Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
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Lido Marini - Martin´s Burger Planet
Gallipoli - Centro storico
Nardò - Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
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Ginosa - Cine Foto Apollo
Matera - Sasso Caveoso
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Matera - San Giovanni Battista
Matera - San Giovanni Battista
Matera - San Giovanni Battista
Matera - San Giovanni Battista
Matera - San Giovanni Battista
Matera
Altamura - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Altamura - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Altamura - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
Altamura - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
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Stilo - Cattolica di Stilo
Stilo - Cattolica di Stilo
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Stilo - San Domenico
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Bivongi - Monastero di San Giovanni Theristis
Bivongi - Monastero di San Giovanni Theristis
Bivongi - Monastero di San Giovanni Theristis
Gerace - Duomo di Gerace
Otranto
Roca Vecchia - Torre di maradico
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Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
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Lecce - Abbazia di Santa Maria di Cerrate
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Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - San Giovanni al Sepolcro
Brindisi - Museo Archeologico Francesco Ribezzo
Brindisi - Cattedrale di Brindisi
Brindisi - Cattedrale di Brindisi
Brindisi - Loggia del palazzo Balsamo
Brindisi - La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno
Conversano - Cattedrale di Conversano
Conversano - Cattedrale di Conversano
Conversano - Cattedrale di Conversano
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Conversano - Cattedrale di Conversano
Conversano - Cattedrale di Conversano
Bari - Basilica di San Nicola
Bari - Basilica di San Nicola
Bari - Basilica di San Nicola
Bari - Santa Maria del Suffragio
Bari - San Marco dei Veneziani
Bari - San Marco dei Veneziani
Bari - Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio
Bari - Lugomare
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Cattedrale di San Sabino
Bari - Piazza del Ferrarese
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
Bitetto - San Michele Arcangelo
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Bitonto - Duomo di Bitonto
Bitonto - Duomo di Bitonto
Bitonto - Duomo di Bitonto
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Otranto - Duomo di Otranto
Otranto occupies the site of an ancient Greek city. It gained importance in Roman times, as it was the nearest port to the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
After the end of the Roman Empire, it was in the hands of the Byzantine emperors until it surrendered to the Norman troops of Robert Guiscard in 1068. The Normans fortified the city and built the cathedral, that got consecrated in 1088. When Henry VI., son of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, married Constanze of Sicily in 1186 Otranto came under the rule of the Hohenstaufen and later in the hands of Ferdinand I of Aragón, King of Naples.
Between 1480 and 1481 the "Ottoman invasion" took place here. Troops of the Ottoman Empire invaded and laid siege to the city and its citadel. Legends tell that more than 800 inhabitants were beheaded after the city was captured. The "Martyrs of Otranto" are still celebrated in Italy, their skulls are on display in the cathedral. A year later the Ottoman garrison surrendered the city following a siege by Christian forces and the intervention of Papal forces.
Otranto had been one of the last Byzantine strongholds in Apulia, but finally, Robert Guiscard could take it. It had probably been such a stronghold, as Otranto had hosted an autocephalous bishopric, only dependent on the patriarchal see of Byzantium since 968. So (Roman) Catholicism had to perform something "convincing" for the so-long (Byzantine) Orthodox Christians. One was to erect a huge church. The Otranto Cathedral, seen in the center, was erected over the ruins of a Paleochristian church from 1080 on and was consecrated in 1088. It is 54 meters long by 25 meters wide and is built on 42 monolithic granite and marble columns.
Some years ago, I had come to Otranto, to see the mosaic of that church. I had planned to stay one night in Otranto, I spent three nights. Otranto is overwhelming.
As I have uploaded so many photos taken in Otranto already, I will upload now only a few. If you want to see more click here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1333378
After the end of the Roman Empire, it was in the hands of the Byzantine emperors until it surrendered to the Norman troops of Robert Guiscard in 1068. The Normans fortified the city and built the cathedral, that got consecrated in 1088. When Henry VI., son of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, married Constanze of Sicily in 1186 Otranto came under the rule of the Hohenstaufen and later in the hands of Ferdinand I of Aragón, King of Naples.
Between 1480 and 1481 the "Ottoman invasion" took place here. Troops of the Ottoman Empire invaded and laid siege to the city and its citadel. Legends tell that more than 800 inhabitants were beheaded after the city was captured. The "Martyrs of Otranto" are still celebrated in Italy, their skulls are on display in the cathedral. A year later the Ottoman garrison surrendered the city following a siege by Christian forces and the intervention of Papal forces.
Otranto had been one of the last Byzantine strongholds in Apulia, but finally, Robert Guiscard could take it. It had probably been such a stronghold, as Otranto had hosted an autocephalous bishopric, only dependent on the patriarchal see of Byzantium since 968. So (Roman) Catholicism had to perform something "convincing" for the so-long (Byzantine) Orthodox Christians. One was to erect a huge church. The Otranto Cathedral, seen in the center, was erected over the ruins of a Paleochristian church from 1080 on and was consecrated in 1088. It is 54 meters long by 25 meters wide and is built on 42 monolithic granite and marble columns.
Some years ago, I had come to Otranto, to see the mosaic of that church. I had planned to stay one night in Otranto, I spent three nights. Otranto is overwhelming.
As I have uploaded so many photos taken in Otranto already, I will upload now only a few. If you want to see more click here:
www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/album/1333378
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