| The castle of Monopoli, built on the strip of land more advanced than the sea, was part of the system of coastal fortifications, built by Charles V in Puglia. The castle has a pentagonal shape, typical of sixteenth-century forts, but it seems to have incorporated a preexisting cylindrical tower, with Roman form, which gives it a unique importance, and the entrance to the building façade Are also built underground, which include among others the former Basilian church of San Nicola della Pinna, became the church of the fortress. |