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Don Ferrante

Puglia · Italy

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Don Ferrante

Boutique fortress hotel · Monopoli old town

A sixteenth-century fortress built into Monopoli's seafront ramparts, now a labyrinth of just ten rooms across three buildings, with a rooftop seawater pool looking straight onto the Adriatic. Owner-run and intentionally small, it trades resort amenity for the romance of sleeping inside the town walls. A shuttle reaches private beaches and the kitchen arranges masseria tastings and cookery.

Why we recommend it

A romantic, in-town alternative to the masserie, for travellers who want the rhythm of a working seaside town.

Signature

Rooms set into the original ramparts above the seaRooftop seawater pool over the AdriaticTen rooms only, in the heart of Monopoli's centro storico

Book Don Ferrante with us

We reserve Don Ferrante through Fora — a Virtuoso member agency — at the same rate you’d pay direct, with VIP perks such as room upgrades, daily breakfast and a property credit layered on at no extra cost. There is no fee to you.

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