The National Archaeological Museum of Egnatia, a modern structure built in 1975 outside the walls of the Messapian city, documents the history and the topography of this important ancient centre in its various stages of life from the Age of Bronze to the Middle Ages.

        The numerous testimonies resulting from the intense research activities carried out in the archaeological area since 1912; provide a comprehensive reading of the characteristics of the oldest communities allocated on the acropolis from the 16^th century BC and follow the transformation of the site from a simple village of huts to a flourishing urban centre of the Messapian age, equipped with powerful defensive walls and with a monumental necropolis with rich treasures.

The documentation found in the Roman city in public buildings, production structures and homes is significant as that referring to urban settlements of the late antiquity age when, following the progressive affirmation of Christian worship in the city, Egnatia became an Episcopal Seat.

It is locally known as “Museum among the Olives” as it is architecturally well inserted in the rural landscape of the Fasano territory that extends from the ramifications of Murge to the Adriatic Sea.