Chiesa di Sant'Adoeno
Romanesque church in Bisceglie dedicated to the Normans' saint, truncated-gable facade, eleventh-century font.
5 places covered in Bisceglie Grouped by type, most important first.
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Churches and places of worship
1Archaeology
2Dolmen della Chianca
Imposing Bronze Age dolmen at Bisceglie, found in 1909, with six skeletons and its own poetry festival.
Dolmen Frisari
Bronze Age gallery dolmen at Bisceglie, found in 1909 and judged the most imposing in Apulia.
Castles, palaces and villas
1Castello di Bisceglie
Norman castle of Bisceglie with a maestra tower about twenty-four metres high and an enclosed little church.
Museums, theatres and collections
1Teatro Mediterraneo
Open-air Greek-style theatre on the sea at Bisceglie, built in 1995 on the cliffs, looking towards Trani cathedral.
More places of interest
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Chiesa di San Lorenzo
The church of San Lorenzo is in Bisceglie, built outside the town walls, in the highest part of the Palazzuolo, at the start of the old road to Corato.
What to see
In 1477 the count of Bisceglie, Francesco Del Balzo, granted it to the friars of San Francesco of the Observant Minors. In the following years the convent complex of the Observant Minor friars was built on the south side of the church, and remained active until 1817, when it was suppressed.
In 1857, to a design by the engineer Mauro Albrizio, the Calvary was built on the north flank of the church, a series of five monumental niches of Gothic inspiration containing some mosaics depicting the Passion of Christ. During the night of 2 February 1866 the church was set on fire in an act of revenge.
Visiting
The church is in the upper part of Bisceglie, called Palazzuolo, on the old road to Corato. The sources consulted give no opening hours or visiting arrangements: check them.
Our editors' tip
Among the country and neighbourhood fairs held just after Easter until Pentecost is also the fair of the church of San Lorenzo.
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Events & festivals 1
Next up: Saints Maurus, Sergius and Pantaleon, the converted knights who became patrons of Bisceglie, Sunday 1 August
Getting there
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 24 km away
Near Bisceglie
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