Bari: Simi Palace and Byzantine Church Tour with Ticket – Apulia, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Take a guided tour of the ruins within Simi Palace, one of the most important museums in Bari. Dating back to the 16th century, step inside a permanent archaeological exhibition and its adjacent church to acquire an understanding of what the city once looked like.
Browse through a display of artifacts on the ground floor, ranging from a model of an original settlement to fragments of prehistoric pottery. Gaze at rare examples of Italian-Mycenaean ceramics, proving the breadth of the city’s commercial network in the Mediterranean.
Be led to the remains of a marvelous Byzantine church dating back to the 9th or 10th century, where the three apses, part of the altar, and some fragments of a fresco can still be distinguished. Additionally, see the remains of a Roman house discovered during the restoration work.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Dive into the majestic archaeological complex of the Simi Palace in Bari
Discover the remains of the Byzantine Church on which the palace was built
Learn about the origins of this historic site, dating back to the 16th century
Explore a vast display of artifacts and prehistoric pottery with a guide
Observe a scale model to form a picture of what the city used to look like

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