Guidebook for Conversano

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Guidebook for Conversano

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Lovely local restaurant with typical food from Puglia. You can sit outside during the warmer days. It is a bit pricey but worth the experience! We would recommend making a reservation.
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Vita Pugliese
15 Via Ospedale
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Lovely local restaurant with typical food from Puglia. You can sit outside during the warmer days. It is a bit pricey but worth the experience! We would recommend making a reservation.
Upscale restaurant facing the castle. Very good ice cream. Very friendly and professional. Great place for a coffee or breakfast.
Ristorante Verso
Upscale restaurant facing the castle. Very good ice cream. Very friendly and professional. Great place for a coffee or breakfast.
Good quality take away lunch or dinner. The food is cooked by a professional chef at an affordable price. There is no waiter service but you can choose to eat there if you find an available table on the sidewalk. Local recipe. Recommended.
Evviva Maria Trattoria Veloce
Good quality take away lunch or dinner. The food is cooked by a professional chef at an affordable price. There is no waiter service but you can choose to eat there if you find an available table on the sidewalk. Local recipe. Recommended.
Best cafe in town, in the middle of the town square. Ice cream is a must. The lines are long sometimes, especially on summer evenings, but the gelato is worth the wait. Work your way to the front and ask for "panna" (cream) on top of your gelato and granella( crumble nuts) for a real treat. Classic.
Caffè dell’Incontro
2 Piazza XX Settembre
Best cafe in town, in the middle of the town square. Ice cream is a must. The lines are long sometimes, especially on summer evenings, but the gelato is worth the wait. Work your way to the front and ask for "panna" (cream) on top of your gelato and granella( crumble nuts) for a real treat. Classic.
PANIFICIO AURORA The best taralli of the area. What's taralli? Well go to Panificio Aurora and ask for Donato. He will let you try some of this famous Pugliese snack and will explain the difference between taralli bolliti, taralli al forno, taralli con semi di finocchio and so on...
Chiaffarato Donato
17 Via Giuseppe di Vagno
PANIFICIO AURORA The best taralli of the area. What's taralli? Well go to Panificio Aurora and ask for Donato. He will let you try some of this famous Pugliese snack and will explain the difference between taralli bolliti, taralli al forno, taralli con semi di finocchio and so on...
FOCACCERIA BARESE This is a must! Try the focaccia barese con pomodoro to go (kind of like pizza, minus the cheese, but do not confuse the two things !). You will be hooked and might find yourself going there daily! It makes for a classic take-to-the-beach picnic.
Focacceria Barese - Il Torrione
FOCACCERIA BARESE This is a must! Try the focaccia barese con pomodoro to go (kind of like pizza, minus the cheese, but do not confuse the two things !). You will be hooked and might find yourself going there daily! It makes for a classic take-to-the-beach picnic.
Typical Pugliese food to take away or eat there. Genuine and affordable. Open for lunch only
Sfizi
22 Via Fratelli Rosselli
Typical Pugliese food to take away or eat there. Genuine and affordable. Open for lunch only
Typical pugliese food-take away. Quite affordable and genuine
Forno "Vittoria"
4 Via Florenzo Jaia
Typical pugliese food-take away. Quite affordable and genuine
CAFFETTERIA DELLA CORTE, Nice place to have a coffee. Enjoy the outdoor seating just under the Castle.
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Della Corte
Piazza della Conciliazione
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CAFFETTERIA DELLA CORTE, Nice place to have a coffee. Enjoy the outdoor seating just under the Castle.
Typical italian food in a quiet and nice location by the Castle.
Il Giullare
Corso Domenico Morea
Typical italian food in a quiet and nice location by the Castle.
Decent pizza in the heart of Conversano.
La Casa Di Toto'
10 Via S. Mauro
Decent pizza in the heart of Conversano.
Excellent bakery just outside Conversano on the way to Polignano. You can buy the famous taralli and all kinds of pastries. They also prepare typical pugliese dishes that you can eat there or take away for a very reasonable price. Very popular among locals.
Panificio Palumbo
Excellent bakery just outside Conversano on the way to Polignano. You can buy the famous taralli and all kinds of pastries. They also prepare typical pugliese dishes that you can eat there or take away for a very reasonable price. Very popular among locals.
Nice pub located on the stairs leading to the "Villa". Mostly pub food. Great location. Popular among locals. Recommended reservation.
Rampavilla
32 Via S. Gaetano
Nice pub located on the stairs leading to the "Villa". Mostly pub food. Great location. Popular among locals. Recommended reservation.
Ask for "gelato spumone" that you can buy to take away. It's typical ice cream from the area, perfect for a family dinner or a party.
Bar Eden
20 C.so Dante Alighieri
Ask for "gelato spumone" that you can buy to take away. It's typical ice cream from the area, perfect for a family dinner or a party.
If you go to Polignano a Mare you need to go to Bar Turismo. The place is not a fancy bar but it is absolutely the best ice cream in the region. Probably in the world !
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Bar Turismo
7 Via Pompeo Sarnelli
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If you go to Polignano a Mare you need to go to Bar Turismo. The place is not a fancy bar but it is absolutely the best ice cream in the region. Probably in the world !
Located in Putignano only 25 min drive from Conversano. Excellent local food. You can eat outdoors in the lovely square by the cathedral. You would need a reservation.
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Osteria Botteghe Antiche
8 Piazza Plebiscito
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Located in Putignano only 25 min drive from Conversano. Excellent local food. You can eat outdoors in the lovely square by the cathedral. You would need a reservation.

Grocery

Nearest grocery store where to find all daily grocery need. Ask for home made taralli ( crackers) and local ricotta.
Sibilia Stefano
8 Via Francesco Positano
Nearest grocery store where to find all daily grocery need. Ask for home made taralli ( crackers) and local ricotta.
Nice grocery store outside the historic center. You would need a car to get there but you can find anything and good quality.
Supermercato Famila
Nice grocery store outside the historic center. You would need a car to get there but you can find anything and good quality.

Everything Else

Tourist Office
Associazione Turistica Pro Loco
13 Piazza Castello
Tourist Office
All the info regarding art galleries, tours and events in Conversano. You can also rent a Bike here.
Tourist information
All the info regarding art galleries, tours and events in Conversano. You can also rent a Bike here.

Arts & Culture

Amazing monastery. Look for the chiostro ( court) where you can spend some quiet time as monks use to do hundreds of years ago.
Monastero di San Benedetto
Via San Benedetto
Amazing monastery. Look for the chiostro ( court) where you can spend some quiet time as monks use to do hundreds of years ago.
The Castle of Conversano is located on the highest point of the hill on which the city stands in a position able to dominate the whole surrounding territory to the sea, and borders the old Largo della Corte, a large irregularly shaped square always at the heart of the city life. There is a permanent art gallery worth visiting. Ask for a guided tour.
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孔韋爾薩諾城堡
Corso Domenico Morea
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The Castle of Conversano is located on the highest point of the hill on which the city stands in a position able to dominate the whole surrounding territory to the sea, and borders the old Largo della Corte, a large irregularly shaped square always at the heart of the city life. There is a permanent art gallery worth visiting. Ask for a guided tour.
The Cathedral of Conversano was made in the medieval age and today it is the seat of the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, in Apulia. This beautiful religious structure in Apulian Romanesque style is located not far from the Castle, in Largo Cattedrale, and you absolutely can't miss this destination when visiting the historic center of the town. From the outside it is possible to recognize right away the classic fifteenth-century rose window made up of twelve rays. The inside is made up of three naves with galleries and it is possible to admire with amazement a few precious artistic beauties, such as the fresco of the Pisan school which decorates the entire left apse, a wooden crucifix from the late Middle Ages and above all a suggestive painted icon of the Madonna della Fonte, probably from the Middle Age
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Cattedrale di Conversano
3 Via Monsignore Lamberti
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The Cathedral of Conversano was made in the medieval age and today it is the seat of the diocese of Conversano-Monopoli, in Apulia. This beautiful religious structure in Apulian Romanesque style is located not far from the Castle, in Largo Cattedrale, and you absolutely can't miss this destination when visiting the historic center of the town. From the outside it is possible to recognize right away the classic fifteenth-century rose window made up of twelve rays. The inside is made up of three naves with galleries and it is possible to admire with amazement a few precious artistic beauties, such as the fresco of the Pisan school which decorates the entire left apse, a wooden crucifix from the late Middle Ages and above all a suggestive painted icon of the Madonna della Fonte, probably from the Middle Age
Information regarding art galleries, tours and events. It is possible to rent bikes here also.
Tourist information
Information regarding art galleries, tours and events. It is possible to rent bikes here also.

Beaches and Places to visit nearby

Sandt beach 40 minutes from Conversano. You can spend the day bringing some lunch with you or having a bite from a little bar. You can park on the shade for 6 euro. Umbrella and beach beds are available for rent.
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利杜莫雷利
1 Contrada Fiume Morelli
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Sandt beach 40 minutes from Conversano. You can spend the day bringing some lunch with you or having a bite from a little bar. You can park on the shade for 6 euro. Umbrella and beach beds are available for rent.
Beautiful cove beach south of Monopoli. You would find showers bar and a restaurant. Ask for a price for renting a bed and ombrella as it can be a bit pricey.
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St. Stephen's Beach
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Beautiful cove beach south of Monopoli. You would find showers bar and a restaurant. Ask for a price for renting a bed and ombrella as it can be a bit pricey.
Really cute town with dramatic waterfronts with spectacular views. As it got fairly touristy over the years parking might be difficult. Follow directions for the parking lot and then walk to the old town. Polignano is famous for ice cream. Try the Supermago del gelato or Bar Turismo (TOP)
Polignano A Mare
Really cute town with dramatic waterfronts with spectacular views. As it got fairly touristy over the years parking might be difficult. Follow directions for the parking lot and then walk to the old town. Polignano is famous for ice cream. Try the Supermago del gelato or Bar Turismo (TOP)
Fascinating Matera is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Evacuated in 1952 due to poor living conditions, the Sassi now houses museums like the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario, with period furniture and artisan tools. Nearby rock churches include St. Lucia alle Malve, with 13th-century frescoes. Recommended a guide through the old town by a professional tour guide that will explain the interesting history of this really special place only one hour drive from Conversano.
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Matera
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Fascinating Matera is a city on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. It includes the Sassi area, a complex of cave dwellings carved into the mountainside. Evacuated in 1952 due to poor living conditions, the Sassi now houses museums like the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario, with period furniture and artisan tools. Nearby rock churches include St. Lucia alle Malve, with 13th-century frescoes. Recommended a guide through the old town by a professional tour guide that will explain the interesting history of this really special place only one hour drive from Conversano.
At only 30 minutes away from Conversano you can find Alberobello. It’s known for its trulli, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs. The hilltop Rione Monti district has hundreds of them. The 18th-century Trullo Sovrano is a 2-level trulli. Furniture and tools at the Museo del Territorio Casa Pezzolla re-create life in the trulli as it was centuries ago. The place is a bit touristy but worth visiting for its unique stone house dates thousand years ago.
Alberobello
At only 30 minutes away from Conversano you can find Alberobello. It’s known for its trulli, whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs. The hilltop Rione Monti district has hundreds of them. The 18th-century Trullo Sovrano is a 2-level trulli. Furniture and tools at the Museo del Territorio Casa Pezzolla re-create life in the trulli as it was centuries ago. The place is a bit touristy but worth visiting for its unique stone house dates thousand years ago.
Castellana Caves are one of the largest and stunning caves in Europe. If you like caves this is a must. It could be a good idea during a hot summer day as the temperature stays fairly cool in the caves.
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卡斯泰拉納洞穴
Piazza Franco Anelli
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Castellana Caves are one of the largest and stunning caves in Europe. If you like caves this is a must. It could be a good idea during a hot summer day as the temperature stays fairly cool in the caves.
it is situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d'Itria, a green stretch of countryside dotted with the famous whitewashed cone-roofed trulli houses. Locorotondo is listed as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and it has been awarded the Orange Flag of the Touring Club of Italy due to the harmony of its shapes and the accessibility of the old town, as it can be easily visited on foot. It is an intricate network of little streets lined with old buildings and it is known for its typical houses called "Le Cummerse", which have a regular geometric shape and a sloping roof made of two different layers of limestone slabs.These dwellings have nowadays been renovated and offered to visitors in the form of scattered hotels. You can have a wine tasting at Azienda Agricola Bufano Just outside the historic center. Recommended to call for reservation.
Locorotondo
it is situated between Martina Franca and Alberobello in the Valle d'Itria, a green stretch of countryside dotted with the famous whitewashed cone-roofed trulli houses. Locorotondo is listed as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy and it has been awarded the Orange Flag of the Touring Club of Italy due to the harmony of its shapes and the accessibility of the old town, as it can be easily visited on foot. It is an intricate network of little streets lined with old buildings and it is known for its typical houses called "Le Cummerse", which have a regular geometric shape and a sloping roof made of two different layers of limestone slabs.These dwellings have nowadays been renovated and offered to visitors in the form of scattered hotels. You can have a wine tasting at Azienda Agricola Bufano Just outside the historic center. Recommended to call for reservation.
The "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is commonly referred to as "the White Town" (La Città Bianca in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture. Monuments in their own right, the town's largest buildings are the Ostuni Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace,
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The "Old Town" is Ostuni's citadel built on top of a hill and still fortified by the ancient walls. Ostuni is commonly referred to as "the White Town" (La Città Bianca in Italian) for its white walls and its typically white-painted architecture. Monuments in their own right, the town's largest buildings are the Ostuni Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace,
Noci (Nocese: I Nusce) is a city and comune in the Metropolitan city of Bari in the region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It has about twenty thousand inhabitants. Established during the Norman time in Italy, the town developed during the Angevin period. On a west to east line it is located between Gioia del Colle and Alberobello. Most buildings in the town are built in a traditional style and are packed together with few open spaces. For lunch or dinner try the restaurant "L'Antica Locanda"
Noci
Noci (Nocese: I Nusce) is a city and comune in the Metropolitan city of Bari in the region of Apulia, in southern Italy. It has about twenty thousand inhabitants. Established during the Norman time in Italy, the town developed during the Angevin period. On a west to east line it is located between Gioia del Colle and Alberobello. Most buildings in the town are built in a traditional style and are packed together with few open spaces. For lunch or dinner try the restaurant "L'Antica Locanda"
Lecce is a city in Italy’s southern Apulia region. It's known for its baroque buildings. In the central Piazza del Duomo, the Cattedrale di Lecce has a double facade and a bell tower. The Basilica di Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. Nearby are the Sant’Oronzo Column, a Roman column topped with a bronze statue of the city’s patron saint, and the sunken Roman amphitheater. Try the typical Pasticiotti a baked pastry filled with cream.
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Lecce is a city in Italy’s southern Apulia region. It's known for its baroque buildings. In the central Piazza del Duomo, the Cattedrale di Lecce has a double facade and a bell tower. The Basilica di Santa Croce features sculptures and a rose window. Nearby are the Sant’Oronzo Column, a Roman column topped with a bronze statue of the city’s patron saint, and the sunken Roman amphitheater. Try the typical Pasticiotti a baked pastry filled with cream.
Otranto is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Apulia region. It’s home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral, with a rose window and ornate mosaic flooring. At the harbor, Torre Matta tower has sweeping sea views. Nearby beaches include the popular Alimini Beach. Inland are 2 lakes: the saltwater Alimini Grande and spring-fed Alimini Piccolo. South is the Punta Palascìa lighthouse.
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Otranto Porto
Via del Porto
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Otranto is a coastal town in southern Italy’s Apulia region. It’s home to the 15th-century Aragonese Castle and 11th-century Otranto Cathedral, with a rose window and ornate mosaic flooring. At the harbor, Torre Matta tower has sweeping sea views. Nearby beaches include the popular Alimini Beach. Inland are 2 lakes: the saltwater Alimini Grande and spring-fed Alimini Piccolo. South is the Punta Palascìa lighthouse.
Monopoli is a town on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. It’s known for the Baroque Monopoli Cathedral, featuring a tall bell tower. In its crypt is an archaeological museum with sculptures and ancient tombs. On a promontory to the north, the 16th-century Castle of Carlo V has a huge stone portal. Nearby is the frescoed Palmieri Palace, built by a wealthy local family in the late 1700s.
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Monopoli station
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Monopoli is a town on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. It’s known for the Baroque Monopoli Cathedral, featuring a tall bell tower. In its crypt is an archaeological museum with sculptures and ancient tombs. On a promontory to the north, the 16th-century Castle of Carlo V has a huge stone portal. Nearby is the frescoed Palmieri Palace, built by a wealthy local family in the late 1700s.
MARTIINA FRANCA Martina Franca, or just Martina, is a town and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population of 49,086. Since 1975, the town has hosted the annual summer opera festival, the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
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Basilica di San Martino
1 Piazza Plebiscito
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MARTIINA FRANCA Martina Franca, or just Martina, is a town and municipality in the province of Taranto, Apulia, Italy. It is the second most populated town of the province after Taranto, and has a population of 49,086. Since 1975, the town has hosted the annual summer opera festival, the Festival della Valle d'Itria.
It is lovely little town not overwhelmed by turist known for its ancient Carnival, for textile manufacturing companies and for karst caves. Place to eat higky recommend: Osterie Botteghe Antiche. You need a reservation.
City of Putignano
It is lovely little town not overwhelmed by turist known for its ancient Carnival, for textile manufacturing companies and for karst caves. Place to eat higky recommend: Osterie Botteghe Antiche. You need a reservation.
Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site, holds some of St. Nicholas’ remains. To the south, the Murat quarter has stately 19th-century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianized shopping areas. Strolling in the evening in the old town is a common activity by locals. There are many restaurants there where you can have traditional barese food.
Vecchiabari
Bari is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, and the capital of southern Italy’s Puglia region. Its mazelike old town, Barivecchia, occupies a headland between 2 harbors. Surrounded by narrow streets, the 11th-century Basilica di San Nicola, a key pilgrimage site, holds some of St. Nicholas’ remains. To the south, the Murat quarter has stately 19th-century architecture, a promenade and pedestrianized shopping areas. Strolling in the evening in the old town is a common activity by locals. There are many restaurants there where you can have traditional barese food.
CISTERNINO Little gem in the beautiful Valle D'Itria. Famous for meat speciality such as Bombette and Ngmeridd.
Chiesa Matrice di San Nicola Patara
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
CISTERNINO Little gem in the beautiful Valle D'Itria. Famous for meat speciality such as Bombette and Ngmeridd.

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交通資訊

Public Transportation

Bus connections are available from/to Bari, Polignano, Monopoli, Castellana Grotte, Cisternino, Martina Franca. Visit website of Trenitalia due schedule and online tickets