Bari
City Of Saint Nicholas
General Information
Other Name: -, District: NA, State: Apulia , Italy
Area: 116 km²
Languages Spoken: Italian
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Best Time to Visit: May to July and -
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Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic sea, in Italy.It is the largest city in Apulia and the second largest in southern Italy after Naples.Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north, the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the splendid Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035 - 1171) and the Castello Svevo of Frederick II, is now also one of the major nightlife districts.Bari is now mostly a modern industrial city.It main sights are Basilica di San Nicola,Cathedral of St. Sabinus,Petruzzelli Theatre,Castello Svevo etc.Location
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The center of the new town is the palm-shaded Piazza Umberto I. On its west side is the imposing building of the university, with a well-stocked library, and the interesting Museo Archeologico Nazionale.
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.
A magnificent seafront promenade which runs along the old harbor.
A little way north of the cathedral in Bari is the church of San Nicola, a large pilgrimage church begun in 1087 but not completed until 1197, which is one of the finest achievements of Romanesque architecture in Apulia. Inside, above the high altar, is a tabernacle and to the right of the altar is a "Madonna with Saints" by Vivarini.In the apse is the tomb (1593) of Bona Sforza, wife of King Sigismund II of Poland and last duchess of Bari (d. 1558) and a marble bishop''s throne.
In the center of the old town of Bari rises the cathedral of San Sabino, with important remains of Norman ornaments. In the crypt is an elaborately adorned painting of the Madonna; the archives include two parts of a large exsultet roll (the Catholic Easter liturgy; 11th century).
The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields.They feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs.