Frederick II included it among the castles of Giustizierato the Land of Bari. The castle of Barletta, built by the Normans in the second half of the twelfth century, preserves the history of the city where in the past centuries contended the famous "challenge".

The opening of the Art Gallery "Giuseppe De Nittis", in the magnificent Palazzo della Marra, marks a historic day for the city of Barletta which has, since 1914, the richest and most prestigious collection of works by the famous painter who was one of the the high points of the art of the 800 in Europe.

The oldest news about the presence of a large bronze statue existing in Barletta dates back to 1309. It is commonly called Heraclius in popular variation and dialect of "are".

The Cathedral, as you can admire it today, is an elegant graft volumes essentially attributable to two different epochs: Romanesque and Gothic.

Located a few kilometers from Barletta, the Archaeological Park of Canne della Battaglia keeps intact the evocative atmosphere of the epic battle that took place between the Romans and the Carthaginians in 216 BC Moving to the Archaeological Park you can easily find the remains of the Roman.