The best archaeological site in Italy for public outreach and scientific rigor is located in Canosa di Puglia (in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani). The Society of Italian Medieval Archaeologists (SAMI) made the decision to select the Apulian town following a survey of 12,500 respondents. Canosa ranked ahead of the Multimedia Museum of the Tower of Satriano in the province of Potenza and the International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza. Canosa is the site of one of the most captivating collections of late-antique and medieval Puglia. It is home to a variety of exceptional monuments, including the Basilica of San Leucio, the Baptistery of San Giovanni, the first Cathedral of Santa Maria, the Church of Saints John and Paul (which was subsequently incorporated into the medieval Cathedral of San Sabino), the Church of San Pietro, and the Catacomb of Ponte della Lama. This monumental system bears particular witness to the work of Bishop Sabino and to Canosa’s central role in sixth-century Mediterranean culture, of which the Museum of the Bishops preserves important evidence.