City of ancient origins, ruled by different populations: Byzantines, Lombards, Saracens, whose traces you can see in the superb monuments of the old town.
The Norman-Swabian Castel, the Apulian romanic St. Sabino Cathedral, St. Nicola Basilic (where the relics of St. Nicola are kept), are the most popular destination for many pilgrims from Italy and abroad; it is also worth to visit Piazza Ferrarese or Mercantile.
