What to see
Today, Bari is also known as the City of St. Nicholas, patron saint and homeof his remains, something that makes one of the centers favored by the Orthodox Church in the West. The Basilica of San Nicola is a typical example of Romanesque architecture, built back in 1087 just after the stealing of the saint's relics, which now lie in the underground crypt, the work of some sailors from Myra.
A further example of the Romanesque style is the Cathedral of St. Sabino which was built in the eleventh century after the destruction of the city ordered by William the Bad.
Some main examples of civil architectures, such as the old town, better known as Barivecchia, a maze of narrow, winding streets surrounded by walls architecturally designed precisely to make the entry of enemy soldiers in the city walls much more difficult in city walls. Barivecchia is the oldest part of town and the majority of the houses are an historical evidence.
Outside the walls, are to be mentioned for their architectural structure to the Palace Aqueduct Pugliese, Building Acts, Palazzo Colonna Palazzo Mincuzzi, all built between 800 and 900. Just outside the core of the old town, there is the Norman-Swabian Castle, a fortress with square wide towers and a deep moat, built in 1131 by the will of Roger the Norman, and rebuilt by Frederick II of Swabia after the destruction carried out by the hands of William I of Sicily in 1156.
Bari in Italy is also a city of culture: one of the major institutions in support of theater, the famous Teatro Petruzzelli, whose construction work started in 1898 and was completed in 1903. In 1991 the theater was completely destroyed by an arson attack, and returned to the city, after various vicissitudes, until 2010. Then there is the Teatro Piccinni, the oldest theater in Bari, which opened in 1854 and was entitled the year after Niccolò Piccinni, a famous musician from Puglia in Italy appreciated especially in France where he carried out his activity.
Among the sport facilities, particularly important architecturally is the Stadium S. Nicola, designed by Renzo Piano and built between 1987 and 1990 at the fourteenth edition of the FIFA World Cup Italy '90. Stadium S. Nicola has replaced the former Victory Stadium opened in 1934, but still used to host sport events and other. With a population of 320,205 inhabitants, Bari, besides being capital of the province, is also the capital of Apulia, Italy, and one of the 15 metropolitan Italian cities.
The city is located in the center of a large flat area, also known as the Conca di Bari, and covers an area that meets one hand, the Murgia area from the opposite side of the Adriatic, with a coast which extends for a length of 42 km.
Its origins are uncertain, although the archeological area of the Church of S. Peter, in the old town, suggesting the existence of a settlement founded by the people of Paucezi since the Bronze Age.
The strategic geographical position has allowed the city of Bari to consolidate more and more over the centuries its market town identity, which is expressed and demonstrated by the Fiera del Levante.
Very important is the economic contribution from the industry, the driving force for the region is especially the food, chemical, petrochemical, textile, wood and mechanical, agricultural and fisheries.
Location
Apulia (Italy), a land of a thousand faces, never the same!
A mosaic of sand and rock, mountain rich of vegetation and wheat fields, orchards and olive groves as far as the eye could see, rocky hills, calm lakes and underground cavities, marked, shaped and changed by man, who over the centuries has made it fertile and opulent - without leaving empty spaces - a land which is likely to perennial thirst, erecting dolmens and menhirs, castles and cathedrals, abbeys and shrines, museums and palaces, villas and farms, towers and Trulli.
Today, those who choose Apulia (Italy) will find all this and much more, because Apulia is a land of art, culture, colors, traditions and tastes for all seasons...
Bari - Province of Bari
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The city
With a population of 320,205 inhabitants, Bari, besides being capital of the province, is also the capital of Apulia, Italy, and one of the 15 metropolitan Italian cities.
The city is located in the center of a large flat area, also known as the Conca di Bari, and covers an area that meets one hand, the Murgia area from the opposite side of the Adriatic, with a coast which extends for a length of 42 km.
Its origins are uncertain, although the archeological area of the Church of S. Peter, in the old town, suggesting the existence of a settlement founded by the people of Paucezi since the Bronze Age.
The strategic geographical position has allowed the city of Bari to consolidate more and more over the centuries its market town identity, which is expressed and demonstrated by the Fiera del Levante.
Very important is the economic contribution from the industry, the driving force for the region is especially the food, chemical, petrochemical, textile, wood and mechanical, agricultural and fisheries.
What to see
Today, Bari is also known as the City of St. Nicholas, patron saint and homeof his remains, something that makes one of the centers favored by the Orthodox Church in the West. The Basilica of San Nicola is a typical example of Romanesque architecture, built back in 1087 just after the stealing of the saint's relics, which now lie in the underground crypt, the work of some sailors from Myra.
A further example of the Romanesque style is the Cathedral of St. Sabino which was built in the eleventh century after the destruction of the city ordered by William the Bad.
Some main examples of civil architectures, such as the old town, better known as Barivecchia, a maze of narrow, winding streets surrounded by walls architecturally designed precisely to make the entry of enemy soldiers in the city walls much more difficult in city walls. Barivecchia is the oldest part of town and the majority of the houses are an historical evidence.
Outside the walls, are to be mentioned for their architectural structure to the Palace Aqueduct Pugliese, Building Acts, Palazzo Colonna Palazzo Mincuzzi, all built between 800 and 900. Just outside the core of the old town, there is the Norman-Swabian Castle, a fortress with square wide towers and a deep moat, built in 1131 by the will of Roger the Norman, and rebuilt by Frederick II of Swabia after the destruction carried out by the hands of William I of Sicily in 1156.
Bari in Italy is also a city of culture: one of the major institutions in support of theater, the famous Teatro Petruzzelli, whose construction work started in 1898 and was completed in 1903. In 1991 the theater was completely destroyed by an arson attack, and returned to the city, after various vicissitudes, until 2010. Then there is the Teatro Piccinni, the oldest theater in Bari, which opened in 1854 and was entitled the year after Niccolò Piccinni, a famous musician from Puglia in Italy appreciated especially in France where he carried out his activity.
Among the sport facilities, particularly important architecturally is the Stadium S. Nicola, designed by Renzo Piano and built between 1987 and 1990 at the fourteenth edition of the FIFA World Cup Italy '90. Stadium S. Nicola has replaced the former Victory Stadium opened in 1934, but still used to host sport events and other.
Events
- September - Fiera del Levante
- 7 to 9 May - Feast of St. Nicola
- December 6 - Feast of St. Nicola (Feast of Baresi)