In the Swabian Angevin Castle and the Port of Manfredonia

The Swabian Angevin Castle of Manfredonia was built first by Manfred, son of Frederick II of Swabia in the mid-13th century, and then by Charles of Anjou, who completed the construction of the manor and its walls. It now sports a quadrangular plan, while the cylindrical towers date back to the Aragonese period. The Archaeological Museum is housed inside, while inside the moat on 27 and 28 December there will be a historical re-enactment of the living nativity scene and it will be possible to taste the products of an ever-flourishing countryside. Above all, the Port is the protagonist of Christmas in the Marina, hosting a skating rink, Christmas markets, and a series of artistic light installations. The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Siponto, where the early Christian three-nave basilica with central apse and mosaic floor is flanked by an installation consisting of 4,500 metres of galvanised electro-welded mesh, with which Edoardo Tresoldi weaves an intense dialogue between archaeology and contemporary art.