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The Basilica of San Nicola is the symbol of Bari and,together with its square,the heart of the Old Town,Bari Vecchia.
Consacrated in 1197,this is the first and greatest example of the Apulian Romanesque,with its imposing facade in white calcareous stone flanked by 2 cut towers.It was built in the 11th century in the old area of the Byzantine Court of Catapano,to house the remains of the saint (still contained in the beautiful crypt,consacrated by Urbano II) stolen by the Barese sailors from Myra(Turkey) in 1087,event that marked the city's history,become a destination of many pilgrimages,from the East Europe too.
Inside the basilic,2 masterpieces of the medieval sculpture are contained: the ciborium and the Cattedra di Elia.There is also,in the central apse,the mausoleum(1593) of the great Polish Queen Bona Sforza,daughter of the Bari's duchess Isabella d'Aragona and died in Bari in 1557.
The Basilica of San Nicola is surely the main attraction of the city.It's also interesting to visit the near museum with the treasure of San Nicola. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza San NicolaPhone: 080-5737111Directions: Bari Vecchia (Old Town). Accesible from the Lungomare Imperatore Augusto.Website: www.basilicasannicola.org Other Contact: Visit: 7-13 and 16-19.30
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Alberobello,a small town in the province of Bari declared by the UNESCO a World Heritage of the Humanity,is considered "the Capital of the Trulli".The "trulli" are particular drywall white constructions characterized by the typical conical grey roofs with strange symbols,connected with Christian,primitive and magic traditions.The origin of the trulli is really singular: the zone of Alberobello,first called Selva,was a feud of the counts of Conversano,that haven't the royal authorization to set up a new built-up area;so the count Giangirolamo II Acquaviva d'Aragona imposed to his farmers to built drywall homes,dismantleble,in a single night,in case of royal inspection.
They are known all over the world for their singularity and beauty and represent one of the best examples of the Italian popular architecture.
The trulli are also situated in the countries around Locorotondo(BARI),Cisternino(BRINDISI),Martina Franca(TARANTO) and other small town of the beautiful "Valle d'Itria". Leave a Comment Directions: Alberobello (BARI) By car: ss16 - "Alberobello" gate,then 20 Km to reach it.Website: www.sitiunesco.it
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The words "imposing" and "castle" are often used in the same sentence and as such are a bit of a cliche, but t'hell, The Norman Swabian Castle here at Bari is definitely imposing with its situation just outside the old city. Originally a Norman stronghold, the local citizens reportedly destroyed it twice before it was rebuilt by Fredrick 2nd of Swabia in the first half of the 13th century and it has seen several changes of use since.
Unfortunately I didn't have the time to go round the interior but it certainly looks like an interesting building and the views from the ramparts should be worthwhile.
The entry fee was only 2 or 3 Euros at the time of my visit and the castle seemed fairly devoid of tourist hordes. Leave a Comment Address: Piazza Fredrico 2o di SveviaDirections: Just outside the old city overlooking the harbour. Using website below search for Bari and follow link for castle:Website: www.discoveritalia.com
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The Cathedral of Bari,that dates from the XI century and was rebuilt in the XII century after the destruction by the Norman Guglielmo II il Malo,is another great example of the Apulian Romanesque,though it was modified during the 17th century from a Baroque point of view.The Cathedral is dedicated to San Sabino,the mortal remains of which are preserved in the crypta under the icon of the Madonna Odegitria,according the tradition,painted by San Luca.Characteristic of this structure is the old baptistry,accessible from the left aisle and called "Trulla",now converted in the sacristy.Its high bell tower (the other one collapsed) commands the skyline of the city.
It's also interesting the Cathedral Museum,where it's possible to admire the Exultet of the XI century,rolls of parchment with the Easter Preys and sacred pictures that helped the believers to understand the liturgy . Leave a Comment Address: Piazza OdegitriaDirections: Bari vecchia (Old Town). Near the Norman-Swabian Castle
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The Fiera del Levante is organized in September for about a week,but,during the year,other various exhibitions are also organized in the same area.It's traditionally inaugurated by the Italian Prime Minister who,in front of the local authorities and entrepreneurs,talks about the next economical targets of the Government. Leave a Comment Address: Main Entrance - Corso Vittorio VenetoDirections: It's situated in the north part of Bari,near the "Arena della Vittoria"Website: www.fieradellevante.it
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With Norman origins,the Castle,that dominates the Old Town,after the distruction by Guglielmo il Malo in 1156,was rebuilt in 1233 by Federico II,who,according the legend,empted here San Francesco.Its structure,characterized by a trapezoidal central nucleus,was modified during the XVI century by Isabella d'Aragona and Bona Sforza,that transformed it in a cultural center,adding imposing defensive bastions on 3 sides.
Now,after a decadence period,it is the seat of the Gallery of plaster casts and of temporary exhibitions.
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- Price: 2 euro
- Opening time: tue-sun 8.30-19.30 Leave a Comment Address: Piazza Federico II di SveviaPhone: 080-5286219Directions: The Old Town
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The main symbolical historical buildings in this area are:
- the Mincuzzi Warehouse (via Sparano 70),symbol of the Barese commerce set in the heart of Bari,was projected in 1920 in Liberty style.Characterized by a gold-plated dome,by an Art Noveau internal architecture and by valuable materials for the decorations,it has been for many years the seat of one of the most prestigious and exclusive high fashion shops in Bari,a "temple of elegance";since 2002,it is the seat of a simple Benetton shop.
- the Banca d'Italia Palace (Corso Cavour 4),situated between the Camera di Commercio and the Petruzzelli Theatre,was projected by the engineer Accolti Gil and inaugurated in 1932.
- the Camera di Commercio Palace (Corso Cavour 2) was built in 1889 in Art Noveau style to house the institution of the "Camera Consultiva di Commercio di Bari",founded in 1849 during the reign of Ferdinando II with the target of elevating the economical level of the city.
- the Fizzarotti Palace (Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 193),in Neo-Gothic venetian style,was built in 2 different phases: the ground and first floor were built in the XIX century;the other floors were added in the first years of the XX century on the initiative of the local banker Emanuele Fizzarotti who committed the works to A.Corradini and E.Bernich.It's particularly interesting the first floor decorated by a scene that represent the incoming of the Venetians to set free Bari from the Saracens in 1002.
- the Acquedotto Pugliese Palace (via Cognetti 36,behind the Petruzzelli Theatre;INFO: Admission free;visit on booking or every Saturday-Sunday 10-12,closed on July and August;www.aqp.it),Barese seat of the Apulian Aqueduct Body,was projected by Cesare Brunetti and inaugurated in 1932.The artistical heritage,characterized by a great refinement,of this building by the master Duilio Cambellotti,the "artist-craftsman" who dealed with the internal decorations and furniture inspired to the water theme,using valuable materials and looking for every detail,really deserves a visit. Leave a Comment Directions: Borgo Murattiano
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Sitting on the terrace of La Cecchina Restaurante I have the local drinking water fountain immediately before me. This provides a series of constantly-changing snippets of local life: a priest stops off with his little guided tour and they refill thier water bottles; a delivery guy pulls up in his van and does the same; a pair of builders sluice thier faces, necks and forearms, drink gulpingly and then fill thier own bottles; a small boy struggles to fill what looks like a 20 litre plastic jerry can which he then drags off. A quatrain of office people arrive, immaculately suited, open up thier panini, crack a couple of beers and have their business lunch, a slurp each from the fountain as they leave. And as it all calms down in the heat of the afternoon, the local pigeons arrive to have their share.
Hopefully the photos tell the story: Leave a Comment Address: Piazza MercantileDirections: Centre of Old City - all roads lead here eventually. Bit difficult to give contact details for a fountain, it probably will only make gurgling noises when it answers the phone :)
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Founded in the III century d.C.,Trani is a real jewel and surely one of the best cities of Puglia.Its symbol is the beautiful Romanesque Cathedral,which overlooks the sea and the harbour,built in XIII century and dedicated to San Nicola Pellegrino.In front of it,there is the Swabian Castle(www.castellipuglia.org),built on the sea by Frederick II in 1233.From Piazza Duomo,where the Cathedral stands,it's possible to explore the Old Town,with its narrow lanes,churches and historical palaces.Skirting the harbour,full of life especially in the summer nights with its restaurants and bars,you can arrive to the beautiful gardens on the sea of the Villa Comunale.
According to me,the most beautiful and elegant city of the Bari's Province deserves surely a visit! Leave a Comment
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Inaugurated by the king of Naples Gioacchino Murat who laid its foundation stone at the beginning of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II in 1813,the Murat Quartier or Borgo Murattiano (the commercial and economical center of Bari) is characterized by rationality,with its long and orthogonal streets,where it's very difficult to get lost.During the XX century,it was deeply modified to face up the city's expansion,so a big part of its original architectural heritage got lost,but,at the same time,it was enriched by some great and innovative examples of architecture,scattered in this area.
The main streets are:
- Corso Vittorio Emanuele II,the wide boulevard built on the site where the old wall surrounded the Old Town,which starts from the Margherita Theatre,built on the sea in the old harbour in Liberty style and now closed for reconstruction,and ends with the public garden of Piazza Garibaldi,near the Gothic Venetian Fizzarotti Palace.Halfway,in Piazza della Libertà,the Prefecture Palace (XIX century),a former Dominican monastery in rococò style,is erected,in front of the Municipal Theatre (1840-1854;designed by A. Niccolini),dedicated to the great Barese compositor Niccolò Piccinni and set between the two wings of the Town Hall.
- Via Sparano,the 800mt long pedestrian street,the most fashonable street in Bari,a sort of paradise of the exclusive shopping.It goes from Corso Vittorio Emanuele II to Piazza Aldo Moro,seat of the railway stations,passing through Piazza Umberto I,a big green square seat of the "Università degli studi di Bari".The main buildings in Via Sparano are the imposing Mincuzzi Palace and the San Ferdinando's Church (1844-1849).
- Corso Cavour,the beautiful tree-lined road of the Borgo Murattiano,adorned with Art Nouveau style buildings,where the Camera di Commercio (1889),the Banca d'Italia building (1932) and the Petruzzelli theatre (1903) stand. Leave a Comment Directions: The "Murattiano" district
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Corso A. De Gasperi, 308/e, Bari - Mercure Villa Romanazzi Carducci Bari
Via Giuseppe Capruzzi 326, Bari - Scandic by Hilton Bari
Via Don Guanella 15, Bari - Grand Leon D'Oro
Piazza Moro, 4, Bari - Sheraton Nicolaus Hotel & Conference Center Bari
Via Cardinale A. Ciasca, 27, Bari - Trulli Holiday
Piazza A Curri 1, Bari - Holiday Residence
Strada Prov 65 Casamassima/Conversano Km 3,150, Bari - Hotel Esperia
Via Giuseppe Verga 18, Bari - Hotel Costa
Via Crisanzio 12, Bari - Hotel Victor Bari
Via Nicolai, 71, Bari - Nicotel Pineto
Viale dei Pini Castellaneta Marina, Bari - Domina Hotel & Conference Bari - Palace
Via Lombardi, 13, Bari - Masseria San Marco
Via Paterno Bitonto, Bari - Best Western Hotel HR Bari
SS 96 Km 119 300, Bari - Excelsior Congressi Bari
Via Giulio Petroni 15, Bari
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