Basilica di San Nicola

Basilica di San Nicola was built in the 11th-12th centuries. It contains the relics of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. This basilica is dedicated to St. Nicholas and is regarded as the prototype of the Romanesque style.

• basilica dedicated to St. Nicholas
• important pilgrimage
• built in the 11th and 12th centuries
• contains the relics of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (not the St. Nicholas which we know)
• regarded as the prototype of the Romanesque style