San
Nicola
A little way north of the cathedral in Bari is the church of San Nicola, a
large pilgrimage church begun in 1087 but not completed until 1197, which
is one of the finest achievements of Romanesque architecture in Apulia.
Inside, above the high altar, is a tabernacle (12th century) and to the
right of the altar is a "Madonna with Saints" by Vivarini (1476). In the
apse is the tomb (1593) of Bona Sforza, wife of King Sigismund II of
Poland and last duchess of Bari (d. 1558) and a marble bishop's throne.
The crypt with 26 different columns contains a silver altar (1684)
underneath which is a vault containing the remains of the popular Saint
Nicholas of Bari (c. 350), patron of seamen, prisoners, pupils and
children (principal feast May 8th).
Lungomare
Nazario Sauro
The east end of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele II is also the starting point
of the Lungomare Nazario Sauro, a magnificent seafront promenade which
runs along the old harbor.
San Sabino (photo - right)
In the center of the old town of Bari rises the cathedral of San Sabino (originally
1170-78), with important remains of Norman ornaments. In the crypt is an
elaborately adorned painting of the Madonna; the archives include two
parts of a large exsultet roll (the Catholic Easter liturgy; 11th century).
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San
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Lungomare
Nazario Sauro
