Domenico Modugno was born here in 1928, and "Volare" became the town's subtitle: his open-armed statue faces the sea from which the village rises vertically. White houses stand on the lip of a cliff riddled with caves; below, the Lama Monachile cove, framed by a Bourbon-era bridge, is among Italy's most photographed beaches.
From the old town's terraces the rest explains itself: cobalt water, cliff divers — the world high-diving circuit stops here — and gelaterie to close the evening. One tip: Polignano's "caffè speciale", with cream, lemon peel and amaretto.
Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali
Burrata di Andria
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Next up: Feast of Saint Vitus, Tuesday 15 June
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 42 km away
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📅 Every year, on 15 June
On 15 June Polignano a Mare celebrates Saint Vitus the martyr. The town keeps his relics — a fragment of the arm and the kneecap — and on the coast to the north lies the hamlet named after him, with the abbey on its little harbour.
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