Corato

LANDSCAPE: Agricultural vocation, fertile land ideal for the establishment of flour mills and pasta-making industries, slightly hilly, filled with vineyards and olive groves.

LANDMARKS: Dolmen of the Paladins of ContradaColonnella and the necropolis in San Magno with the its unique barrow graves dating back to VII-VI century B.C., first historical documents dating back to the 11th century.

MUST SEE: Monastery of San Cataldo (now Town Hall), The Church of the Incoronata XVII-XVIII, the opera house dating back to 1874, the Palazzo Gioia on the ancient castle, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore of the 12thcentury and the 1500’s fresco of the Madonna and Child, St. Vitus church of 1550, the Church of Santa Maria Greca, protector of the city, the old town and the imposing Arco Ripoli, the sloping stairway of the Pendio, the many noble houses along the road: Palazzo De Mattis, Capano, The Old Minica, Addario, The New Monica, Lops, Tedeschi, Tota, Tarantini.

TEL: 080-9592111
WEBSITE: www.comune.corato.ba.it