Panoramic aerial view of the historic center of Trani, Puglia, Italy. There is the small port in the bay and in the background the cathedral of the city.

Trani is one of those quietly elegant cities where history, and the sea exists in perfect balance…Its jewel, the Cathedral of San Nicola Pellegrino, rises dramatically from the water, built in luminous local stone that seems to glow against the blue sea — a bold symbol of the city’s wealth and confidence during its golden age. Beneath the beauty lies depth: Trani was home to one of the earliest Jewish communities in southern Italy and produced the Ordinamenta Maris, one of the oldest known marit