Museo Nazionale, Archaeological museum in Manfredonia, Italy

The Museo Nazionale is housed in the Swabian-Angevin-Aragonese castle of Manfredonia, and entry to the museum also lets visitors walk through the castle's structure. Its rooms trace the ancient Sipontine and Garganic territory: Daunian limestone steles, finds from the Siponto archaeological park, transport amphorae recovered from the sea, and architectural and epigraphic material mainly from Siponto.

The building was constructed by the Swabians in the Middle Ages and later modified by Angevin and Aragonese rulers. The collections focus on civilizations that inhabited this region in far earlier times, particularly the Daunians and the ancient port city of Sipontum.

The museum is housed in the castle built under Swabian, Angevin and Aragonese rule, and its rooms display the Daunian steles, limestone funerary monuments of the Daunian civilization, found in the Capitanata and dated between the late 8th and early 5th century BC. Transport amphorae recovered from the sea show the Adriatic trade routes of Roman Daunia.

The site is open year-round with varying hours depending on the season. It is helpful to check current conditions before visiting, as maintenance work or special events may affect access times.

The Daunian steles are limestone funerary monuments of the Daunia civilisation, one of the three Iapygian tribes, made between the late 8th and early 5th century BC in what is now the Capitanata (province of Foggia). The museum also holds transport amphorae recovered from the sea, evidence of trade along the Adriatic routes of Roman Daunia.