Geoff had done some research of the region
around Trani beforehand and thought it might be nice to
visit Barletta by train, as it was really close by and
had some interesting things to see. (Bruce suspected that
his real motivation was to travel an a local Italian train!).
The journey was short, cheap and very easy to do. We did
think we might spend a whole day in Barletta, but the
morning turned out to be plenty of time in which to see
all of the main sights.
We started off by walking
from our hotel to Trani railway station.
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We bought tickets with
ease from a ticket machine and within a couple of minutes
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We arrived at Barletta
railway station eight minutes later. |
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We walked through Giardini
De Nittis to get to the older part of the city. |
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The Church of the Holy
Sepulchre is adjacent to the Colossus. Built in the 12th
century it was the former headquarters, outside the city
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The basilica of Santa
Maria Maggiore (Cathedral
of Barletta) is located in the historic centre of the
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Construction began in
1126 and today, two distinct styles can been seen. Romanesque
at the front, with the addition, in the fourteenth century,
of the gothic apse. |
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Having seen all the
main sights of the city, we looked for somewhere to have
a light lunch, but couldn't find the ideal place. We decided
to take the train back to Trani, where we knew we could
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