This imposing building, one of the earliest examples of Romanesque architecture, stands out for its sculptural details.

A particularly noteworthy Romanesque sculptural work can be admired in the basilica (church): a cathedral (bishop's throne), completed in the late eleventh century. There are precious mosaic pavements in the crypt and the presbytery. The ciborium, the most ancient in the region, is also decorated with mosaic; it has four columns with foliage, animals and mythological figures. The crypt, with its 26 columns whose capitals are in Byzantine and Romanesque style, houses the relics of Saint Nicholas.

This Church is the apotheosis of Baroque, along with the former Convent of the Celestines. Over a century, from 1549 to 1646, no fewer than three architects Riccardi, Zimbalo, and Penna, plus numerous stonecutters made their contribution to the rich façade. It is characterized by an endless variety of decorations: men, fantastic animals, harpies and sirens, 13 dancing putti, and animal figures alternating with symbolic elements. As typical of the Baroque style, the facade is richly decorated, and it has six columns that support an entablature, with carvings depicting animals, grotesque figures, and vegetables; it also features a large rose window.

It is the cathedral of Bari and it is the greatest example of Apulian Romanesque. It was built upon the ruins of an imperial Byzantine cathedral which had been destroyed by William I of Sicily in 1156. The present building was built between the late 12th and the late 13th century, most probably in the last thirty years of the 12th century.

The Duomo di Lecce and the Cathedral dedicated to Maria Santissima Assunta, located in the historic center of the city, was built a first time in 1144 or 1230.The façade is artistically the most important, for its sumptuous seventeenth-century decoration. The visual centre of the architectural ensemble of the Duomo is the haughty statue of St. Oronzo placed at the top and visually accompanied by side aedicules with the statues of San Giusto and San Fortunato. To embellish the façade of the Cathedral, there are statues of St. Januarius, St. Louis of Toulouse, St. Peter and St. Paul. During the last years of the twentieth century, the façade was enhanced by the bronze portal made by Manzù, which harmonizes well with the bare and linear plastic complex of the surface.

The style of this Orsinian Basilica, is one of the most characteristic in southern Italy, both for its architecture and for its frescoes.

The Basilica features a rare mixture of different elements of the Romanesque and Gothic styles, which, without ever blending as in a complete fusion, are always closely connected. The Apulian Romanesque style derives from Romanesque but it also shows signs of some Byzantine, Gothic, and Norman influence due to its richly varied historical background.

The ancient capital of Magna Graecia is home to one of Italy’s most important archaeological museums, the National Archeological Museum of Taranto, known as “MarTA”. This museum safeguards priceless treasures such as the splendid Golden Treasure of Taranto and it boasts one of Italy's most important archeological collections.

The former Convent of San Pasquale di Babylon houses the museum, which is situated on Piazza Garibaldi near the public garden.

The Pino Pascali Museum Foundation in Polignano a Mare is a special place for contemporary art. It is dedicated to the Apulian artist, who prematurely passed away in 1968 and who is considered one of the precursors of arte povera, body art, and conceptual art. Its permanent collection includes many of Pascali’s most famous works and also hosts international temporary exhibitions while serving as the headquarters of the Pino Pascali Prize.

A gallery of medieval and modern art with Venetian paintings, Neapolitan ceramics and cribs, paintings and icons from Puglia.

Between temporary exhibitions and permanent sections, the Pinacoteca offers a documentation of Apulian art from the eleventh to the nineteenth century unique in the regional panorama,

The most prestigious cultural building in Bari and Puglia, Teatro Petruzzelli is Italy’s fourth biggest theatre and the largest private theatre in Europe, which can seat up to 1,500 spectators.

The building's Umbertino style, a typical Italian style of the late 19th century, fits harmoniously with the rest of the Murat district, the newer part of town. The Fondazione Lirico Sinfonica Petruzzelli oversees the rich artistic program of the theatre.

It is one of the most beautiful architectural examples of Apulian Romanesque. A few meters from the imposing Castle , Trani Cathedral is a monument declared by UNESCO to be a messenger of a culture of peace. This splendid example of Apulian Romanesque stands near the sea, and it seems to be suspended over the water.

The museum complex of Ascoli Satriano is a treasure chest that contains works of sensational value, such as the "Marmi Policromi di Ascoli Satriano", which includes the sculptural group of the now famous "Grifoni". The diocesan museum, on the first floor, houses the permanent exhibition "Polychromes of the Sublime": a collection of polychrome marbles, which includes the Thapezophoros of the Griffins. Of particular value are the "Enthroned Madonna and Child", from Cerignola, and the "Ecce Homo" by Luca Giordano.

The art gallery of Barletta houses an extraordinary collection of works by the impressionist painter Giuseppe De Nittis. De Nittis was born in Barletta in 1846 and he soon became one of the greatest exponents of the European art scene of that time. Intimate and expressive are the female portraits and the landscapes transfigured with skillful touches of light. The museum hosts a rich program of temporary exhibitions in addition to its permanent exhibition. A Collection of De Nittis’s works will be on display at the Phillips Collection Museum in Washington DC until January 2023.