We decided on a day at the beach today, with a visit to Monopoli for lunch.
Of course breakfast first, another excellent spread of farm products. Mama also making the cheese
Our route for the day
Wandering in from the car park with our gear
Didn’t like the look of this at all
But there were several nearby bays, with clear rules about where to go. The main issue was potential cliff collapse
We settled on this little grotto, named Copacabana
Reluctantly we left and drove the short distance to Monopoli. This is a port town, with an historic centre
Street views in the old town
The old port
The town “beach”, again a nice setting
Lunch at Locanta dei Mercanti
Orecchiette with tomato, basil and burrata plus fricelli with scampi and an orange sauce
Just how we feel sometimes after lunch
Next it was back to the beach at Polignano a Mare one of Puglia’s more famous beaches. The town...
...the beach, quite a setting, but stony and rough waves on the day
You could walk through a tunnel to deep water and cliffs on the northern side
Centuries if not millenia old olive trees around Fasano on the drive home
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