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Basilica di San Nicola

The 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, overlooking the sea in the città vecchia, houses the bones of St. Nicholas, the inspiration for Santa...

Castel del Monte

Crowning an isolated hill 1,778 feet above sea level in the heart of the Alta Murgia national park, this enigmatic octagonal fortress, built...

Museo Nazionale

After a long labor of restructuring, Taranto's National Archaeological Museum (the MarTa) has reopened in its former seat, the historic premises...

Duomo

Lecce's magnificent Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta never fails to take visitors by surprise. The sheer theatricality of its position, dominating...

Sassi di Matera

Matera's Sassi are rock-hewn dwellings piled chaotically atop one another, strewn across the sides of a steep ravine. Some date from Paleolithic...

Duomo

Matera's cathedral, dedicated to the Madonna della Bruna e di Sant'Eustachio, was built in the late 13th century and occupies a prominent position...

Santuario di Hera Lacinia

The Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia was once one of the most important shrines of Magna Graecia. Only one column still remains standing, but the site...

Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia

Reggio Calabria is home to one of southern Italy's most important archaeological museums. Its prize exhibit, of course, is the two ancient-Greek...

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