Foggia "Città delle fovee"

Foggia

Foggia is the headquarters of the International Fair of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. It is a city that has developed after the reclamation of the Tavoliere.

Despite the terrible earthquake of 1731 and the bombings that hit the city during the Second World War, has an important historical center enriched by palaces of relief, churches and monuments dating back to Frederick as the majestic cathedral of the twelfth century and the period of Federico II .

Developed a lot during the nineteenth century and the Fascist period, the city is characterized by wide boulevards and airy squares, as well as monuments and buildings of great historical and architectural value. Several studies have uncovered some parts of underground walkways (called underground) which connect most of the ancient center of the city and that were used in medieval times.

ITS ORIGINS: according to the prevailing opinion, the name Foggia derives from the Latin "fovea", or "pit." Name linked to the 'core business which is the cultivation of wheat.

There are many monuments that reflect the historicity of this city. The greatest monument is the Cathedral, built in the twelfth century and modified several times. It retains much of the outside of the finest prospects Romanesque stone with precious cornice consists of sculptures. The territory of Foggia ancient consists of churches in baroque and rococo style; among them stand out the baroque Church of the Dead located in Piazza Purgatorio, currently being restored, and the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, located in the square. Leaving the old town, opposite the Three Arches in Piazza Plan of Crosses, stands the Church of St. John the Baptist from the sober Baroque façade. In the area around the city center are located Borgo Segezia, the Sanctuary and dell'Incoronata Arpinova, important historical sites, archaeological and religious. The Palazzo della Dogana built in the eighteenth century, an important center of trade in goods and cultures among the shepherds from Abruzzo and Puglia.