Harbour at Trani, a small town in Puglia (Apulia), Italy. By the time of the Crusades, it was one of the most important harbours on the Adriatic coast.
Trani, Province of Barletta, Puglia (Apulia), Italy: working harbour, a combination of marina and fishing port. Trani is located on the Adriatic coast in south east Italy. It was founded by the Romans and later dominated by the Byzantine Empire and Lombards. It flourished under the Normans and Swabian (Hohenstaufen) kings of Sicily as a result of trade with the Middle East and became a busy port. In 1063, Trani was responsible for issuing the ‘Ordinamente et Consuetudo Maris’, a maritime law code believed to be one of the first in the world and celebrated in the name of one of the main water front streets, Via Statuti Marittimi. By the time of the Crusades, Trani was one of the most important harbours on the Adriatic coast. The medieval part of the town includes the castle, built 1233 - 1249 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the 1100s Ognissanti Church of the Knights Templar, and the Romanesque-Apulian Cathedral, begun in1094 and dedicated to saint Peregrinus (Nicola Pellegrino), a young Greek pilgrim who died at Trani.
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Location: Harbour, Trani, Puglia, Italy
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