The cathedral, dedicated to the Madonna della Madia, dominates the main square of the old town. The current Baroque building dates from the eighteenth century, though a church has stood on this site since the Norman period. The interior has a calm, luminous quality, and the facade looks out over a piazza where the town gathers in the evenings. The Madonna della Madia is celebrated in a festa each December, which includes a procession of illuminated boats in the harbour — one of Puglia's more atmospheric winter events.
Cattedrale della Madia
Baroque cathedral with illuminated boat procession in December