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 Introduction
Arrival By Plane
Bari has its own airport know as the Bari “Karol Wojtyla” International Airport. It is approximately 8km (5 miles) northwest from the town center. The airport is also known as Palese Macchie Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Palese Macchie) after a nearby neighborhood.
By Train
Bari station has good connections to all of Italy and Europe. Journey times to Rome are from 4 1/2 hours.
If you decide to take this train (a pleasant, if not fast, ride) keep in mind that the train ticket is not sold at the Bari main ticket counter, but on the track itself where the train leaves; go to the underpassage to the different train tracks.
By Car
By car to Bari take A14 from the North from Bologna, Pescar, Termoli. Take E55 from the south from Brindisi and Lecce and E843 from Taranto and A16 to A14 from Naples.
By Bus
Sunday there are Buses instead of trains: they leave just outside the Central station; tickets are not sold on the buses; buy them
before boarding.
By sea
Bari Ferry port is one of the most important harbours in its region, with services to Durres, Kotor, Dubrovnik, Patras and Igoumenitsa.
History and Culture
Bari was put on the political map of the region in 852 when it became a center of Arab power for a generation, under the first emir of the area, Sawdan. In 885, it became the residence of the local Byzantine catapan, or governor. The failed revolt (1009-1011) of the Lombard nobles Melus of Bari (d. 1020) and his brother-in-law Dattus, against the Byzantine governorate, though it was firmly repressed at the Battle of Cannae (1018), offered their Norman adventurer allies a first foothold in the region. In 1025, under the Archbishop Byzantius, Bari became attached to the see of Rome and was granted provincial status.
Isabella di Aragona, princess of Naples and widow of the Duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo Sforza, enlarged the castle, which she made her residence, 1499-1524. After the death of Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, Bari came to be included in the Kingdom of Naples and its history contracted to a local one, as malaria became endemic in the region. Bari was wakened from its provincial somnolence by Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat. Napoleonic King of Naples Murat ordered the building in 1808 of a new section of the city, laid out on a rational grid plan, which bears his name today as the Murattiano. Under this stimulus, Bari developed into the most important port city of the region.
Churches and Museums
St. Nicholas holds wide religious significance throughout Europe and the Christian world. The basilica is an important pilgrimage destination both for Italians and Orthodox Christians from Eastern Europe. The basilica was built between 1087 and 1197, during the Italo-Norman domination of Apulia. The church has a rather square appearance, seemingly more suited to a castle than to a church.
Cathedral of St. Sabinus
The church of St. Sabinus (the current Duomo of the city) was begun in Byzantine style in 1034, but was destroyed in the sack of the city of 1156. A new building was built in 1170-1178 AD partially inspiring to that of San Nicola.
An important example of Apulian Romanesque architecture, the church has a simple Romanesque facade with three portals; in the upper part is a rose window decorated with monstruous and fantasy figures. The interior has a nave and two aisles, divided by sixteen columns with arcades.
Santa Teresa dei Maschi
This is the main Baroque church in the city (1690-1696).
Historical buildings and monuments
The Ateneo building has nothing important in itself but marks the center of the town. The new City (sometime called Borgo Murattiano because it was started by Gioacchino Murat a Napoleone's general) has a regular network of streets.
Petruzzelli Theatre
Fire-bombed in the early 1990s, the Petruzzelli theatre had been one of the grandest opera houses in Italy after La Scala in Milan and the San Carlo Theatre in Naples. Host to many famous opera and ballet greats throughout the last century, the shell of the Petruzzelli in Corso Cavour is subject to an ongoing restructuing project.
Castel Del Monte
When the Emperor Frederick II built this castle near Bari in the 13th century, he imbued it with symbolic significance, as reflected in the location, the mathematical and astronomical precision of the layout and the perfectly regular shape. A unique piece of medieval military architecture, Castel Del Monte is a successful blend of elements from classical antiquity, the Islamic Orient and north European Cistercian Gothic.
The Castle
This is often the place of exhibitions and, apart from Castel Del Monte, is one of the best apulian castles built from emperor Federico II.
Places of Interests
A stroll in Via Sparano the commercial heart of a commercial town: Bari is full of shops where you can buy almost everything.
The fountain
The fountain in front of Ateneo marked this new era in Bari since here the Acquedotto was officially started.
Pane e Pomodoro
Pane e Pomodoro Beach is the main beach within reach of the city. Its reputation has for several years suffered from the apparent presence of asbestos from nearby industrial plants.
Barivecchia
Barivecchia or Old Bari, is a sprawl of streets and passageways making up the section of the city to the North of the modern Muratarea. Barivecchia was until fairly recently considered a no-go area by many of Bari's residents due to the high levels of petty crime. Others point out the effects of late-night noise in the enclosed squares and criticise development based mainly on pubs and other such premises.
Events
The Fiera Del Levante is said to be the largest trade fair in the Adriatic and involves exhibtions from many sectors and industries. The Fair is held in September in the Fiera site on the west side of Bari city centre.
Fair of Nations - September
There is also a “Fair of Nations” which displays handcrafted and locally produced goods from all over the world.
Mediterranean music festival - June
In June of every year, Bari also hosts a Mediterranean music festival, drawing visitors from around the Mediterranean region in a celebration. Ancient Greek chorales, Sarband medieval concerts and French baroque pieces, among others, are played.
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