Nice villa in
countryside
dates from 1600
and totally
renovated. Villa
si composed by 3
double bedrooms
(two of them
with air
conditioning in
the first floor
and the other in
a typical
trullo!),
bathroom with a
big shower,
kitchen with all
comfrorts (oven,
dishwasher,
Tv-sat) and a
big table and
chairs. The
external area is
well equipped
with external
furnitures,
there is a big
and very old
tree which will
assure shadow
and fresh air
during the very
hot summer..
There is a
little pinewood
where you will
have relaxing
moments..
Villa Rotondo is
the best place
for people who
want to have
relaxing holiday
and at the same
time want to
discover our
wonderful land.
About the area
Puglia is a
wonderful area
to consider. It
offers at least
one excellent
archeological
museum, a host
of cathedrals
dating back to
the 10th century,
Greek and Roman
ruins, a
gleaming
necklace of
lively fishing
villages, one of
Europe’s largest
forests, a chain
of medieval
hilltowns, and
some of the very
cleanest beaches
and water in the
Mediterranean.
Monopoli is a
very nice town
on the sea,
famous, apart
for its beaches
and clean waters,
also for its
baroque churches.
What to see:
- CATHEDRAL – it
is one of the
most attractive
examples of
Baroque in the
entire Apulian
region. Its
imposing
monumental front
is flanked on
the left by an
elegant bell
tower that has
markedly
projecting
cornices
separating its
floors. Notable
is the Byzantine
icon portraying
the Madonna
della Madia –
legend tells
that the sacred
image was washed
up from the sea
on a stack of
trunks, that
were then used
for the building
of the trussed
roof – very
well-preserved
and of fine
workmanship, it
dates from 1280.
- SANTA MARIA
DEGLI AMALFITANI
– a Romanesque
building erected
at the beginning
of the twelfth
century on a
pre-existing
rock settlement.
- ABBEY OF SANTO
STEFANO a
fortified
complex built in
1086, the
remains of an
old church
survive in the
inner courtyard,
still inside
there are the
visible remains
of the Roman
settlement of
Turris Paola,
one of the
landing places
for nearby
Egnazia.
- CASTLE bounded
on three sides
by the sea and
protected on the
fourth by a moat
that no longer
exists, it was
used as a prison
until the
beginning of the
twentieth
century, the
castle has been
recently
restored and
today houses the
Municipal
Archaeological
Museum on its
first floor.
- PURGATORIO
CHURCH with
images of
skeletons on its
doors. Inside
you will find
familiar Baroque
interior but on
the adjusting
chapel you will
find mummies of
some local
citizens. If the
church is closed
then you can
watch some of
the mummies
through the
street window.
- PALAZZO
PALMIERI central
square of the
Centro Storico.
- MADONNA DEL
SOCCORSO CHURCH
old grotto with
frescoes was dug
out of a natural
cavity in the
rock.
THE COUNTRY
It consists of
99 districts(“contrade”)
characterized by
the presence of
‘Masserie
Fortificate’ of
ancient roman
origin,
Rupestrian
Churches,
neo-classic
villas and
houses.
The outstanding
landscape
consists of
almond and olive
trees, apart
from fruit trees
of all sort and
vegetables
cultivation.
