팔로 델 콜레 주변 최고의 교통량 없는 자전거 라이딩 코스

파사드의 정상석에는 비톤토의 도시 문장이 새겨져 있습니다. 20세기에는 시계탑과 원죄 없이 잉태되신 마리아상이 추가되었습니다. 이 조각상은 1734년 비톤토 전투를 기념합니다.

Porta Baresana는 Bitonto 구시가지의 가장 눈에 띄는 역사적인 도시 문이자 기념비적인 주요 입구입니다.

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.

Bitetto ist known for the presence of the remains of Blessed Giacomo , a lay friar who died in the odor of sanctity, whose body has remained intact over the centuries. The main monument of the town, the church of San Michele Arcangelo is one of the purest examples of Apulian Romanesque . The epigraph near the portal reveals that the facade was built in 1335 by Mastro Lillo da Barletta on commission from Bishop Bonocore, who wanted to rebuild the city temple on the site of an older cathedral. Bitetto had in fact been a diocesan seat since the 11th century . Oriented according to ancient custom with the presbytery to the east, the church has a severe façade divided into three parts by pilasters and equipped with a large archivolted rose window . Of the three portals, the central one is characterized by a rich sculptural apparatus: two stone lions, crouched on mighty corbels, support columns with capitals with vegetal motifs that support a lunette with bas-reliefs of Christ and the twelve Apostles. The external jambs instead present scenes from the New Testament. The interior, which was heavily plastered in the eighteenth century and was restored to its original Romanesque style in 1959 , is divided into three naves by triple-order wall partitions, where the double-arched arches are surmounted by false matronei and higher up by single-lancet windows. The transept has three apses according to the stylistic features of Apulian Romanesque. The fourteenth-century body is flanked on both sides by two eighteenth-century chapels, that of Purgatory (on the left) and that of the Blessed Sacrament (on the right). Outside, the bell tower, also dating back to the eighteenth century, rests on the Romanesque façade with a typical gabled structure.

At the foot of the sanctuary you can enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding Murgia valleys.

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).

Breathtaking view, beautiful to see

Great view through the gorge of the old town