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Biscegliebēshĕl'yēā, city (1991 pop. 47,408), Apulia, S Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. It is a seaport, resort, and commercial center. Conquered by the Normans in the late 11th cent., the city later developed a prosperous merchant and military fleet. The duchy of Bisceglie was (16th cent.) a fief of Alfonso of Aragon, 2d husband of Lucrezia Borgia, and of their son Rodrigo. There are several churches of the 11th–12th cent., a fine Apulian Romanesque cathedral (11th–13th cent.), and ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle.
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Bisceglie is a town and comune on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of c. 53,700, in Apulia region, in the province of Bari.
According to a theory, in Roman times there would be here a settlement called Vigiliae. The modern city was founded by the Normans in the 11th century and englarged under the Aragonese dynasty of Naples in the 15th century.
Church of Santa Margherita, in Romanesque-Apulian style
Norman castle and tower
Abbey of S. Adoeno
Cathedral
Grotte di Santa Croce
4 dolmens Also notable is the naturalistic area of Pantano-Ripalta. The guitar virtuoso and composer Mauro Giuliani...more »
Church of Santa Margherita, in Romanesque-Apulian style
Norman castle and tower
Abbey of S. Adoeno
Cathedral
Grotte di Santa Croce
4 dolmens Also notable is the naturalistic area of Pantano-Ripalta. The guitar virtuoso and composer Mauro Giuliani...more »
