What may I do in Bisceglie?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
YES
the national rule · the local rule has not been read
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
100 €–300 €
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
The verdict comes from the national rule: the local by-law of Bisceglie has not been read yet, and in Italy the municipal council may make it stricter. That is why the border is dashed.
NOT ON RECORD
The local rule of Bisceglie has not been read, and in Italy the municipal council may forbid what national law allows.
This does not mean it is forbidden: it means it has not been checked. Below is what is known, with its official document.
Why, and on what paper
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
regolamento_di_polizia_urbana_dcc.90-2009 Art. 26 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
regolamento_di_polizia_urbana_dcc.90-2009 Art. 54 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Bisceglie is a medium-sized municipality measuring 10 by 12 kilometres, spread over 2 separate pieces. With 53.521 inhabitants it is densely populated (780 per square kilometre). It has a coastline, and that matters: the strip of maritime-terrestrial public domain is governed by its own rule, different from that of the rest of the municipality. It borders 6 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 69 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 53.521 |
| Densidad | 780 hab/km² |
| Area | 10 × 12 km |
| Piezas separadas | 2 (tiene enclaves o islas) |
| Costa | sí, tiene frente marítimo |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 6 |
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
country
Italy
- BY EXPRESS PROVISION OF LAW, sosta is NOT campeggio (art. 185 c. 2 CdS)
- CHOCKS constitute campeggio (art. 185 c. 2.a)
Codice della Strada art. 185 c. 2; 7 c. 13-bis · verified on 2026-08-08
«La sosta delle auto-caravan, dove consentita, sulla sede stradale non costituisce campeggio, attendamento e simili se l'autoveicolo non poggia sul suolo salvo che con le ruote, non emette deflussi propri, salvo quelli del propulsore meccanico, e non occupa comunque la sede stradale in misura eccedente l'ingombro proprio dell'autoveicolo medesimo.»
Where the line lies between parking, sleeping and camping
camping · Italy
Camping is forbidden outside a campsite or designated zone. What changes from one country to another is which gesture crosses the line:
- the only European law that defines the line with verifiable PHYSICAL criteria, citable by article and comma
- LEVELLING THE VEHICLE in order to sleep comfortably is, literally, the factual element of the offence
- breaking «salvo che con le ruote» with levelling chocks already crosses the line
Codice della Strada art. 185 c. 2.a y c. 6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«È vietato lo scarico dei residui organici e delle acque chiare e luride su strade ed aree pubbliche al di fuori di appositi impianti di smaltimento igienico-sanitario.»
On the beach the answer is no even if the municipality is permissive: the prohibition is national and needs no sign.
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
Molfetta · national ruleyesTrani · national ruleyesTerlizzi · national ruleyesGiovinazzo · national ruleyesCorato · national ruleyesBitonto · national ruleyesRuvo di Puglia · national ruleyesAndria · national ruleyesPalo del Colle · national ruleyesBarletta · national ruleyes
Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.