Monopoli Countryside Bike Tour: Rural Churches, Farmhouses & Oil Mills

Highlights

• Expert Guided Tour
• Apulian Landscapes
• Rupestrian Churches & Oil Mills

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

   10min

   One of the most lively part of Monopoli is Garibaldi square in the heart of the old town, lined with cafes, restaurants, and bars. Piazza Garibaldi, currently the main tourist attraction in the city's old centre, for its beauty and sophistication, cultural interest and the presence of the most popular venues, derives historically from the silting up of the ancient port basin by the Normans around, according to sources, 1049.

2. 2

   Stop 2

   20min

   The Rupestrian Church of the Holy Spirit is a real hypogeum church divided into three naves, marked by columns and round arches and closed by as many apses.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   10min

   Masseia Conchia is an impressive settlement dating from the eighteenth century. Then white building, a huge staircase and the double bell tower draw the attention of the tourist immediately.

4. 4

   Cala Porta Vecchia

   5min

   Framed by the whitewashed houses of the old town of Monopoli, Cala Porta Vecchia boasts a sandy beach lapped by crystal-clear water.

5. 5

   Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio detta del Purgatorio

   10min

   The Church of St. Maria del Suffragio, best -known as the Church of Purgatorio, is dated back to the early of the eighteenth century. The Church retains one of the most important reminders in relation to the cult of death: mummies.

Before you go

Location