Thursday, June 13, 2024

A Day Trip to Monopoli

I took a quick trip to Monopoli, a charming town on the Adriatic Sea, but my timing was bad.  Several of the features I would have liked to see were closed from noon to 4 p.m.

Boats in an inlet beside Castello Carlo V, a seaside fortress from the 16th century.


A fisherman mending nets.



Shops like those all over Italy.  I liked these.


A fisherman's hall had several exhibits, plus a dozen or so large, wonderful photos of fishermen.




Castello Carlo V had an exhibit of works by Dali, Miro, Ernst and others.



I don't remember which churches these were, but they were all closed.


A local artist had rented space in a former church to display his paintings.


This is the rear side of a big monument in the Piazza Vittorio Emanuelle II.  (The light was better than in the front.)  A big wreath is over the inscription on the other side, so I don't know what it is all about.

I rarely pass up a chance to photograph a nice deus chateaux.

2 comments:

Taken For Granted said...

Too bad you found so much closed here. One of my personal goals when traveling is to spend at least two nights in a place, that way you have one full day there. I have always loved the looks of the Citroen 2CV, but never want to own one as it is the most under-powered car ever made. I am still enjoying your photos.

Stefan Jansson said...

My favorite country, Italy. I'm sure tou had a great time despite missing out on a few things.