Basilica Cattedrale Maria Santissima della Madia

ChurchPugliaAbout 40 minutes

Monopoli's cathedral, baroque and much larger than the town around it suggests, a few streets back from a working fishing harbour. Free. Monopoli is the least self-conscious of the coastal towns here and the easiest to spend an evening in.

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