Bari is a city of just over 1.2 million people located on southern Italy's Adriatic coast, and the capital of the Puglia region. When planning the trip, its location seemed ideal for exploring since it was centrally located to some other things we wanted to see. I also liked it because it's not as well-known and didn't get hordes of tourists. Maybe that will change--while we were there I read that airlines were making plans to add new flights to this area of Italy.
As expected I got up early (though not at sunrise) and went to explore.
Monument to the Madonna, Piazza Carabellese
The chalkboard reads, "Coffee is an art on everyone's lips'" which is now my motto.
Bari has one of the longest waterfronts in Europe, so here are some shots.
Ship and lighthouse in the distance, beyond the breakwater.
City skyline
Another view
Fishing boats with one of the city's opera houses in the background.
Now, I have to be honest--there was a pretty bad smell all along the waterfront while I was walking. I noticed a lot of what looked like black shrimp casings so maybe that was it or just some rotting tidal algae, but I'd never smelled anything this strong at other seashores I've been to. None of the travel videos on YouTube mentioned it, and I was hopeful that it would dissipate by the time Fe and I would come around here again (spoiler alert--it didn't).
Front of the opera house, Margherita Theater, now a museum.
These are the remains of a roadway from the 17th Century (in the Piazza del Ferrarese). You can see the grooves from the wheeled carts.
Old Town view
Inside the Cathedral
Old Town street scene
Building facade
Fountain, Piazza Aldo Moro
Turn around, and there's the train station.
There's a yarn store across the street from our apartment. This is one of their "installations". It reminded me of my mom, since she liked to crochet.
Fe and I did walk around later, but it was just the same thing as above in more of a midday light. Also as mentioned above, we did not spend much time at the waterfront.
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