The history of Andria, populous city in the North of Bari, has been written in its various, ancient churches and monuments which represent an authentical artistic treasure.

Its origins are almost legendary. Once civitas normanna, Andria and its fate are profondly connected with the Svevi dinasty.

On Porta Sant'Andrea we can still read Federico's II words: Andria fidelis nostris affixa medullis, testifying the great emperor’s love for the city.
Andria is the place where the other great emperor Corrado IV was born; the mortal remains of the two empresses Jolanda and Isabella are buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of Andria.
During the reingn of the Angevins, Andria has been territory of the duke Del Balzo; subsequently the city has been under the Aragon's control and, until the period of the Parthenopean Republic, it has been a dominion under the influence of the dukes Carafa.

The presence of mansions and churches are the physical evidence of a long series of historical events; the superb cathedral (XII - XV cen.) presents an elegant neoclassical portico and a rase-window in Romanesque style; interiorly it is characterised by the presence of the nave and two aisles in gothic style, while the crypt has been realised between the VII and the VIII century after Christ. The church San Francesco (XIII - XIV cen.) with a Gothic cloister attached; Sant'Agostino (XIII cen.) the church Santa Maria di Porta Santa (XII - XIV cen.); the clock tower; Porta Sant'Andrea; palazzo Ceci (a mansion in neoclassical style) and palazzo Cipriani (XVI cen.). Not far from the area in which all those buildings rise, the sanctuary Santa Maria dei Miracoli, the church dell'Altomare, a suggestive circuit of laure basiliane and the mysterious, superb Castel del Monte.

Montegrosso is a village situated at 18 km. from Andria. The inhabitants are few. An interesting architectural element is represent by a Renaissance mansion, once property of the Duke Belgioioso (1816). Originally, the building presented one floor; later, the mansion was enlarged by adding a second floor.