Monopoli, Italy – Not Park Place nor Marvin Gardens

If you are looking for something to do and have a free day to explore, then you might consider Monopoli, Italy. Located about forty minutes by train south of Bari, Monopoli is a true workers town, there is no fluff here.

Monopoli Train Station – Monopoli, Italy

Narrow streets in the city – Monopoli, Italy

Typical residential streets in the city – Monopoli, Italy

Buttresses against houses – Monopoli, Italy

Patti where streets diverge – Monopoli, Italy

Pescaturismo

The city has a basic port and does conduct fishing and fishing tours or fish tourism (pescaturismo or Fatti piu là), during the spring and summer months, on simple craft that you can reserve. I am not sure of the details, but if you are into catching your own food, this may be something to investigate. In any case, their boats are a bright blue and easy to see in the harbor.

Churches

Probably one of the most frequent ancient building to see in Monopoli, perhaps like any other Italian city, is the church, cathedral or basilica. In Monopoli they are all around. Since there is not much else to see in this quaint little city, looking at churches may pass the time.

Chiesetta di San Giovanni secolo XVIII – Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa Rettoria di S. Maria Amalfitana – Monopoli, Italy

Monastery San Martino Sec. XVII Monopoli – Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa Rettoria Sant’Angelo – Monopoli, Italy

Chiesa di Santa Teresa – Monopoli, Italy

Monuments And Piazzas

There are few monuments and piazzas in this town. The piazzas that we found, were either squeezed in somewhere or rather elongated and looked more like a road than a square.

Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi – Monopoli, Italy

However, in the new part of town, there is one large piazza that works instead of all the ones lacking in the old quarter, that is Piazza Vittoria Emanuele II.

Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II – Monopoli, Italy

Restaurants

There is not much to offer, especially during the winter seasons. There are frankly no restaurants in the old city open, so you will have to try your luck during off times in the newer sections of the city.

Michelangelo – L’arte del gusto

For lunch we ate here. Nothing extravagant, just a simple salad and the daily pasta. We were able to sit outside on the corner and watch the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele and enjoy our meal.

Monopoli, Italy – No Park Place