What you'll hear inside Norman-Swabian Castle of Bari:

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  Gipsoteca

  The Gipsoteca at Castello Normanno-Svevo in Bari is a museum housing 130 plaster casts—reproductions of Apulia's most significant monuments dating from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century.

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  Sala Angevina

  The Sala Angevina occupies one of the main reception rooms on the first floor of Bari Castle, positioned in the north wing adjacent to the Sala Aragonesa.

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  Aragonese Hall

  The Sala Aragonesa occupies the principal floor of the castle's north wing and forms part of the grand reception rooms of this 16th-century Renaissance residence.

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  Sala Bona Sforza

  The Sala Bona Sforza occupies the upper floor of the castle, part of the 16th-century residence.

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  Palatine Chapel

  The Capilla Palatina sits on the ground floor of the castle, on the eastern side of the inner courtyard.

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  Tower of the Minors

  Torre dei Minorenni is one of three surviving corner towers with rusticated stonework from the Norman-Swabian fortress at Bari's core.

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  Renaissance Inner Courtyard

  This Renaissance courtyard forms the heart of the castle's medieval core, redesigned when Isabella of Aragon's court settled here from 1501 onwards.

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  Federician Ogival Portal

  This pointed archway is the original entrance to the Norman-Swabian core of the castle, dating from the era of Emperor Frederick II of Swabia.

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  Byzantine Archaeological Areas

  The ground floor of Castello Normanno-Svevo houses Byzantine archaeological remains, offering a glimpse of the structures that predated the medieval fortress.

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  Dungeons

  The dungeons of the Castello Normanno-Svevo in Bari rank amongst the castle's most striking features.

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  Norman Hall

  Hall displaying stray stone architectural fragments from the castle.