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The Balsignano Monumental Complex is an ancient fortified medieval settlement. During your visit, you can visit this evocative archaeological and historical site, comprising a castle with double walls and two important churches: the Church of Santa Maria (with frescoes) and the Church of San Felice, the latter considered a masterpiece of Apulian Romanesque art with Byzantine influences. The complex dates back to the 10th-11th centuries and underwent various historical phases until its abandonment in the 16th century.

Precious evidence of the numerous rural villages which, since the period of Byzantine domination, populated the Bari area between the 10th and 11th centuries. This village was built on the edge of the Balsignano blade, a depression in the land caused by karst phenomena. Easily identifiable along the Matera road. The area is fenced and can only be accessed for a fee at set times (in the morning from 9.30 to 13).

An interesting and certain thing. In 1690, the chapel served as a place for the bodies of Conversano citizens affected by the plague epidemic. This disease, called the Black Death, has claimed over 200 million victims to date!

The chapel of Santa Caterina is a national monument of Italy, located at the entrance to Conversano - an Apulian city of ancient origin. There are basically two concepts regarding the time of construction and the person of Saint Catherine. Some historians support the thesis that it was created around the mid-11th century and is dedicated to the Christian martyr Catherine of Alexandria - a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Church, whose cult spread to Puglia at that time. Other historians support the thesis that the chapel was built by Count Giulio Antonio Acquaviva in the mid-15th century, and the building itself was an act of tribute and affection for his wife, Caterina Orsini Del Balzo. The dating of the building, consistent with these concepts, places its construction in different historical times, 4 centuries, 400 years apart!

Attested presence starting from the 16th century, it was built on the pre-existing church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli. Attached there is a convent which has become the seat of the Municipality

Little is known of its origins with the exception of the patrons, Lucrezia d'uso and her brother, portrayed in a fresco inside the church

Presence of a fountain inside the park

Designed in 1921 by the sculptor Giuseppe Tonnini of Loreto