Conversano: The Norman Castle
From defensive stronghold to noble residence, the castle of Conversano watches over the town with its amazing grandeur.
Four towers facing four cardinal points. Conversano castle is a magnificent building erected in the shape of a trapezium, which took the present appearance only after several reconstructions that turned it from a defensive fortress into a lavish noble residence.
The interiors are graced with state rooms where the counts used to welcome their guests and the magnificent wedding chamber of count Giangirolamo II Acquaviva d'Aragona.
The windows and the balconies giving onto the castle's courtyard, the final stage of a long process of architectural transformation, on the other hand, show the aesthetic taste in vogue in the 19th century. A treasure trove of the municipal art gallery, the castle accommodates 17th-century the cycle of paintings ''La Gerusalemme Liberata'' (Jerusalem delivered) by Paolo Finoglio.
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