Come to Trani for Easter or Easter Monday to our Bed and Breakfast
Pasqua e Pasquetta a Trani in B&B : a Trani per le giornate di Pasqua e Pasquetta oltre a soggiornare come ospiti al bed & Breakfast Travel & Living si può :Nell’incantevole centro storico di Trani i riti della Settimana Santa prendono il via dalla Processione Penitenziale della Madonna Addolorata che parte alle 3 del mattino del Venerdì Santo, dal sagrato della splendida chiesa settecentesca di Santa Teresa. Il percorso di devozione farà rivivere a tutti i presenti gli intensi momenti di dolore della Vergine Addolorata e si concluderà solo al sorgere del sole, con il ritorno nella chiesa di Santa Teresa.Altro intenso momento liturgico, nella tarda serata dello stesso giorno, sarà la Passio Christi rivissuta dall’ingresso nella città di Gerusalemme sino alla deposizione del corpo di Cristo, con la partecipazione dell’Arcivescovo e dell’intero clero cittadino.Un viaggio inPuglia per Pasquapermette di godere della piacevolezza del clima mediterraneo senza l’affollamento estivo, di visitare le meraviglie architettoniche regionali, comeCastel del Montead Andria, gli edifici barocchi di Lecce, le cattedrali romaniche, i trulli di Alberobello e di gustare le prelibatezze dellacucina localepreparate per le festività pasquali.
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.