Highlights:

Discover the small town and its historic center
Visit the cathedral and admire its rose window and bronze portal
Taste the delicious “Passionata” cake made with ricotta and almonds

Tour details:

Troia was the ancient Aece, a Roman city on the Appian-Trajan Way. It has always been hostile to Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen and close to the papacy so much so that the Emperor destroyed it in 1229. The tour will take you to know the historic center with a magnificent view on the Dauni mountains and its splendid cathedral, one of the best in Puglia, famous for its splendid rose window which was also depicted in the Italian 5,000 lira bill in the 80s.
The tour will make you visit the heart of the town with a visit to the church of St. Vincent the Martyr, Basilica of St. Basil and St. Francis in Baroque art and major palaces such as the palace of the princes D’Avalos, Palazzo Varo and Palazzo Siliceo .
The tour ends with a visit to the cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Assumption built in the twelfth century and in the Apulian Romanesque style on a church of Byzantine origins. Certainly the most beautiful part is its rose window composed of 11 stone columns and twenty-two different decorations obtained exclusively with the technique of the fretwork, making the rose appear as a laced embroidery. The most beautiful rose window in Puglia. Also worthy of note is the bronze portal with its 2 wonderful dragon-shaped knockers.

At the end of the tour tasting of the typical “Passionata” cake, a unique delicacy in Puglia created by the Casoli pastry: heart of 3 types of local ricotta of cow, sheep and buffalo covered with Apulian almonds made in different flavors.
After having savored it, you will return to Troy only to be able to taste it again