Bari district, Apulia, Italy
Places to visit near Bitonto
Bitonto is a town in Bari district, Apulia, Italy, home to about 51,661 people. Within 50 km by road there are 96 places to visit — 34 forts & heritage, 31 churches, 11 museums and 2 caves. The must-see places are Faro Punta San Cataldo (17 km), Grotta di Santa Croce (25 km) and Azetium (36 km).
Bitonto at a glance
- Location
- Bari district, Apulia, Italy
- Population
- about 51,661
- Coordinates
- 41.1101° N, 16.6909° E
- Places within 50 km
- 96 (10 must-see)
- Best time to visit
- October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and museums
Top places to visit near Bitonto
Ranked by how worth the drive they are from Bitonto: must-see places and the closest well-loved spots first. Open a place for photos, today’s visitor status, timings and directions.
- Faro Punta San CataldoOther · BariMust-see
- San Francesco da PaolaChurches · BariNotable
- Sant'Egidio AbateChurches · BariNotable
- Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro"Museums · BariNotable
- Porta BaresanaForts · BariNotable
- Palazzo GentileForts · BasilicataNotable
- Torrione AngioinoForts · BariNotable
- San GaetanoChurches · BariNotable
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'AlessandriaChurches · BariNotable
- Galleria Nazionale della Puglia "Girolamo e Rosaria Devanna"Museums · BariNotable
- Concattedrale di Maria Santissima AssuntaChurches · BariNotable
- Museo DiocesanoMuseums · BariNotable
More places near Bitonto
- Basilica Dei Santi Medici · church · Bari · ~1 km
- San Domenico · church · Bari · ~1 km
- Porta del Carmine · fort · Bari · ~1 km
- Santa Maria del Popolo · church · Bari · ~1 km
- Grotta di Santa Croce · cave · Basilicata · ~25 km · Must-see
- Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice · sanctuary · Bari · ~5 km
- Torre della Bella Mora · fort · Bari · ~6 km
- Chiesa dell'Annunziata · church · Bari · ~7 km
- Cippo Lo Monaco · fort · Bari · ~7 km
- Dolmen di San Silvestro · fort · Bari · ~8 km
- Parco Naturale in Localita' Lama Balice · sanctuary · Basilicata · ~9 km
- Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo · church · Bari · ~10 km
Things to see near Bitonto, by type
Forts & heritage near Bitonto
61 forts & heritage within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is Porta Baresana (1 km). Best time: october to february.
- Porta Baresana · fort · Bari · ~0 km
- Palazzo Gentile · fort · Basilicata · ~0 km
- Torrione Angioino · fort · Bari · ~0 km
- Porta del Carmine · fort · Bari · ~1 km
- Torre della Bella Mora · fort · Bari · ~6 km
- Cippo Lo Monaco · fort · Bari · ~7 km
Churches near Bitonto
46 churches within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is San Francesco da Paola (1 km). Best time: year-round.
- San Francesco da Paola · church · Bari · ~0 km
- Sant'Egidio Abate · church · Bari · ~0 km
- San Gaetano · church · Bari · ~0 km
- Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria · church · Bari · ~0 km
- Concattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta · church · Bari · ~1 km
- Basilica Dei Santi Medici · church · Bari · ~1 km
Museums near Bitonto
16 museums within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro" (1 km). Best time: year-round.
- Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro" · museum · Bari · ~0 km
- Galleria Nazionale della Puglia "Girolamo e Rosaria Devanna" · museum · Bari · ~0 km
- Museo Diocesano · museum · Bari · ~1 km
- Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza · museum · Bari · ~13 km
- Museo Comunale della Civiltà Contadina · museum · Bari · ~15 km
- Pinacoteca "Michele De Napoli" · museum · Bari · ~16 km
Caves near Bitonto
4 caves within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is Grotta di sale-Terlizzi (16 km); the best-known is Grotta di Santa Croce (25 km). Best time: year-round.
- Grotta di Santa Croce · cave · Basilicata · ~25 km · Must-see
- Grotta di sale-Terlizzi · cave · Basilicata · ~16 km
- Grotta Del Trullo · cave · Bari · ~56 km · Must-see
- Grotte di Castellana · cave · Bari · ~58 km · Must-see
Wildlife, forests & gardens near Bitonto
4 wildlife, forests & gardens within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice (5 km). Best time: november to march for sightings.
- Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice · sanctuary · Bari · ~5 km
- Parco Naturale in Localita' Lama Balice · sanctuary · Basilicata · ~9 km
- Parco Naturale Regionale Terra Delle Gravine · sanctuary · Taranto · ~82 km · Must-see
- Parco Naturale Regionale Dune Costiere da Torre Canne A Torre San Leonardo · sanctuary · Brindisi · ~96 km · Must-see
Beaches & coast near Bitonto
4 beaches & coast within 100 km of Bitonto. The closest is L'ultima Cena della Nostra Umanità (17 km). Best time: october to march.
- L'ultima Cena della Nostra Umanità · beach · Bari · ~17 km
- Faro di Molfetta · beach · Bari · ~17 km
- Porto di Torre Canne · beach · Apulia · ~90 km · Must-see
- Gulf of Manfredonia · beach · Basilicata · ~93 km · Must-see
A one-day trip from Bitonto
5 of the best places within 60 km, in driving order so you don’t double back: about 5 km on the road.
- Start in Bitonto
- 1 km Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro" · museum, Bari
- 1 km Sant'Egidio Abate · church, Bari
- 1 km Porta Baresana · heritage site, Bari
- 1 km San Francesco da Paola · church, Bari
- 1 km Palazzo Gentile · heritage site, Basilicata
- 0 km Back to Bitonto
Plan a longer trip from Bitonto — the planner adds a place to stay each night and keeps the route to one loop.
From travellers near Bitonto
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How to reach Bitonto
All places near Bitonto by distance
Within 15 km of Bitonto
- Monumento Ai Caduti di Tutte le Guerre · fort · Bari · ~10 km
- Palazzo Russo · fort · Bari · ~10 km
- Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista · church · Bari · ~10 km
- La Motta · fort · Bari · ~10 km
- Casale Fortificato di Balsignano · fort · Basilicata · ~10 km
- Ruderi Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo · fort · Bari · ~10 km
- Sala del Sedile Dei Nobili · fort · Bari · ~10 km
- Chiesa Sant'Agostino · church · Bari · ~10 km
- Concattedrale Santa Maria Assunta · church · Bari · ~11 km
- Cattedrale di San Michele Arcangelo · church · Bari · ~11 km
- Balsigliano Castle · fort · Basilicata · ~11 km
- Santa Maria la Veterana · church · Bari · ~12 km
- Castello di Balsignano · fort · Bari · ~13 km
- Chiesa di San Felice · fort · Bari · ~13 km
- Balsignano · fort · Basilicata · ~13 km
- Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza · museum · Bari · ~13 km
- Parco Comunale · park · Bari · ~14 km
- Chiesa di San Pio X · church · Bari · ~15 km
- Casa Natale Don Pietro Pappagallo · fort · Bari · ~15 km
- Museo Comunale della Civiltà Contadina · museum · Bari · ~15 km
15–50 km — half-day trips
- Azetium · fort · Bari · ~36 km · Must-see
- Castello Normanno · fort · Basilicata · ~16 km
- Palazzo de Gemmis · fort · Basilicata · ~16 km
- Grotta di sale-Terlizzi · cave · Basilicata · ~16 km
- Chiesa San Giorgio Degli Armeni · church · Bari · ~16 km
- Pinacoteca "Michele De Napoli" · museum · Bari · ~16 km
- Torre dell'Orologio · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Non Creiamo Precedenti · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Costruttivo · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Il Volo · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Concattedrale San Michele Arcangelo · church · Bari · ~16 km
- La Costellazione di Re Sole · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Calvario · fort · Bari · ~16 km
- Vela · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- L'Ulisse · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Palazzo Schettini · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Ipnotico Quartetto · attraction · Bari · ~16 km
- Biblioteca - Pinacoteca "Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi" · museum · Bari · ~16 km
- Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta · church · Bari · ~16 km
- Masseria Alberotanza · fort · Bari · ~16 km
- Porto di Trani · church · Basilicata · ~37 km · Must-see
- Duomo di San Corrado · church · Bari · ~17 km
- Basilica di Santa Fara · church · Bari · ~17 km
- L'ultima Cena della Nostra Umanità · beach · Bari · ~17 km
- Pulo di Molfetta · museum · Bari · ~17 km
- Faro di Molfetta · beach · Bari · ~17 km
- Porto di Molfetta · attraction · Apulia · ~17 km
- Chiesa dell'Annunciazione · church · Bari · ~17 km
- Basilica della Madonna Dei Martiri · church · Bari · ~18 km
- Parrocchia del Cuore Immacolato di Maria · church · Bari · ~18 km
- Pietro Ravanas · fort · Bari · ~18 km
- Monumento Agli Invalidi del Lavoro · fort · Bari · ~18 km
- Palazzo Fizzarotti · attraction · Bari · ~18 km
- Norman-Swabian Castle of Bari · fort · Bari · ~19 km
- San Sebastiano · church · Bari · ~19 km
- Fontana Piazza Aldo Moro · lake · Bari · ~19 km
- Museo Diocesano · museum · Bari · ~19 km
- Succorpo Cattedrale · fort · Bari · ~19 km
- Palazzo Arcivescovile · fort · Bari · ~19 km
- Museo Civico di Bari · museum · Bari · ~19 km
50–100 km — one-day trips
- Porto di Barletta · church · Basilicata · ~51 km · Must-see
- Cantina della Sfida · fort · Basilicata · ~52 km · Must-see
- Palazzo Bonelli · fort · Basilicata · ~52 km · Must-see
- Castello Marchione · fort · Bari · ~54 km · Must-see
- Grotta Del Trullo · cave · Bari · ~56 km · Must-see
- Grotte di Castellana · cave · Bari · ~58 km · Must-see
- Chiesa Ruprestre di San Pietro in Principibus · fort · Matera · ~61 km · Must-see
- Madonna Delle Vergini · church · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Parco Archeologico di Canne della Battaglia · fort · Barletta-Andria-Trani · ~62 km · Must-see
- Museo Laboratorio della Civiltà Contadina · museum · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista · church · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Cattedrale della Madonna della Bruna e di Sant'Eustachio · church · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Palombaro Lungo · fort · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Palazzo dell'Annunziata · fort · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Sassi di Matera · fort · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Belvedere di Murgia Timone · viewpoint · Matera · ~62 km · Must-see
- Chisa Ruprestre Santuario Madonna Delle Tre Porte · church · Matera · ~63 km · Must-see
- Castello Tramontano · fort · Matera · ~63 km · Must-see
- Museo Nazionale D'arte Medievale e Moderna della Basilicata · museum · Matera · ~63 km · Must-see
- Chiesa Rupestre Acito San Campo · fort · Matera · ~63 km · Must-see
- Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo · church · Bari · ~65 km · Must-see
- Castello di Monteserico · fort · Potenza · ~67 km · Must-see
- Basilica Cattedrale Maria Santissima della Madia · church · Bari · ~68 km · Must-see
- Castello di Carlo V · fort · Bari · ~68 km · Must-see
- Cripta del Peccato Originale · fort · Matera · ~69 km · Must-see
- St. Stephen Castle · fort · Bari · ~72 km · Must-see
- Cattedrale di Castellaneta · church · Taranto · ~72 km · Must-see
- Lago Locone · lake · Potenza · ~72 km · Must-see
- Chiesa Santa Maria Assunta (Chiesa Madre) · church · Taranto · ~76 km · Must-see
- Monte Sant'Elia · viewpoint · Taranto · ~78 km · Must-see
- Palatium Regium · fort · Potenza · ~78 km · Must-see
- Chiesa Madre Santa Maria Maggiore · church · Matera · ~78 km · Must-see
- Castello del Malconsiglio · fort · Matera · ~78 km · Must-see
- Palazzo Materi · fort · Matera · ~79 km · Must-see
- Egnazia Archaeological Area · fort · Brindisi · ~80 km · Must-see
- Museo della Casa Alla Fasanese · museum · Brindisi · ~80 km · Must-see
- Villa di Masseria Ciccotti · fort · Potenza · ~81 km · Must-see
- Parco Naturale Regionale Terra Delle Gravine · sanctuary · Taranto · ~82 km · Must-see
- Chiesa Madonna della Greca · church · Bari · ~83 km · Must-see
- Castello Medievale · fort · Taranto · ~85 km · Must-see
Count by type (within 100 km)
| Type | Within 50 km | Within 100 km | Nearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forts & heritage | 34 | 61 | Porta Baresana (1 km) |
| Churches | 31 | 46 | San Francesco da Paola (1 km) |
| Museums | 11 | 16 | Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro" (1 km) |
| Other attractions | 12 | 12 | Torre dell'Orologio (16 km) |
| Caves | 2 | 4 | Grotta di sale-Terlizzi (16 km) |
| Wildlife, forests & gardens | 2 | 4 | Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice (5 km) |
| Beaches & coast | 2 | 4 | L'ultima Cena della Nostra Umanità (17 km) |
| Lakes, dams & reservoirs | 1 | 3 | Fontana Piazza Aldo Moro (19 km) |
| Hill stations & viewpoints | 0 | 3 | Belvedere di Murgia Timone (62 km) |
| Parks | 1 | 1 | Parco Comunale (14 km) |
Bitonto: questions travellers ask
What are the best places to visit near Bitonto?
Faro Punta San Cataldo (attraction, about 17 km), San Francesco da Paola (church, about 1 km), Sant'Egidio Abate (church, about 1 km), Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro" (museum, about 1 km), Porta Baresana (heritage site, about 1 km), Palazzo Gentile (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Bitonto?
96 places on Spotwander: 34 forts & heritage, 31 churches, 11 museums, 12 other attractions, 2 caves.
Which is the nearest fort to Bitonto?
Porta Baresana, about 1 km by road; Palazzo Gentile (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Bitonto?
San Francesco da Paola, about 1 km by road; Sant'Egidio Abate (0 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Bitonto?
Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro", about 1 km by road; Galleria Nazionale della Puglia "Girolamo e Rosaria Devanna" (0 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Bitonto?
Start in Bitonto, visit Museo Archeologico - Fondazione "De Palo-Ungaro", then Sant'Egidio Abate, then Porta Baresana, then San Francesco da Paola, then Palazzo Gentile, and drive back — about 5 km by road in all.
What is the best time to visit places near Bitonto?
October to February for forts & heritage; year-round for churches and museums.
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