Hotels Corato, Guesthouses Corato and Residences Corato

The small municipality of Corato, which is situated in the province of Bari, develops halfway between the rough hills of the karst Murge plateau and the vast coastal plain of the Adriatic Sea. Situated few kilometres far from the fascinating Castel del Monte, Corato is one of the eleven municipalities of Imperial Apulia.

Hotels in Corato, which gather wide and comfortable bedrooms and modern meeting rooms, are the ideal accommodation facilities for both tourists and business travellers. Corato's charming guest houses, which are idyllically set just in the heart of the glorious surrounding countryside, welcome guests with the utmost warmth and hospitality, and give them the possibility to spend pleasant holidays here. The local farm houses, which are situated a short distance from fascinating footpaths and enchanting natural itineraries, give guests the possibility to eat tasty traditional specialities from Apulia.

The city's imposing walls enclose the majestic Chiesa Madre of Santa Maria Maggiore, which dates back to 1139. It boasts a sumptuous medieval portal surmounted by a pointed arch, and is flanked by a high bell tower which is embellished by elegant double and triple lancet windows. Erected over the remains of a former convent of Benedictine nuns, the XVII-century Church of St. Benedetto is embellished by an elegant arched portico, and it is flanked by a high bell tower surmounted by a bulb-like point.
Palazzo de Mattis is one of Corato's most representative civic buildings. It is also known as “Palace of the pointed stones”, since both the upper floors and the entrance gate are covered with an outstanding diamond rustication.
The lovers of archaeology won't miss the opportunity to visit Paladini Dolmen, which is situated only 5 kilometres far from the city centre. This huge tomb dating back to the Bronze Age was realized making use of three megalithic vertical stones surmounted by an horizontal slab.