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Bari · Puglia (Apulia)
Things to see in Bari
In Bari the atlas lists 111 historic places: 52 historic villas and palaces, 22 museums, 15 archaeological sites, 6 abbeys and monasteries, 6 castles, 4 historic theatres, 3 lighthouses and 3 fortresses and towers.
Of these, 5 list opening hours and 1 has free entry.
Don’t miss: Museo archeologico di Santa Scolastica (1875), museum in Bari, Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (73% of dated places).
- 111historic places
- 315,473inhabitants
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The town
Bari (Bari dialect: Bare) is the capital of the Apulia region of Italy, on the Adriatic Sea. With a population of 317,000 (in 2019), it's the second largest city in Southern Italy after Naples. It's also the core of a metropolitan area exceeding one million inhabitants and a bustling commercial centre and port.
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111 places
Villas and palaces 52
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Palazzo della Banca d'Italia 
Palazzo della Dogana 
Palazzo Atti 
Palazzo del Sedile 
Palazzo Clemente 
Palazzo degli Impiegati Statali Palazzo Simi Palazzo Fizzarotti Casa De Grecis Masseria Dottula Masseria Prete Masseria Tresca Palazzo Alberotanza Palazzo Amoruso-Manzari Palazzo Arciuli-Cutrignelli Palazzo Barone Ferrara Palazzo Borrelli Palazzo Colonna Palazzo De Angelis-Effrem Palazzo De Giglio Palazzo Diana Palazzo Dioguardi Palazzo Ferreri Palazzo Giordano Palazzo Gironda Palazzo Gomes Palazzo Guastamacchia Palazzo Ingami-Scalvini Palazzo Jannuzzi Palazzo Marroccoli Palazzo Messeni Nemagna Palazzo Miramare Palazzo Noli Palazzo Pollice Palazzo Quagliarella Palazzo Sangiorgio Palazzo Stoppelli Museums 22
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Museum of the gypsotheque of the Norman-Swabian Castle (Bari) 
Museo Sacro San Nicola di Bari Museo dell’acqua - Acquedotto pugliese Museo di Zoologia Museo etnografico Africa-Mozambico Museo Collezione di Fisica CISMUS - Centro Interdipartimentale di Servizi per la Museologia Scientifica Museo di Scienze della Terra di Bari Museo De Romita Museo del succorpo della cattedrale Museo del Castello Erbario di Villa la rocca Museo della radio, dei fari e delle torri costiere della Puglia Museo di Zoologia Museo strumenti di Chimica Archaeological sites 15
Abbeys and monasteries 6
Castles 6
Historic theatres 4
Fortresses and towers 3
Getting there
By plane: Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI IATA). Bari's airport is modern and well-organized. Carriers include ITA Airways, Lufthansa, Eurowings, Ryanair, and Wizzair. A taxi to the centre costs a fixed price of €25 (2024). A direct railway link connects Bari airport to the main station Bari Centrale ( https://www.ferrotramviaria.it/en/home). There are on average two trains per hour. A single ticket costs €5.3. If you are willing to walk 1.7km to the next stop (Europa), a ticket from there to Bari Centrale costs only €1.30. Airport shuttle bus to Bari Centrale is run by Tempesta (https://www.autoservizitempesta.it), costs €5 with one departure per hour or so (journey time 30 min). Alternatively, you can take a local bus no.16 from the airport to Bari Centrale for €2.5 (travel duration ~40mins). Departure right next to the train stop entrance. There's one bus per hour.
By train: Check the Trenitalia website for time tables and prices. The main station is 2 Bari Centrale, in Piazza Aldo Moro. Bari's station is well connected to most Italian cities (Rome, Milan, Bologna, Naples, Foggia, Brindisi, Lecce, Taranto). Inside the station, there are information points for tourists, ticket machines, bars and waiting rooms. Check the websites of Trenitalia and Ferrotramviaria for further information. There are also local trains arriving from Ostuni, Brindisi, and Lecce to the south.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
In Bari there are so many things to see, especially the Old Town (Bari Vecchia), or the Cathedral of San Sabino, a Romanesque-style church. It has the longest seafront promenade in Italy, as well as alleyways, historical buildings, marvellous architectures and more than 30 churches, among which some outstanding ones like the Basilica of Saint Nicholas which is considered to be one of the prototypes of the Apulian Romanesque architecture. It is highly suggested to take a walk along the waterfront, on the top of the old city walls, which passes by the Fortino of Saint Antony (an old fort that has been turned into a modern art gallery) and the former Monastery of Saint Scolastica (which belong to the local university). The vast majority of the churches in Bari Vecchia are closed to tourists. They are opened up on selected festivities, including Good Friday and All Saints Day).
Basilica of Saint Nicholas (Basilica di San Nicola). This romanic church with a gold ceiling and a crypt contains many medieval attractions, including the magnificent cathedra of Bishop Elias.
On the same square, also the Palazzo del Catapano and the Church of Saint Gregory are worth a visit).
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