This white gem in Puglia region, southern Italy, is the perfect base for a week long stay to explore the charming neighboring towns such as Polignano a mare & Matera
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🏛️ What to do
🍕 What to eat and where
🛵 Day trip ideas
🏛️ What to do
From "via delle orecchiette" to the iconic St Nicholas basilica
The iconic seaside walk
LUNGOMARE E MURAT
Walking on the Lungomare sounds like too much fuss? Here's a 45€ boat that will take you swimming and admiring Bari's skyline. The aperitivo is included!
Bari by traditional boat: admire the city from the sea with Aperitivo
Ever dreamed of learning how to make Orecchiette in the town they were born originally?
Bari: Pasta Experience Walking Tour
Admire this beautiful basilica in the old town and if you wanna take it up a notch, be brave and explore crypt that contains the relics of Saint Nicholas himself!
Bari: St. Nicholas Basilica and Crypt Guided Tour
Admire nonnas hand making pasta
La Via delle Orecchiette
🍕 What to eat and where
Discover Bari and apulian delicacies through these food spots
Sample local delicacies such as panzerotti, sgagliozze, and focaccia barese, all in one tour!
Bari: Italian Street Food Tour with Tastings and Drinks
My favorite spot for Focaccia barese
PANIFICIO FIORE, Bari - Tripadvisor
Bari is home to Orecchiette pasta!
Orecchiette con le cime di rapa - Ricette GialloZafferano
There isn't a restaurant i recommend for these squares of cornmeal, better go in the streets and find a nonna fry one for you :)
Scagliozzi
The classic fried dough one has a filling of mozzarella and tomato, but you can find many other original variations!
Panzerotto
Crunchy and spicy!
Spaghetti all'assassina
🛵 Day trip ideas
As previously said, Bari is well connected to most of the neighboring towns. Here's a list of all those you can reach comfortabley by bus or by train 🚊
My favorite town not just in Puglia but probably in the whole Italy. Get lost in its white cobbled streets, admire the blue boats on the harbor and taste apulian delicacies
Monopoli
Prolongano a mare, home of the viral restaurant Grotta Palazzese, can be enjoyed with this boat tour
Polignano a Mare: Speedboat Cruise to Caves with Aperitif
A unique and intimate way to enjoy Alberobello and apulian countryside
Ape Audio Tour, Alberobello+Countryside
If train is not your thing, this tour will pick you up from Bari and have you visit the old stone city of Matera, all in a comfortable mini van !
