Historic Center of Monopoli – Abbey of San Vito loop from Rutigliano

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Historic Center of Monopoli – Abbey of San Vito loop from Rutigliano

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Historic Center of Monopoli – Abbey of San Vito loop from Rutigliano

04:00

66.8km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 40.7 km for 230 m

After 41.0 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.6 km

Castello di Conversano

Highlight • Castle

The Aragonese Castle which was built by the Normans around 1054 purely for the purpose of a defensive fortress and became the home of the Acquaviva Counts and was transformed …

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31.5 km

Port city of Puglia, historical and functional in equal parts, Monopoli impresses the visitor with medieval churches and castles overlooking the Adriatic. It's also every painter's dream, with deep blue …

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39.7 km

Polignano a Mare Seafront Cycle Path

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Bike path on the Cristoforo Colombo seafront. It runs from Largo Grotta Ardito to the Sports Field. There is a fountain along the way and the Pino Pascali Museum. The front view of the Scoglio dell’Eremita is very impressive.

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41.1 km

Statue of Domenico Modugno

Highlight • Monument

Domenico Modugno won the Eurovision Song Grand Prix in 1958 for the ESC
„In the blue painted by blue“.

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43.9 km

Porto Contessa

Beach

44.3 km

Abbey of San Vito

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Benedictine Abbey present in the hamlet of San Vito and built close to the characteristic small port. This structure, consisting of a church and a convent currently converted to residential …

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47.4 km

Costa Ripagnola Coastal Park

Highlight • Natural

A strip of land that extends between the towns of Cozze and San Vito, characterized by the presence of trulli scattered among the forage crops, which in the summer months …

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