Sights in Foggia
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Chiesa di San Tommaso
The cathedral (0881 77 34 82; Piazza de Santis; ;07:00-12:30 & 17:00-20:00) was built in the 12th century and its lower section remains true to the original Romanesque style. The top half, exuberantly baroque, was grafted on after the earthquake in 1731. Most of the cathedral's treasures were lost in the quake but you can see a Byzantine icon of the Madonna preserved in a chapel inside the church.
Legend has it that in the 11th century, shepherds discovered the icon lying in a pond over which burned three flames. These flames became the symbol of the city. Wrapping the icon in a sheet, the shepherds carried it back to an inn and it quickly became known as the Madonna dell…
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Chiesa di Sant'Anna
Opposite the Complesso del Calvario complex is the Chiesa di Sant'Anna, connected to the Capuchin friary in Palazzo Sannicandro. Padre Pio, canonised after his death in 1968, lived here for six months before moving to San Giovanni Rotondo. Apparently he relocated for health reasons, and because his nocturnal battles with demons kept the other brothers awake.
You can visit his bedroom - a spartan affair comprising a narrow cot, a writing desk, and cloths and gloves stained with blood from his stigmata wounds. There's even a vial of his pleural fluids on show.
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Complesso del Calvario
The Complesso del Calvario, a short walk down Via Sant'Eligio, is an architecturally interesting national monument. Built between 1693 and 1742, the baroque complex comprises a monumental triumphal arch and five small chapels leading up to the Chiesa delle Croci. Legend has it that Palestinian soil is buried beneath each of the five chapels and another legend has a splinter of the original cross inserted in the wooden cross inside the church.
The crypt has piles of skulls and bones and a small collection of religious vestments and relics.
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Cathedral
The 12th-century Romanesque cathedral, is off Corso Vittorio Emanuele II. The lower half is Romanesque; the upper part was rebuilt in exuberant baroque style after the earthquake in 1731. Most of the cathedral’s treasures were lost in the quake but you can see a Byzantine icon preserved in a chapel inside the church. Legend has it that, in the 11th century, shepherds discovered the icon lying in a pond over which burned three flames. These flames are now the symbol of the city.
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Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista , a baroque church of the 17th century, has a statue of the Madonna dell'Addolorata that supposedly performed a miracle in 1837, shedding tears to end a cholera epidemic. In front of the church is the Piano delle Fosse, a large underground silo once used to store wheat.
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Ipogei di San Domenico
Before leaving the old town visit the Ipogei di San Domenico and Ipogei Sant'Agostino if you want to see some of the underground caverns that connected many parts of the city. They are both open by appointment outside of the usual hours.
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Ipogei Sant'Agostino
Before leaving the old town visit the Ipogei di San Domenico and Ipogei Sant'Agostino if you want to see some of the underground caverns that connected many parts of the city. They are both open by appointment outside of the usual hours.
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Museo Civico
The Museo Civico houses archaeological finds from the area, folk crafts and some Carlo Levi paintings in an attractive old palazzo.
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