The Fishing Village Of Monopoli Overlooking The Adriatic Sea In The Province Of Bari. Puglia, Italy Stock Photo

Just before the Itria Valley and Salento begin to draw the territories of the "heel" of Italy, Monopoli appears, a fishing village, a city founded on the sea. Extending on the plain called "marina", it owes the historical succession of cultures and peoples to its strategic position on the Adriatic. A commercial hub, a bridge between the West and the East, over the centuries it has seen the passage of Cretans, Byzantines, Normans, Spaniards, Venetians. A city rich in monuments of Baroque architecture, among which the Charles V castle and the cathedral stand out, the historic center is made up of a network of narrow alleys overlooked by the fishermen's homes and noble palaces