The Cathedral is the most important sacred building in the city, and has been the site of very important events over the centuries, such as the coronation of the king of Naples, Ferrante of Aragon (1459).
Documented in sources since the early thirteenth century, the Castle of Barletta experienced a phase of profound renewal in the Frederick and Angevin periods.
Built next to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the building served as an archive of the city's writings in the sixteenth century
Palazzo Damato is one of the most significant places in the city as it hosts what is commonly called the Cantina della Sfida, the place where the spark that would lead to the famous Challenge of Barletta was struck.
A few steps from the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore, the oratory of San Pietro was built by the ancient archconfraternity of the Santissimo Sacramento.
The building testifies to the close link between Barletta and the city of Canne, also evident in the construction of the village where the church of San Giacomo was built, which welcomed the refugees from that city.
The church of Santa Chiara was founded in the 15th century, but not much remains of its Renaissance phase.
The history of the church of Santa Maria di Nazareth, evidence of the very close relationships between Barletta and the Holy Land, is complex.
The Colossus of Barletta is the city’s best-known monument: commonly referred to by the name of the emperor Heraclius, in truth it escapes certain identification.
The remains of the ancient city walls are visible at various points of the city.
Probably founded at the end of the 11th century together with the adjoining village, where the refugees who arrived from Canne were hosted, the church of San Giacomo belonged to the Benedictines of Monte Sant'Angelo for a long time.
Documented as early as the 12th century, the church of San Salvatore was dedicated to Sant'Andrea.
The Ospedale was built close to the ancient city center, on the ancient Strada del Cambio, one of the main arteries of the city, today known as Corso Cavour, and near two important churches: Santa Chiara and Santa Lucia.
Also known as Palazzo Samuelli, from the name of the family who still lived there in the eighteenth century, the building had belonged to the important Affaitati family
he palace, which bears the name of the Bonelli family who owned it from 1685, had belonged to the noble Della Marra family during the Renaissance.
Built in the sixteenth century over a pre-existing building, before being acquired by the Della Marra family in 1633, it belonged to Lelio Orsini, count of Pacentro, Tagliacozzo and Oppido
The construction of the Palazzo Pretorio, new headquarters of the Universitas, became necessary when, in 1540, the Palazzo del Capitano (Palazzo dell'Arco) was given to the Benedictine nuns of the Annunziata to be used as a convent.
Palazzo Santacroce was built in the 15th century in the square in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore, of which it occupies part of the churchyard. It takes its name from the family that took over from the Queralts in the 18th century
The gate, which today appears as an isolated monument, is the only surviving example in the city of the gates incorporated into the city wall system.
The port of Barletta dates to the 2nd-4th century AD. The interpretation of certain documents suggests that the Colossus, currently at the Holy Sepulchre, was initially located in the port of Barletta.
The palace was built in 1473 by Francesco de Arenis, executioner of Terra di Bari and Terra d'Otranto, and it was the house of the Captain. In the sixteenth century it became a monastery and hosted the Benedictine nuns of the Annunziata.
Listed from the 12th century among the possessions of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the church initially stood outside the city perimeter. With the expansion of the city walls, in 1162, it was incorporated within the city.