Monopoli, for centuries one of the most important ports of Bari territory, lends itself to an interesting visit from the point of view of art and historical – archaeological.
Three suggested itineraries for the city of Monopoli: Old Town Castle of Charles V: renovation of a former Spanish fort Aragonese (XV century) / Cathedral: Baroque building built on the remains of a Romanesque church in 1742 / St.Mary of Amalfi: in originally a cave, preserves apse, inner and right side (XII sec.) fortified farms Features Apulian countryside, the farms are farmhouses from the 1400 to 1500 that must fortification works to phenomena typical of how the robbery (Conchia , Caramanna, Spina) rock Churches crypts and caves carved into the rock and decorated with beautiful frescoes of saints, Madonnas, knights and more. (Madonna del Soccorso XI century).