Cisternino Apartments & Villas (Apulia)

Cisternino, in the region of Apulia offers an Authentic Italian experience. In the unreal silence of summer afternoons, when the drowsy village abandons itself to indolence before the coming to life again in the evening, it is nice to walk down the chianche (stone-paved streets) amongst the play of light and shadow created by the narrow streets, the arches, the underpasses. Dazzling white walls and blue sky: this is the poetry of the south.

Between the 19th and 20th century, the town began to develop outside the city walls, where the only things of interest are a few Art Nouveau buildings on Via San Quirico.

In the old town, the finest historical buildings are the tower and the church on the square. The recently restored Norman-Suevian tower was built in the 11th century by the Normans, and is 17 meters tall. It was largely rebuilt in the late 14th century and was remodelled several times in subsequent periods. A statue of St. Nicholas giving blessings stands at the top.

The Church of San Nicola, known as the Mother Church, was built in the 12th century over the previous 8th-century Basilian church, whose foundations remain. The Mother Church also underwent changes over the centuries. The current neoclassical fa?ade was done in 1848, replacing the previous fa?ade, probably Romanesque.

Also worthy of a visit are: the Bishop?s Palace, built in 1560, with a late Renaissance fa?ade that bears the coats of arms of the bishop-baron; the Governor?s Palace (16th cent.), which has an elegant front with three balconies and Renaissance decorative elements; the houses of the noble Pepe and Cenci families; the small Church of Santa Lucia (17th century) and, outside the walls, the tower and Palazzo Amati, on Via San Quirico; the Church of San Cataldo, completed in 1783 in the Baroque style, with its beautiful dynamic fa?ade; and the Church of San Quirico, constructed between the 17th and 18th centuries. Authentic Italy offers self catering Puglia accommodation to rent in apartments or villas in the Apulia region of Cisternino.

Property 5664 (Apulia)
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