Basilica San Nicola, Bari

The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari is an important pilgrimage site for East European Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians

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Basilica San Nicola, Bari

The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari is an important pilgrimage site for East European Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas in Bari is an important pilgrimage site for East European Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians. One of the earliest Norman churches in southern Italy, it was built in 1089-1197 in Romanesque style. Dedicated to Saint Nicolas of Myra or Father Christmas whose legend inspired the creation of Santa Claus, the Basilica's crypt houses his relics which were stolen from Turkey in 1087. The relics exude miraculous myrrh which is collected in a flask on Saint Nicholas Day (December 6) and distributed all over the world.

The church has several remarkable architectural features and works of art, including the Lion's Portal in the north, an 11thcentury cathedra made for Elias, 12th century candlesticks donated by King Charles I of Anjou, the Renaissance style marble tomb of Bona Sforza, the mosaics on the ciborum, triptych by Andrea Rico, and the gilded wooden ceiling.

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About Basilica San Nicola

 Largo Abate Elia, 13, 70122 Bari, Italy

 +39 080 573 7111

 www.basilicasannicola.it

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Citta Vecchia - Bari

Citta Vecchia or Old Town Bari is the historical heart of the city, occupying the peninsula between the old port and new port

Bari Cathedral

Overshadowed by the adjacent Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Bari Cathedral is still important as the seat of the Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto

Piazza Mercantile

Piazza Mercantile is the historical commercial and administrative heart of Bari, laid out in the 14thcentury next to the port

Piazza del Ferrarese

Across the road from the old port of Bari, overlooking the Augusto Imperatore waterfront is the busy square of Piazza Ferrarese

Castello Normanno-Svevo

The Castello Normanno-Svevo was built in the 13thcentury by Roman Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen over a former Norman castle, which was built over Roman ruins

Palazzo Mincuzzi

The stunning Mincuzzi Palace stands in the heart of Murat in Bari, a commercial Art Nouveau building inspired by the Galeries Lafayette of Paris

Teatro Petruzzelli

Originally built in 1903 with interiors painted by Raffaele Armenise, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari is the fourth largest theatre in Italy

Palazzo Fizzarotti

The Fizzarotti Palace is a 19thcentury Venetian neo-Gothic Palace commissioned by businessman and banker Emmanuel Fizzarotti

Palace of the Apulian Aqueduct

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Palazzo de Gemmis

Built in the 17thcentury by the Introna family, the Neoclassical Palazzo de Gemmis is named after the De Gemmis family who lived here in the 19thcentury