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Casa Fava
Monopoli, Puglia, Italy
Casa Fava
Monopoli, Puglia, Italy
Overlooking Monopoli
A spacious rooftop terrace tops this refurbished contemporary apartment, a bright white slice set in the historical center of the legendary port city of Monopoli. Sleek, new and shiny, the standout space of this vacation home for rent in Italy is up top, a generous plant-lined roof deck with a bell tower backdrop and bird's-eye view out to sea.
The crowning glory of this spick-and-span modern apartment is its wide rooftop terrace, a space that nearly doubles the downtown residence’s living space. The 40-square-meter terrace overlooks Monopoli’s weathered tiled rooftops and is perched eye to eye with the stuccoed ornamentation and everyday accents that top the buildings in Monopoli’s characteristic city center. The terrace’s shaded pergola and leafy border offer respite from the Puglian sun. And back inside, the simple apartment’s cool bleached interior and glossy white floor spreads out in an easy retreat—a practical location that’s easy walking distance to the beach.
AROUND
This vacation home for rent in Italy is located in Monopoli. With its weathered fishing port vibes and wide crescent port on the Adriatic, the town offers a glimpse of the southern Italy of yesteryear—a maze of streets swirling through its Centro Storico, where Gothic facades and modest fisherman’s homes share space with popular seafood cafes and taverns, shops and restaurants, and an easily accessible beach. You know the look—a patchwork of dangling laundry, balcony doors thrown open, elders guarding street level entries, and cats slinking hurriedly across cobblestone. Monopoli offers a polaroid capture of la dolce vita at its simplest and most uncontrived, not big on glamour, but long on atmosphere and essence.
Puglia is the land of trulli homes and whitewashed villas, labyrinthine villages, crystalline waters and fragrant herbs, not to mention olive oil, fresh seafood and stellar garden-to-table gastronomy. The region offers a world of possibilities, and Monopoli makes a great historic base for exploring it. The picturesque villages of Cisternino and Locorotondo, and the white villages of Ostuni and Alberobello—the latter a UNESCO World Heritage site filled with trulli—are nearby. The slightly more chichi port village of Polignano a Mare is a quick drive away, and Adriatic beaches on the outskirts of Monopoli offer crystalline waters, deep coves, and relatively empty sands.
LOCATION
Monopoli, Puglia, Italy. Nearest airport: Bari (approximately 50km), Brindisi (approximately 65km)
BEST TIME TO VISIT: April to November
