Lama Monachile
Lama Monachile
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Afrodeeta
Malta259 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Absolutely amazing to look at from a distance, but hugely uncomfortable both as a beach and for swimming.
The pebbles make sunbathing a real ordeal (there are no facilities available so you just have to place your towel on the pebbles and then try and lie on it - if you manage to find a spot, that is, because that place is packed with people like sardines in a can).
Also it's very painful to actually walk into the water and because the sea is shallow for quite a distance, it's pure torture for your feet till you finally get to the point where it's deep enough for you to be able to swim.
I did it once, just for the record, but it sure was my last. I ended up with a few bruises.
The pebbles make sunbathing a real ordeal (there are no facilities available so you just have to place your towel on the pebbles and then try and lie on it - if you manage to find a spot, that is, because that place is packed with people like sardines in a can).
Also it's very painful to actually walk into the water and because the sea is shallow for quite a distance, it's pure torture for your feet till you finally get to the point where it's deep enough for you to be able to swim.
I did it once, just for the record, but it sure was my last. I ended up with a few bruises.
Written 23 August 2023
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Anuj_Mithani
Mumbai, India4,517 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
This is the rocky beach that appears in all the captivating photos of Polignano, and its most popular landmark. We spent some time seated by the rocks, the water was slightly cold to swim. Don't also miss the wonderful viewpoints on either side of the cove, and from the bridge itself.
Written 25 November 2023
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,438 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Definitely the Polignano, and even Puglia landmark and one of the most photographed spots.
Lama Monachile beach is set in a rocky sea inlet, surrounded with high cliffs with houses perched on top. The best views of it are just from that cliffs (several view points) and from the bridge opposite the cliffs.
However, have in mind the beach is highly popular and in high season is packed with people. There are no facilities down there - sunbeds, restrooms, drinks,...
While the scenery looks spectacular from above, I had no desire to go down to cool myself despite the scorching heat.
Instead, I went to the other side from the high cliffs (beneath the singer Domenico Modugno monument) where're the low cliffs with very few people from where you can jump and swim up to the beach.
Lama Monachile beach is set in a rocky sea inlet, surrounded with high cliffs with houses perched on top. The best views of it are just from that cliffs (several view points) and from the bridge opposite the cliffs.
However, have in mind the beach is highly popular and in high season is packed with people. There are no facilities down there - sunbeds, restrooms, drinks,...
While the scenery looks spectacular from above, I had no desire to go down to cool myself despite the scorching heat.
Instead, I went to the other side from the high cliffs (beneath the singer Domenico Modugno monument) where're the low cliffs with very few people from where you can jump and swim up to the beach.
Written 27 September 2023
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blonde
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Aug 2024 • Couples
this place is overhyped online and was extremely disappointing. the views and scenery are beautiful but that’s about it. it’s way to crowded on the beach and in the sea. everyone was on top of eachother and there was rubbish in the water. really wanted to like this beach because i’ve heard such amazing things but very disappointed. maybe we went on the wrong day who knows
Written 12 August 2024
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CLaVia30
Nîmes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France17 contributions
Sept 2022 • Couples
Th water is very refreshing and the beach is not too crowded if you go and leave before noon. There's plenty of shade at that time in late August. And although the beach is very crowded, there's a really nice atmosphere. Be sure to have some rubber shoes or flip flops with which you can enter the sea because the pebbles are very big and slippery!
Written 2 September 2022
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Darya G
1 contribution
Sept 2022 • Family
Overcrowded. This place is really beautiful. But there are always a looot of people. It's hard to find a place to lie down. It's also not really comfortable because of stones. If you decide to visit this beach take a soft blanket and shoes.
Written 5 September 2022
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AnnieMac
Edinburgh, UK4,308 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
This is just one of the most beautiful views in Europe. Lovely cliff top buildings, gorgeous sea & people littered on the beach. Great view from the town of PaM. Nice restaurants located here too.
Written 19 June 2022
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Rita S
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Oct 2022 • Couples
we thought Alberobello with its charming Trulli was fabulous...until we decided to drive to the coast. Only 30 minutes away was the most striking cliff drop into the most azure blue sea...I have ever seen. Polignano a mare had a lot of vista and a lot of culture....a highlight of our recent trip to Italy
Written 15 December 2022
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Seeking True Quality
Europe4,803 contributions
Oct 2018
The view of this cute little beach is fabulous from the bridge that crosses the ravine in Polignano a Mare! We managed to find the stairs leading to it and to walk right to the edge of the Adriatic sea. It is the romantic beach depicted in the biopic "Volare - La grande Storia di Domenico Modugno", the beach where Franca and Mimmo swam.
It was the end of October when we were there, so it was too cold for us to swim. We do not know how it is there in the summer.
It was the end of October when we were there, so it was too cold for us to swim. We do not know how it is there in the summer.
Written 16 September 2019
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cloudbury1
Sydney, Australia62 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
Beautiful water, fantastic mass of humanity all being very Italian, lots of young girls striking selfie poses, dogs being bathed very much against their will, body con men, older ladies, all enjoying very close up and personal beach going. Getting into the water a major challenge given the slippery stones on the beach and into the sea ... reef shoes a very good option here ... and the path to the beach is via the remnants of Emperor Trajan’s road and arched bridge, built around 108 AD... good fun all round.
Written 9 June 2019
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Ho visto nella maggior parte delle foto che la spiaggia è completamente all ‘ ombra
Vorrei andarci in mattinata molto presto..ma a che ora arriva il sole al mattino sulla spiaggia??
Written 20 August 2020
Salve a tutti, sapere dirmi se possono accedere i cani di piccola taglia?
Written 14 July 2020
Non c'è un divieto ma è sconsigliato dato il troppo affollamento che si verifica durante tutta la giornata, eccetto la sera
Written 4 August 2020
Salve, ci sono restrizioni per frequentare la spiaggia durante il Covid?
Written 23 June 2020
Assolutamente no, ovviamente, restano le regole in tutt'ora in vigore sul distanziamento sociale... Per il resto, La suggestiva spiaggetta polignanese è accessibilissima....
Written 29 June 2020
A che ora la zona diventa in ombra in questo periodo?
Written 12 September 2018
Questo periodo è tra i migliori per visitare Polignano e lama Monachile. Meno gente, almeno nei feriali e non fa caldo. In ombra verso le 18.30.
Written 12 September 2018
Se si vuole fare anche il bagno sono indispensabili quelle di gomma fatte apposta che vendono in paese.
Written 12 September 2018
spiaggia libera non dotata di servizi. Qualche metro più indietro vi sono delle strutture con ombrelloni e lettini che, a pagamento, forniscono alcune comodità se volete
Written 17 August 2017
la spiaggia è accessibile solo da via Sant'Oronzo proseguendo poi a piedi per lo stradello che passa sotto a Piazza Verdi?
grazie
Written 21 June 2017
Scusa il ritardo della risposta, non ricordo il nome delle vie, la spiaggia è accessibile da una strada che si raggiunge da una scalinata sia prima che dopo il ponte. Le due scalinate sono alle spalle guardando il mare.
Written 29 July 2017
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