as the Scolagrande Synagogue during the medieval period; the structure houses now the Jewish Section of the Diocesan Museum of Trani.[3]
Castello Svevo
The Swabian Castle of Trani was built in the city of Trani in 1233, during the reign of Frederick II of Swabia; it is one of the most important and best legible of the Frederician castles, despite some transformations that have partly changed its original layout.
It was declared a National Monument by Royal Decree No. 2091 of October 27, 1936 (repealed by Presidential Decree 248/2010).
Since December 2014, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities has managed it through the Museum Pole of Apulia, which became the Regional Directorate of Museums in December 2019.