Photo Linx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Barletta-Andria-Trani · Puglia (Apulia)
Things to see in Andria
In Andria the atlas lists 5 historic places: 3 museums, 1 castle and 1 archaeological site.
Of these, 2 list opening hours and 1 is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Don’t miss: Castel del Monte (1240), medieval castle in Andria, Apulia, Italy.
Castel del Monte
- 5historic places
- 97,146inhabitants
- 151 maltitude
The town
Andria is an old city in the south of Italy. Home to about 100,000 people, it's the fourth-largest town in the Apulia region. Famous for its wines, almonds and olives, Andria was once a favourite residence of 13th-century Emperor Frederick II, who gave the city its famous Castel del Monte.
Text from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA, abridged · Wikivoyage
5 places
Castles 1
- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
Archaeological sites 1
What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Castel del Monte (urban bus line 6 departs from Andria Railway Station to Castel del Monte from April to October. The online timetables and those posted at the bus stop are incorrect. A famous monument in the Alta Murgia National Park in the territory of Andria, Castel del Monte, was built by Frederick II of Swabia on top of a hill near the Monastery of Santa Maria del Monte.
Cathedral. The 12th-century cathedral has an even older crypt, dating from the 7th century. Two wives of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia, Isabella of England and Jolanda of Brienne, are buried in the crypt.
Text from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA, abridged · Wikivoyage · Underlined names link to our own pages.