Manfredonia, whose name comes from King Manfredi, who had founded it a few steps from Siponto, is defined as the gateway to the Gargano, of which it represents the most populous municipality. Even Lucio Dalla, a native of this city, wrote numerous songs about its beauty, recounting the happy moments lived in its streets. Discover the places and activities offered by this magical city!


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Symbol of the importance achieved by the city, a Roman colony since 194 BC, the Archaeological Park of Siponto is characterized by an intertwining of **elements of the past and present that dialogue** with each other in a harmonious way.

Inside the park you can see the grandiose work "Where Art reconstructs time", a majestic construction that recalls, in shape, the last phase of the ancient early Christian basilica.

Visit it together with an **expert guide** , who will be able to show you the wonders of this place!


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Siponto Archaeological Park Guided Tour

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The Siponto Archaeological Park derives its significance from the fact that it bears witness to the importance attained by ancient Siponto, a Roman colony dating from 194 B.C. and one of the main ports in the area. 

**The first foundation of the colony**

During the Second Punic War, which ended in 202 B.C. with Hannibal's defeat at Zama by Scipio Africanus, some cities in the Daunian region teamed up with the Carthaginians, including Arpi, a flourishing town not far from present-day Foggia. 
In order to punish those cities that had allied themselves with Hannibal, the Romans decided to intervene in Daunia in **194 B.C.** by founding the **colony of Siponto**, guaranteeig a maritime garrison and a military outpost. 

**Roman Siponto and its streets**

The archaeological investigations carried out in Siponto have also provided valuable information on the road system: the construction of the city walls in *opus quadratum* a little over 2 metres wide, dates back to the period of the second colonisation of **186 BC.**
The Roman city had a regular urban layout with streets at right angles delimiting rectangular blocks (90 m x 40 m) arranged in an east-west direction, on which the medieval settlement was later superimposed.

**Medieval Siponto**

Churches such as the **Medieval Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore**, built between the 11th and 12th centuries, are remarkably representative of Apulian Romanesque architecture. This is distinguished by its unusual cube shape surmounted in the centre by a small dome and a crypt with an entrance from the outside. Between the end of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century, it underwent numerous makeovers. 
For the construction and architectural decoration, materials including columns and capitals from the more ancient Siponto were re-used. The portal with archivolt supported by two columns resting on the back of a lion is worthy of note.

**“Where art reconstructs time”**

Since **2016**, the Archaeological Park of Siponto has been home to the project ***Where Art Reconstructs Time***, an innovative wire mesh installation by the young Lombard artist Edoardo Tresoldi that recalls in form the last phase of the ancient early Christian basilica.

Consisting of 4,500 metres of electro-welded mesh coated in zinc, the metal basilica is 14 metres high and weighs a total of approximately seven metric tonnes. The bold decision to set up a dialogue between archaeology and contemporary art is part of an innovative vision of the landscape, interpreted in its temporal complexity between evidence of the past and present-day reality.


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Siponto Archaeological Park

Past and present intertwine in ancient Siponto

The Siponto Archaeological Park derives its significance from the fact that it bears witness to the importance attained by ancient Siponto, a Roman colony dating from 194 B.C. and one of the main ports in the area, before also becoming the seat of one of the region’s largest dioceses.

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