Here the greatest combat of antiquity took place. Canne, right bank of the Ofanto river, Apulia. What happened there on August 2, 216 BC is written in the manuals of military technique, which are still taught in the most prestigious academies, starting with the American West Point.
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Canne della Battaglia
Cellar of the Challenge
In the historic center of Barletta, the tavern "di Veleno", better known as the "cellar of the challenge" is the place where, according to tradition, the Frenchman La Motte offended the honor of Italian soldiers, qualifying them as armchairs, incapable and traitors . The shame was washed away with weapons in what has gone down in history as the "Challenge of Barletta".
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The Church of the Greeks
The church is built on a first floor level (2.10 m above street level) and is the only church in Barletta that has this particularity. The main entrance is accessed via a staircase consisting of two opposite ramps, which end in a small landing.
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The De Nittis Art Gallery
The "Giuseppe De Nittis" Picture Gallery is a museum in Barletta, dedicated to the painter Giuseppe De Nittis, of whom it conserves and exhibits a collection of paintings. Set up in the Palazzo della Marra in via Cialdini, the art gallery periodically hosts temporary exhibitions.
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Theater
In 1817 a company was established in Barletta with the aim of building a theater dedicated to San Ferdinando. The Municipality, owner of the area, while approving the project, nevertheless reserved the right to take possession of it if the company was no longer able to manage it.
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The Colossus
The oldest news relating to the presence of a large bronze statue existing in Barletta dates back to 1309. It is commonly called Heraclius in the popular and dialectal variant of "Aré". Identification with the aforementioned Byzantine emperor has actually been absolutely excluded. Much more probable is his identification with another Eastern emperor, Theodosius II.
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The castle
It is not possible to accurately date the origin of the castle of Barletta, whose current appearance is clearly that of a sixteenth-century fortress but whose origin goes back a long way over the centuries.
Local historians speak of a "mighty fortress erected by the Normans in the second half of the 12th century to defend the city, a military stronghold of the Ofanto defensive line" when "pirate raids plundering the Adriatic coasts were frequent".
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The coastal road Mennea
The Barletta coast, extending overall from the territorial borders with the municipalities of Trani and Margherita di Savoia for about 13 km, is divided into two sections that take the name of coastal road to the west, to the west, and coast road to the east, to the east, from their location with respect to the Port that separates them. The west coast is characterized by stretches of public and private beaches as well as initiatives aimed at fishing, surfing, kitesurfing and diving enthusiasts.
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