Holiday apartment in Bitonto: Culture, Landscape and Olive Oil

Bitonto offers a diverse blend of sacred architecture, museums, theatre, city walls, parks and olive culture for your travel planning. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Bitonto, you can tailor your stay to your preferred focus: Historic spaces and collections offer different highlights from the Giardini Pensili or the two parks that extend into Bitonto. Extra virgin olive oil is also part of the city’s tourist and culinary identity.

Holiday apartment in Bitonto: Discover culture and landscape

Bitonto Cathedral stands in the historic centre. It is an example of Apulian Romanesque architecture, whose construction began in the 12th century. Inside is the marble ambo, created in 1229 by Maestro Nicolaus. For travellers interested in culture, this site combines Apulian Romanesque architecture with a work of art from 1229.

Historic stages and sacred sites

Teatro Traetta stands on the edge of the historic city centre and is Bitonto’s oldest and most important theatre. It was built between 1835 and 1838 and has a theatre layout based on the Italian model. The Basilica Santuario dei Santi Medici Cosma e Damiano houses the relics of the two Anargyroi. Bitonto’s culture also includes the Galleria Nazionale della Puglia “Girolamo e Rosaria Devanna”. The Museo Diocesano di Bitonto is housed in the former monastery of the Conventual Friars Minor. The former monastery later served as a Bishop’s Seminary and adjoins the Church of San Francesco della Scarpa.

Museums between antiquity and remembrance

The Museo Archeologico della Fondazione De Palo-Ungaro is divided into four sections based on grave goods found in Bitonto dating from the 6th to the 3rd century BC. It displays objects from the symposium, as well as from the lives of athletes and warriors and from the material culture of women. In the Museum of Peasant Civilization and Folk Traditions “Spazi della Memoria”, the collection includes old objects that symbolise the society of earlier generations. A reservation can be made for a visit.

City walls and park landscapes extending into Bitonto

The Giardini Pensili run along Bitonto’s old city walls and offer impressive views. The Lama Balice Regional Park extends into Bitonto; the Alta Murgia National Park also extends into Bitonto. Anyone wishing to combine urban history and landscape will find different starting points here for shaping their days.

Olive culture as a local highlight

Bitonto is home to the “Cima di Bitonto” olive cultivar, whose name refers to the city. Together with extra virgin olive oil, it forms a distinct culinary focus of the city. Olive culture thus complements the architectural, museum-related and landscape themes with a regional flavour.

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