Events Monopoli

Category: Attractions

Time: all year

An extraordinary place that allows you to make a journey back in time, admiring artifacts from the Bronze Age, artistic treasures and the remains of Romualdo's ancient temple. An evocative exhibition itinerary that covers 4000 years of city history.

Where: Basilica Cattedrale Maria SS. della Madia

City: Monopoli

Category: Attractions

Time: all year

The historic city center is worth a visit, starting from the Old Port. From there, along the walls, you can continue along the coast, where you will meet St. Saviour Church and the Tower. At the end of the road, on the promontory of Punta Penna, there is the Castle of Charles V, open to the public and now home to conferences.

City: Monopoli

Category: Shows

Time: all year

During the year in Monopoli many events are celebrated, especially religious. Among these we remember: the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua with blessing of the bread and procession (June 13); the Feast of Saint Anne with a panzerotto festival and procession (26th July) and the miraculous landing place of the Madonna della Madia (14th and 15th August). Throughout the year there are also festivals such as the pancake, fried fish, orecchiette and other local products.

Where: Various locations

City: Monopoli

Category: Attractions

Time: all year

The castle of Charles V is a sixteenth-century fort built during the Spanish domination of the city. In the seventeenth century, expanded and renovated, it is transformed from a defense structure in a residential building. Open to public.

City: Monopoli

Category: Attractions

Time: all year

The garden is spread over an area of about 3 hectares and it hosts more than 3000 botanical species, including typical plants of the Apulian landscape (olive trees, carobs, figs, capers) and the Mediterranean area. Along the way you can visit an ancient oil mill excavated in the rock and two churches.

City: Monopoli