landmark
Polignano a Mare
A dramatic Puglian town perched on limestone cliffs above the Adriatic, with a famous beach nestled in a narrow sea cove.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Conversano
Apulia, Italy · Europe
About Conversano
Conversano is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Polignano a Mare, 11km from Castellana Grotte.
Conversano is in Apulia, Italy, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Polignano a Mare, about 9 km away.
The Castle of Conversano is a castle in Conversano, Italy. It is located on the highest point of the hill on which the city stands in a position able to dominate the whole surrounding territory to the sea, and borders the old Largo della Corte, a large irregularly shaped square always at the heart of the city life.
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What is there to see near Conversano?
Within an hour or so of Conversano: Polignano a Mare (9 km), Castellana Grotte (11 km), Alberobello Trulli (23 km), Ostuni (47 km).
Where is Conversano?
Conversano is in Apulia, Italy, about 9 km from Polignano a Mare.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,661
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 40.9684, 17.1133
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Conversano
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Castellana Grotte
A spectacular system of underground caves in Puglia featuring the White Cave, a dazzling chamber of alabaster-white stalactites.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Alberobello Trulli
A UNESCO-listed town in Puglia containing over 1,500 trulli, unique whitewashed stone huts with conical dry-stone roofs.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Ostuni
The dazzling White City of Puglia, a hilltop labyrinth of whitewashed houses and narrow alleys overlooking ancient olive groves.
47 km · about 55 min drive
ancient ruins
Sassi di Matera
Two ancient cave-dwelling districts carved into the ravine of Matera, inhabited since the Paleolithic and now a UNESCO site.
54 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Matera
An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
54 km · about 65 min drive
film location
Matera (No Time to Die opening)
The cave city's Piazza San Pietro Caveoso and the road above the Gravina ravine host the Aston Martin DB5 gun-turret sequence that opens No Time to Die.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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