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Among the largest in southern Italy, the dome of the cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo in Cerignola towers over the city and is visible from the surrounding areas.

Almost in the center of the city, in the area called Piano San Rocco, the Piano delle Fosse di Cerignola is now the only surviving evidence of a centuries-old method of storing grain. Deposits dug into a tuffaceous terrain, bell-shaped, 4 to 7 meters high, closed by wooden boards covered with earth in the shape of a pyramid to facilitate the flow of rainwater.

The cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo (or Duomo Tonti) is the undisputed symbol of the city. Since the Mother Church had become insufficient for the population of Cerignola, the need arose to design and build a new religious building that could fulfill this task. In 1855, the wealthy Cerignolano Paolo Tonti donated all the proceeds derived from the income of his possessions in order to build a new cathedral. In 1870, after making some changes, the engineer Alvino saw his project approved, for a cost estimate of approximately 127,000 ducats. Construction began in June 1873, with the laying of the first stone. In 1876, the engineer Alvino died and the task passed to the engineer Giuseppe Pisanti, who prepared a further project. The inauguration of the cathedral took place, although construction was not completed, in October 1934 and inherited the titles of cathedral and parish of San Pietro Apostolo from the ancient Mother Church. In September 1986, the church was elevated to the cathedral of the diocese of Cerignola-Ascoli-Satriano and again in April 1998 it was elevated to a minor basilica. From the first Saturday after Easter to the second Monday of October, the icon of the Madonna di Ripalta, patron saint of the city, is kept here.

We have arrived in one of the most important places in Cerignola: the Piano delle Fosse Granarie! It is located south of the town. With at least 600 pits (identified by means of special memorial stones, on which a progressive number and the owner's initials are engraved) spread over an area of 26,000 m², it represents the latest example of a grain conservation method typical of the Capitanata area. The first document that mentions the existence of the Fosse dates back to 1225 ("Diplomatic Code of Bari. Vol.

The Sanctuary of the Incoronata is a Catholic place of worship dedicated to the Black Madonna, who appeared in the year 1001 to a count and a shepherd in the Cervaro wood. Every year, on the last Saturday of April, the feast of the apparition is celebrated with a ride of angels and the offering of oil for the votive lamp. The sanctuary has a bronze crown hanging from the dome, an organ of 2000 pipes and the title of minor basilica.

Ascoli Satriano is a small city of pre-Roman origins, historically the scene of important battles between Rome and Hannibal. The ancient village is accessed from the Porta di Sant'Antonio Abate, and through characteristic alleys you can visit the Basilica Cathedral Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Norman castle which was also the ducal palace, the Clock Tower and the Arch of Porta Nuova .

Known for events related to the underworld, Cerignola is actually a beautiful town in the Apulian hinterland. Very interesting is the Piano delle Fosse Granarie, an absolutely unique archaeological area.

Catholic shrine in which a black Madonna is venerated. According to tradition, the Madonna appeared in these places to a nobleman and a shepherd in the year 1001.