Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italy. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Colonna Infame, Bari

 The same with this column, I didn't see it but loved the postcard




Chiesa di Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio, Bari

 These ruins I didn't see, because we didn't spend too much time in Bari, but I liked the postcard




Bari Cathedral

 We also went to the cathedral but didn't go in because there was an entrance fee.




Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Bari

 We visited the Basilica, where the tomb of Saint Nicholas is located




Bari

 The last place we visited was Bari, where we had to catch our flight back.




Miniature replica of Alberobello

 This postcard was given to me by a lady at a gift shop where you can see a miniature replica of Alberobello.




Trulli of Alberobello

 Alberobello was the last UNESCO site we visited and it really is an unique place!




Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Roman Theater, Lecce

 A major oversight was not seeing the Roman theatre. I saw this postcard, but since the monument wasn't identified, I thought it was also part of the amphitheater and didn't know there was still a theatre there. I should have studied the itinerary better...




San Matteo Church, Lecce

 We passed so many churches that I'm not sure if we went by this one, but I remember that in front of another one we ate a typical sweet called Pasticciotto, which is delicious!




Lecce Cathedral

 The cathedral is also amazing and despite the heat, the city is quite walkable which is good for seeing all the monuments.




Basilica of the Holy Cross, Lecce

 The Basilica of the Holy Cross is probably the most amazing monument of the city




Roman Amphitheater, Lecce

  Parts of the Roman amphitheater are covered by other buildings and Piazza Sant'Oronzo




Roman Amphitheater, Lecce

 We took a day to visit Lecce, and once again, we were not disappointed.




Sunday, 30 August 2026

Chiesa del Cristo, Brindisi

 But there are many interesting monuments in Brindisi besides those that are part of the Appian Way.




Roman Pillars of Brindisi

 Of the two pillars, only one is still standing.




Capital of the Roman Pillar of Brindisi

 Classified by UNESCO are the Brindisi Columns, believed to mark the end of the Appian Way. This capital is no longer in its original location.




Brindisi Cathedral

 The city of Brindisi is fantastic, but only a few monuments are classified by UNESCO as part of the Appian Way. The cathedral is not one of them.




Brindisi

 I wanted to go to Brindisi to buy postcards of the Appian Way, but it wasn't easy to find them.




Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Castello Aragonese, Otranto

 We only saw the castle from the outside, but it's monumental!




Otranto Cathedral

 We visited the cathedral, decorated with magnificent mosaics, which also has a chapel containing the bones of Otranto citizens slaughtered and beheaded by the Ottomans.