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Polignano a Mare
A dramatic Puglian town perched on limestone cliffs above the Adriatic, with a famous beach nestled in a narrow sea cove.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Apulia, Italy · Europe
Bari sits on the route: 10 minutes from San Paolo, 36km from Castellana Grotte.
Bari is a city located in Apulia, Italy. With a population of 316,491, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Bari ( BAR-ee, Italian: [ˈbaːri] ; Barese: Bare [ˈbæːrə]; Latin: Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the region of Apulia, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is one of the most important economic centres of mainland southern Italy. It is a port and university city as well as theRead more
city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself is the 9th-largest city in Italy with a population of 316,248, while the urban area has approximately 750,000 inhabitants. Its metropolitan province is the 5th-largest metropolitan city in the country, with a population of 1,218,073.
Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Norman-Swabian Castle, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district (the via Sparano and via Argiro).
Modern residential zones surrounding the centre of Bari were built during the 1960s and 1970s replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. In addition, the outer suburbs developed rapidly during the 1990s.
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Bari is located in Apulia, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 41.1207 latitude, 16.8698 longitude.
Bari has a population of approximately 316,491 people, making it a city in Italy.
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A dramatic Puglian town perched on limestone cliffs above the Adriatic, with a famous beach nestled in a narrow sea cove.
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A spectacular system of underground caves in Puglia featuring the White Cave, a dazzling chamber of alabaster-white stalactites.
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cathedral
A luminous Romanesque cathedral rising right at the water's edge of Trani's harbour on the Adriatic.
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A UNESCO-listed town in Puglia containing over 1,500 trulli, unique whitewashed stone huts with conical dry-stone roofs.
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castle
A 13th-century octagonal castle built by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in Puglia, renowned for its unique geometric design.
50 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
Two ancient cave-dwelling districts carved into the ravine of Matera, inhabited since the Paleolithic and now a UNESCO site.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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