Discover Bisceglie: Holiday Apartment for Heritage and Coast

Bisceglie combines coastline and cultural heritage. Apulian Romanesque architecture, archaeological traces, fortification architecture and karst emerge as distinct themes in the town and its immediate surroundings. Those seeking historic architecture will find religious buildings and military architecture in Bisceglie; several palazzi can also be found in the surrounding area.

Romanesque and Fortification Architecture

The Concattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo is an Apulian Romanesque building constructed between 1073 and 1295. In Bisceglie, the Concattedrale and the Castello svevo represent religious and military architecture, respectively.

The Castello svevo of Bisceglie consists of a quadrangular circuit of walls with four square corner towers and a smaller fifth tower inside the surrounding wall. The Torre Maestra of the Castello svevo was built around 1060, is 27 metres high and houses an ethnographic collection.

Museums and Archaeological Traces

The Museo civico archeologico Francesco Saverio Majellaro is located in the same monastery complex as the town library and contains finds from archaeological sites in the area around Bisceglie. The Museo diocesano is housed in the former episcopal palace next to Bisceglie Cathedral. The spatial connection thus extends from the monastery complex and town library to the archaeological sites in the surrounding area. For those interested in archaeology, the thematic range extends from the museum with finds from the surrounding area to the dolmen dating from the Middle Bronze Age.

The Dolmen della Chianca is located in the immediate surroundings of Bisceglie. It dates from the Middle Bronze Age, approximately from the 16th to the 14th century BC, and is considered one of the most important dolmens in Europe due to its size, beauty and state of preservation. The Concattedrale and the dolmen are separated by a considerable period of time. The surrounding area of Bisceglie also contains the palazzi Palazzo San Domenico, Palazzo Manes, Palazzo Berarducci and Palazzo Tupputi.

Coast, Beaches and Karst

The La Salata coastal section in Bisceglie is included in the 2026 Blue Flag beach list. The Grotta di Santa Croce is a karst formation created by the erosion of an underground watercourse.

Other beaches in the immediate surroundings of Bisceglie include Spiaggia di Bisceglie, Spiaggia di Tesoro Maria and Matinelle Beach. Lido Colonna is a beach in the area around Bisceglie.

Historic Centre and Festival Traditions

A walk through the historic centre of Bisceglie leads to the Chiesa di Santa Margherita. The church dates from the 12th century and has a cruciform floor plan and a pyramidal dome. Bisceglie's two most important patron saint festivals include the Festa dei Tre Santi and the Festa dell'Addolorata. With its dome and floor plan, the Chiesa di Santa Margherita provides a distinctive architectural accent.

For your further selection of destinations, you can also explore Molfetta, Bitonto, Corato, Acquaviva Delle Fonti, Cozze, San Bartolomeo, Monopoli and Locorotondo.

For the overarching travel overview: Bari.