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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Land of Bari | |
| Altitude | 0 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 49.607 (2009) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 080 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 70043 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Monopoly is a center in province of Bari.
To know
Located on the southeast edge of the province of Bari, until the 1960s it had its own small personal diocese of Monopoli, Monopoli famous for its historic center gathered around the port and for its beaches with wonderful seabeds, Monopoli is a very popular seaside resort in summer.
Background
Going through the countryside of Monopoli you will find the famous "trulli", Coreggia which is the only hamlet of Alberobello, the reality originally belonged to Monopoli until 13 January 1895 when with the will of the mayor number 29 Angelo Turi born 1856 of the historical left party of Giovanni Crispi took it with his own cause because it is too far about 15 km and has kinship with Alberobello and on 5 September 1896 he detaches himself from the diocese and the parish church of Monopoli and joins with the diocese of Conversano and the parish church of Alberobello and it was one of its hundreds of districts because its territory is large.
How to orient yourself
Monopoly: full screen map.How to get
By plane
- The airport of Bari—Palese is 50 km from Monopoli.
- The airport of Toast—Casale is 72km further south.
How to get around
What see
- Castle of Charles V.
- Cathedral of the patron of the Madonna della Madia in Monopoli (Co-cathedral of the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli), In the historic center of Monopoil.
- Church of S. Domenico with rose window.
- Church of S. Maria Amalfitana.
- Ancient port of Monopoli.
- Historic center of Monopoli.
- Submarine seabed.
- Crypts and Basilian villages.
- Trulli and hills of the hinterland.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
In its territory an excellent olive oil is produced; Monopoli is part of theNational Association City of oil.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- On the south coast in the direction of Toast
- Selva di Fasano —
- Excavations of Egnazia - Located on the coast, about 16 km south of Monopoli, Egnatia was an important Greek-Roman port mentioned by Horace in his Satires (I, 5)
- On the north coast in the direction of Bari
- Polignano a mare - Famous place with characteristic houses built on the cliff
- In the hinterland
- Caves of Castellana (17 km) -. Crossed Putignano you meet Alberobello with its famous trulli (35 km).
