The most important door and main entrance to the ancient village, in a reconstruction by prof. Agherbino, based on documents found in Villa Karusio, in fact the door no longer existing at the entrance overlooked the main street, the current Corso Garibaldi, while at the exit it saw the presence of the church of San Pantaleo Martire, already demolished in 1569, later replaced by the convent of the Carmelite fathers.

 

There is evidence of the existence of a church in honor of San Pantaleo in a deed of sale, cited in the memoirs of Casulli, dated 20 April 1355 and stipulated in Monopoli between Stella di Notar Stefano and notar Nicola del Giudice Pellegrino, having as object deed "a vegetable garden located near the church of San Pantaleone" located just outside Porta Grande. The original historical act is missing from the Municipal archive, but the indication is still preserved in the index of the Great Book.

 

The Carmelite fathers, already present in Monte Laureto since 1506, decided to build a new convent near Porta Grande, as an access passage that would allow them to better fulfill the task of protection and patronage towards the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites already present since 1568 The convent was built starting from 1580 and the works developed in different phases; First the wing overlooking via Cappuccini, then the large cloister and finally the wing with the church overlooking Corso Umberto I which bears the date 1724 engraved. to the other offices of the institutional functions.

 

Entering the ancient village, the main street, which then leads to Piazza Plebiscito which houses both the Church of San Pietro Apostolo and the prince's palace, now a civic museum, was the street where commercial and artisan businesses flourished as well as noble palaces of important architectural value.