Easter and Easter Monday in Trani in B&B

By | March 30, 2015
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Come to Trani for Easter or Easter Monday to our Bed and Breakfast

Easter and Easter Monday in Trani in B&B: in Trani for Easter and Easter Monday as well as staying as guests at the Travel & Living bed & Breakfast you can: In the enchanting historic center of Trani, the rites of Holy Week begin from the Penitential Procession of Our Lady of Sorrows which leaves at 3 am on Good Friday, from the parvis of the splendid eighteenth-century church of Santa Teresa. The path of devotion will make all those present relive the intense moments of pain of the Virgin of Sorrows and will end only at sunrise, with the return to the church of Santa Teresa.
Another intense liturgical moment, in the late evening of the same day, will be the Passio Christi relived from the entry into the city of Jerusalem until the deposition of the body of Christ, with the participation of the Archbishop and the entire city clergy. in Puglia for Easter allows you to enjoy the pleasantness of the Mediterranean climate without the summer crowds, to visit the regional architectural wonders, such as Castel del Monte in Andria, the baroque buildings of Lecce, the Romanesque cathedrals, the trulli of Alberobello and to taste the delicacies of local cuisine prepared for the Easter holidays.

Castel del Monte

Universally considered a brilliant example of medieval architecture , Castel del Monte actually combines different stylistic elements, from the Romanesque style of the lions at the entrance to the Gothic frame of the towers, from the classical art of the interior friezes to the defensive structure of the architecture up to the delicate Islamic refinements of its mosaics.

Built around 1240, Castel del Monte became the permanent seat of the court of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, who became sovereign of the Kingdom of Sicily when only three years old. The monarch, nicknamed "Stupor Mundi" for the eclecticism and vastness of his culture, bequeathed to his castle all the mystery that surrounded him.

The mathematical and astronomical rigor of its planimetry , based on the eight as a guide number and its positioning, designed to create particular symmetries of light on solstice And equinox , create a symbolism that has fascinated scholars for centuries, leaving visitors with a sensation of pleasant enigma. In addition to this, the Castel de Monte military facility curiously lacks the elements that characterize most of the military monuments of the period such as the surrounding walls, moat and stables.

 

Eight are the sides of the Castle plan, eight rooms on the ground floor and first floor with a trapezoidal plan arranged to form an octagon, and eight are the imposing towers, obviously a octagonal plan , arranged on each of the eight corners. It is believed that in the inner courtyard there was also an octagonal basin.

The solid compactness of the limestone mixed with quartz of the facades is scratched on each side by single-light windows on the first floor, mullioned windows on the second and in a case of three-light windows. The main entrance, in coral breccia, reproduces the shape of a classic triumphal arch that frames a pointed arch, defined as "a sort of prelude to the Renaissance". The interior, with its high cross or barrel vaults, now appears bare of all those decorations that in the past made its spaces majestic, testified by the remains of marble and mosaics largely disappeared after centuries of neglect and vandalism.

The two internal floors are connected in the towers by spiral staircases arranged counterclockwise, unlike the other defensive buildings of the time. Of particular interest is the hydraulic installation for the toilets, of oriental origin. A priceless masterpiece of the history of Italy , Castel del Monte fully deserves the title of " World Heritage Site ”: a place to live in its thousand mysteries and to visit at least once in a lifetime.