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Gennaro Gaeta (3 years ago)
Beautiful medieval castle overlooking the sea.
Beautiful medieval castle overlooking the sea.
Ayrton Lemaire (3 years ago)
Cove with beach and view of the castle. Parking is chargeable (€5 per day at a single rate). There is a crowded beach with paid loungers, but it is possible to easily get away from the crowds by going a hundred meters to the left on the rocks. You will then be very quiet and the water is very beautiful!
Cove with beach and view of the castle. Parking is chargeable (€5 per day at a single rate). There is a crowded beach with paid loungers, but it is possible to easily get away from the crowds by going a hundred meters to the left on the rocks. You will then be very quiet and the water is very beautiful!
Ivan Fritz (4 years ago)
Fortress inaccessible, dirty surroundings and beach. Garbage is everywhere. FUJ
Fortress inaccessible, dirty surroundings and beach. Garbage is everywhere. FUJ
Pippo Calbo (4 years ago)
The castle of Santo Stefano, also known as the Abbey of Santo Stefano, is an important coastal fortification located outside the city of Monopoli. Throughout the Middle Ages it was an essential component of the complex and articulated Monopolitan defense system. The abbey stands on an area known in the late Roman period with the name of "Rocca" or Turris Paola. Remains of opus reticulatum in the basement of the Abbey itself, testify to the presence of a castrum near the "turris Paola" itself, an emporium of the Adriatic or at least a satellite port of nearby Egnazia. The monastery was founded in 1086 by Goffredo, count of Conversano, was built on a peninsula extending between two inlets that form two small natural ports, namely the current Santo Stefano and Ghiacciolo beaches. With the presence of a well from which to draw groundwater, it was the seat of the Benedictine monastery, who gave the fortress its name for the presence of the saint's relics, then moved on 26 December 1365 from Monopoli to Putignano to defend them from continuous aggressions Turks and pirates. Around the end of the 13th century, the Knights of Malta, who already owned a domus intra moenia used as a hospital, in order to control the traffic to the Holy Land more thoroughly, decided to move to the abbey and refortify the old coastal defensive manor. They created a moat that is still visible today and made both the coves to the right and left of the monastery-fortress useful for mooring. In practice, in the Greek or Greek-Levant days, the abbey-fortress became an obligatory stop for sailors from Bari to Brindisi. The presence of two coves also provided the possibility of repairing several ships at the same time and supplying them with everything needed to embark on the journey to the Holy Land. The surrounding area, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was incorporated into the chapter of the cathedral of Monopoli. With the voluntary annexation, the first city in Puglia, the abbey with the land and the castle passed under the Bourbon administration. Currently the castle is owned by the de Bellis family. [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] It also deserves a lot for its location on a blue flag sea, and then the story feels in the air and full of spiritual and historical values.
The castle of Santo Stefano, also known as the Abbey of Santo Stefano, is an important coastal fortification located outside the city of Monopoli. Throughout the Middle Ages it was an essential component of the complex and articulated Monopolitan defense system. The abbey stands on an area known in the late Roman period with the name of "Rocca" or Turris Paola. Remains of opus reticulatum in the basement of the Abbey itself, testify to the presence of a castrum near the "turris Paola" itself, an emporium of the Adriatic or at least a satellite port of nearby Egnazia. The monastery was founded in 1086 by Goffredo, count of Conversano, was built on a peninsula extending between two inlets that form two small natural ports, namely the current Santo Stefano and Ghiacciolo beaches. With the presence of a well from which to draw groundwater, it was the seat of the Benedictine monastery, who gave the fortress its name for the presence of the saint's relics, then moved on 26 December 1365 from Monopoli to Putignano to defend them from continuous aggressions Turks and pirates. Around the end of the 13th century, the Knights of Malta, who already owned a domus intra moenia used as a hospital, in order to control the traffic to the Holy Land more thoroughly, decided to move to the abbey and refortify the old coastal defensive manor. They created a moat that is still visible today and made both the coves to the right and left of the monastery-fortress useful for mooring. In practice, in the Greek or Greek-Levant days, the abbey-fortress became an obligatory stop for sailors from Bari to Brindisi. The presence of two coves also provided the possibility of repairing several ships at the same time and supplying them with everything needed to embark on the journey to the Holy Land. The surrounding area, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, was incorporated into the chapter of the cathedral of Monopoli. With the voluntary annexation, the first city in Puglia, the abbey with the land and the castle passed under the Bourbon administration. Currently the castle is owned by the de Bellis family. [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia] It also deserves a lot for its location on a blue flag sea, and then the story feels in the air and full of spiritual and historical values.
Francesca Gramegna (7 years ago)
A stunning venue for luxury events in Apulia!
A stunning venue for luxury events in Apulia!
