Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto
Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto
Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto
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Mmarymomm
Pleasanton, CA1,663 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
Santa Maria Maggiore di Siponto is a church built in the 11th and 12th centuries. It is in the Romanesque style and made out of warm golden stone. Inside is quite plain. I imagine it used to be covered in frescoes. The portico outside is lovely and there are some old carvings. Beside it is a much older church. Since the older church has been reduced to just the foundation, an artist has made a wire enclosure of what the church would have looked like. It even includes the suggestion of people. There is also a mosaic floor.
The admission to the site is free and the people running the place are friendly and helpful.
The admission to the site is free and the people running the place are friendly and helpful.
Written 7 April 2018
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patmacksmile
manfredonia63 contributions
Dec 2016 • Friends
I visited this site with a group of international students.Those interested in art,architecture and history found it fascinating,The middle age church and the ultra modern reconstruction of the early Christian Basilica of the modern stucture some how blend together.The effect of the lighting in the early evening is quite spectacular.
Written 5 January 2017
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momariotti1969
Cesena, Italy54 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
The church is wonderful: the simple and pure lines of Romanesque style face up with Tresoldi's installation (the early Christian basilic made with wire cloth). You can admire the Madonna Icon of the 5th century forgetting time&commitments&everything else.
The church(es) stands up in the middle of the archological site: out of date but - surprisingly - contemporary.
The church(es) stands up in the middle of the archological site: out of date but - surprisingly - contemporary.
Written 24 August 2016
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Louise K
Richmond, TX455 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
It's a small church compared to the other Romanesque churches in Puglia, but the interesting feature of this site is the unique structure built over the archeological site adjacent to the church. Unfortunately the crypt was closed that day. Beware of the church's opening hours.
Written 19 May 2016
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leonardogD9441FH
Busseto, Italy16 contributions
Mar 2016 • Couples
A very interesting reconstruction of a paleochristian basilica on the side of a romantic church.
It's worth the time of you are around!
It's worth the time of you are around!
Written 30 March 2016
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Willa49
Portland or27 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
We stopped to see the ghost church and discovered the later, but still very old stone church. The way the ghost church was built is very effective with the metal structure showing how the original would have looked but also looking insubstantial as if in another dimension. It was worth walking around it to see it from every angle.
Inside the 11th century church, on the wall as if a mural, is the colorful bits from the mosaic floor of the older church.
Inside the 11th century church, on the wall as if a mural, is the colorful bits from the mosaic floor of the older church.
Written 26 October 2018
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Jane B
Chattanooga, TN215 contributions
Jun 2018 • Friends
Dates back to 1100 with an even older Church underneath that goes back to 700's. A few years ago a famous architect built a replica of the original structure out of chicken wire which is a site to see. It's even more enchanting at night with it's lighting
Written 19 June 2018
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cojotent
Delft, The Netherlands969 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
The church together with its info is really interesting. Beter than the churches in Manfredonia. The information provided at the site is really worth the visit
Written 26 October 2017
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851SilviaM
Fagnano Olona, Italy7,074 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
Square in plan, the basilica consists of two interconnected churches independent of each other, one of which is buried, the crypt. The church is a jewel of Apulian Romanesque art, while showing Islamic and Armenian influences.
And with this masterpiece we end our journey in Siponto.
Once a destination for pilgrims and riders who found refreshment here during the long journey to Monte Sant’Angelo.
And with this masterpiece we end our journey in Siponto.
Once a destination for pilgrims and riders who found refreshment here during the long journey to Monte Sant’Angelo.
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Written 4 October 2024
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Jaque Silveira
Montenegro, RS2,614 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
I visited the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore quickly, already tired and crazy hungry for a lunch, but it was worth it, all the tourist buses of Rome have stops there, they bypass the square from there you can go down and in.
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Written 1 September 2024
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È possibile raggiungere la basilica a piedi o con i mezzi pubblici partendo da Manfredonia? Grazie
Written 9 February 2019
Si può raggiungere con mezzi pubblici fino al capolinea che dista circa 500 mt dalla basilica!
Written 9 February 2019
Ciao vorrei sapere gli orari di apertura del sito archeologico e dell'opera di Tresoldi, in quanto in rete non si trova nulla di certo.
Grazie!
Written 22 September 2017
Io ti posso citare un articolo locale che recita in questo modo: "Il Parco archeologico “Le due basiliche” di Siponto, gestito dal Polo Regionale museale, è aperto dalle ore 11,00 alle ore 20,00".
Written 22 September 2017
What hours is the church open in October? Quale ore e giorni aperto la chiesa in oottobre'? Grazie
Written 23 August 2017
dovrebbe essere sempre aperta dalle 12:30 alle 21:00
Written 24 August 2017
salve,
è possibile visitare la basilica nelle ore serali?
grazie mille in anticipo per la risposta
Written 1 June 2017
si potete trovare tutte le info su comune di manfredonia .t
Written 4 June 2017
Il sito è aperto tutti i giorni? Quali sono gli orari?
Written 26 April 2016
Salve, l'ingresso è gratuito. La basilica è in fase di restauro, ed osserva i seguenti orari:
lunedì - venerdì 9.30/12.30
sabato - domenica mattina 9.30/12.30 pomeriggio 15.00/17.00
per informazioni:
Padre Mario: 0884- 54.14.70 (Casa Scalabrini)- Cell. 333- 91.46.060
Aldo 338- 44.85.344
Adriano 0884 541507
Written 26 April 2016
Come si fa a prenotare una visita guidata? Qual è il costo? La visita sarà possibile il giorno di Pasqua?
Written 18 March 2016
Purtroppo al momento non è ancora attivo alcun servizio di guida.
Written 18 March 2016
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