The Mother Church of All Saints (Author's photo - All rights reserved)
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Ciao a tutti,
questo è un viaggio attraverso l'Italia. Posterò una foto al giorno con una brevissima descrizione. Spero vi piaccia!
Mesagne è un piccolo borgo della provincia di Brindisi, nella regione italiana meridionale della Puglia. Si trova nella pianura salentina, lungo la Via Appia, precisamente dove un tempo sorgeva l'antico insediamento messapico, di cui ancora oggi sono conservati alcuni resti.
Il suo nome significa "città nel mezzo" dato a causa della sua posizione a metà strada tra Brindisi e Oria, lungo la Via Appia. La città fu fondata dai Messapi nel V secolo aC, con il nome di Metania, divenne poi la Mesania sotto i Romani.
Molto più tardi, furono i Normanni che lo fortificarono e costruirono un castello difensivo, che tuttavia non fu in grado di salvarlo dalla distruzione dei Saraceni su ordine dello Svevo Manfredi, alleato in quel momento con gli Angioini, che volevano punire il città per la sua lealtà al Papa.
Nel 1256, due anni dopo la sua distruzione, lo stesso Manfredi diede ordine di ricostruire Mesagne, rinforzando le mura e il castello.
Quest'ultimo sembra un prezioso palazzo nobiliare, un imponente castello che sorveglia la città. Il grande torrione angolare con caditoie, le mura della parte bassa a scarpata, il cortile interno, la pianta quadrata svelano l’originaria vocazione militare dell'edificio.
Sull’ingresso principale del castello sono visibili il portone ligneo e le due archibugiere, antiche bocche di fuoco dove probabilmente era posizionato il ponte levatoio che permetteva l’acceso dal fossato oggi non più visibile.
La parte meridionale del castello, con ampie finestre settecentesche decorate, può essere ammirata dalla vicina piazza Orsini del Balzo. Al suo interno, c'è il Museo archeologico Granafei.
Accedendo alla parte antica di Mesagne attraverso la monumentale Porta Grande, testimonianza di quelle che un tempo erano le mura della città, possiamo apprezzare soprattutto l'architettura religiosa.
Di notevole interesse artistico è la bellissima Chiesa di Sant'Anna, che sovrasta la piazza Orsini del Balzo, con la sua pianta medievale, e la Chiesa Madre dedicata a tutti i Santi, gioiello architettonico situato in piazza IV novembre nei pressi della biblioteca comunale con una facciata imponente, decorata con statue e un campanile.
All'esterno delle mura cittadine, invece, troviamo il Convento dei Celestini, la Chiesa di Santa Maria in Betlemme, ricostruita nel 1738 in stile barocco e la Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, un tempo luogo di culto dei monaci domenicani.
Infine, nella parte nuova della città, meritano una visita la basilica della Vergine Santissima del Carmelo e il santuario di Santa Maria Mater Domini, all'interno del quale possiamo trovare l'icona medievale raffigurante la Madonna col Bambino.
Merita una visita il villaggio messapico di Muro Tenente, a 5 km dal centro della città.
Cosa vedere: Il Centro Storico, il Castello di Mesagne, la Chiesa Madre, la Chiesa di Sant'Anna, la Porta Grande, il Convento dei Celestini, la Chiesa di Santa Maria in Betlemme, la Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, la Basilica della Vergine Santissima del Carmelo, il Santuario di Santa Maria Mater Domini, il villaggio messapico di Muro Tenente, il Museo archeologico Granafei, il Tempietto di San Lorenzo.
Hello everyone,
I began a Photo Journey through Italy. I will post one photo every day with a little note of explanation. I hope you like it!
Mesagne is a small town in the province of Brindisi, in the southern Italian region of Puglia. It is located in the Salentinian flatland, along the Appian Way precisely where once stood the ancient Messapian settlment, of which still today some remains are preserved.
Its name means “city in the middle” given to its due to its position halfway between Brindisi and Oria, along the Via Appia. The city was founded by the Messapi in the 5th century BC, with the name of Metania, it then became Mesania under the Romans.
Much later, it was the Normans who fortified it and built a defensive castle, which however, was not able to save it from destruction by the Saracens under orders from the Swabian Manfred, at that time allied with the Angevins, who wanted to punish the city for its loyalty to the Pope.
In 1256, two years after its destruction, the same Manfred gave orders for Mesagne to be rebuilt, reinforcing the walls and castle.
It looks like a precious noble palace, an impressive castle which watches over the town. The big corner tower with machicolation, the walls on the lower part, the internal courtyard and the square plan are signs of the original military function of this building.
On the main portal of the castle it is possible to see the wooden portal and two openings for harquebus, where probably there used to be the drawbridge, the entrance from the moat, no more visible.
The southern part of the castle, with large Eighteenth-century decorated windows, can be admired from the nearby piazza Orsini del Balzo. Inside it, there is the archaeological Museum Granafei.
Accessing the ancient part of Mesagne through the monumental Porta Grande, testimony of what were once the town walls, we can appreciate above all the religious architecture.
Of great artistic interest particularly is the fine Church of Sant’Anna, which looks over the piazza Orsini del Balzo, with its medieval layout, and the Mother Church dedicated to All Saints, an architectural jewel located in piazza IV novembre near the municipal library with an impressive facade, decorated with statues and a bell tower.
Against the town wall, instead, we find the Celestinian Convent, the Church of Santa Maria in Betlem, rebuilt in 1738 in Baroque style, and the Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, once a place of worship of the Dominican monks.
Finally, in the new part of the town, well worth a visit are the basilica della Vergine Santissima del Carmelo and the sanctuary of Santa Maria Mater Domini, inside of which we can find the medieval icon depicting the Madonna col Bambino.
Worth a visit the Messapic village of Muro Tenente, 5 km away from the town centre.
Thing to see: The Historic Centre, the Castle of Mesagne, the Mother Church, the Church of Sant'Anna, the Porta Grande, the Celestinian Convent, the Church of Santa Maria in Betlem, the Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata, the Basilica della Vergine Santissima del Carmelo, the Sanctuary of Santa Maria Mater Domini, the Messapic village of Muro Tenente, the archaeological Museum Granafei, the church of St. Lawrence.
Tipo di foto / Category | Paesaggio / Landscape view |
Esposizione / Settings | 1/320 sec, ISO 200, f/10 |
Camera | Nikon D5000 |
Lente / Lens | Tamron SP 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD |
Filtro / Filter | Polarizzatore Hoya / Hoya Polarizing filter |
Cavalletto / Tripod | Manfrotto MKC3-P01 |
Località / Location | Mesagne (Brindisi), Italia |
Software | Photoshop |
The castle of Mesagne (Author's photo - All rights reserved)
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Sometimes I try to imagine myself in Italy. It's so beautiful I might lose it.
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Hello, friend miti, how are you? ... What beautiful the castle of Mesagne. :)
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A beautiful picture of church really nice photographs.
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A beautiful Church, perhaps.
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Nice photography mate :)
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lovely post there about Mesagne.. i wish i could travel there...
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Beautiful place! Thanks for the information about El Castillo de Mesagne. I hope you upload the next pictures of your Photo Trip through Italy soon.
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Nice shots 👍
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