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Things to see in Conversano
In Conversano the atlas lists 16 historic places: 5 museums, 4 fortresses and towers, 3 abbeys and monasteries, 3 castles and 1 archaeological site.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: San Benedetto (1267), cistercian nunnery in Conversano, Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Early modern period (67% of dated places) and the Middle Ages (33% of dated places).
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16 places
Museums 5
Fortresses and towers 4
Abbeys and monasteries 3
Castles 3
Archaeological sites 1
What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Conversano's main attraction is the medieval castle, which dates from the period of Norman-Hohenstaufen rule in the Kingdom of Sicily. The castle is located on a hill overlooking the city, and probably dates from the Gothic Wars (6th century), although it was rebuilt from the 11th century. It has a single round tower that was added by Giulio Antonio Acquaviva.
The Romanesque cathedral is the see of the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli. It was built in the 11th century but received new decor in the 14th and, in Baroque style, in the 17th centuries. The exterior is in Romanesque style with a large 15th-century rose window and three portals, the middle one having sculpted decoration. The floor plan is T-shaped with two eastbound apses; the aisles are characterized by matronea and, in the left one, a 15th-century fresco from the Pisan school. The church houses the icon of the Madonna della Fonte, protector of the city.
The Benedictine Monastery, founded, according to tradition, in the 6th century, was once one of the most powerful in Apulia. In 1266, the Benedictines were replaced by a group of Cistercian nuns from Greece.
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