Try an experiment on a digital map: look at Torre Calderina from above and find the position of the Bourbon Lighthouse. Now, widen your view, include the nearby Biscèglie, its Sweban Castle, and then the rest of the territory, including Càstel del Mónte.

You will notice that Molfétta develops parallel to the coast - unlike other nearby cities - and it has a natural continuity with Biscèglie. Thanks to its port, Molfétta has developed strong ties with inland cities like Bitónto, Àndria, and Coràto over the centuries. It was the center of a dense network of trade, for a long time much more relevant than Bàri.

Torre Calderina, since the late 1500s, has guarded this branching and complex system. On the one hand, the Bourbon Lighthouse of Molfétta, inaugurated on January 12, 1857, is the longest-standing lighthouse in the Pùglian Adriatic stretch. If Tórre Calderìna has a visual relationship with Càstel del Mònte, the octagonal structure of the lighthouse has a formal one: its structure explicitly recalls it.

The construction of the lighthouse was particularly troubled. In 1853, a work plan was approved in the eastern part of the Sàn Michèle pier area. At the time, it was one of the first developments of the small city port. That location was chosen because it was regularly used by steamships of the Austrian Lloyd Line, departing from Trièste and heading to Greece. However, the landing was not safe, and in 1854, a fishing boat in rough seas ended up colliding with the Austrian steamship.

The lighthouse, which had already been partially built, was dismantled and reconstructed on the opposite side, the western side, which was more sheltered from the northwesterly winds. A journey from the Tórre to the Lighthouse - a 20-minute bike ride - offers an incredible view of the entire city. From the terrace with railings, you can admire the town, the neighborhoods, and the towers of the Cathedral of Sàn Corrado with the first of its three aligned domes: a unique gem of Romanesque style.