Castello Svevo

The Castle of Trani is one of the most important and, despite multiple suffered mutations, one of the most readable of those facts built by Frederick II. Is a short distance from the famous Cathedral, the sea, the center of a bay, whose shallow water is always a good defense from the fury of the waves against attack on that front; its location at the edge of the city and the spectacular height of its towers allow him to monitor the entrance to the port and the roads leading to the village. Founded in 1233, after the Swabian and the Angevin period, as well as a brief period of submission to the Serenissima (1496-1530), the medieval structure of the same was heavily updated to adapt to the new defensive needs due to the advent of firearms. After being (1586 - 1677) at the Sacred Royal Audience of the Province of Bari area, in the nineteenth century was used as a Provincial Central Prison, destination stopped in 1974. Since June 1998, after a long period of restoration, the monument is open to the public and houses inside various events held by both private and public entities. In addition, within the north east bastion it houses the museum which houses the ceramic and stone artifacts from the excavations conducted in the castle.