Car Hire Bari Airport

The two thousand years old city of Bari is a charismatic city on the Adriatic coast. The town is rich with medieval architecture and culture. Bari also offers a new era of shopping and dining experience therefore it is recommended to do some gift shopping while being in this region. Further Bari also has some religious value since Saint Nicholas was buried here.

There are a number of places in Bari a visitor would love to see. Bari Vecchia is a medieval quarter area, full of significant churches. In this area the Romanic Basilica of Saint Nicholas has a very creative medieval attraction, the Palazzo del Catapano, the Church of Saint Gregory, romanic Cathedral of Saint Sabino, the Fortino of Saint Antony, Monastery of Saint Scolastica however are closed most of the time during the year but are open on important days such as Good Friday or the Solemnity of All Saints.

Another very important time to visit the Bari area is on the November 9 and onwards since outside the city in a small town named Adelifia a 3 day celebration is held. On the Nov 9’s early morning a oversize balloon is released which indicates the beginning of the celebration. Later on 10th November the statue of San Trifone is brought to the churches and paraded all over the town. The hype of this event is such that bands from throughout Italy come over to perform in this festival. Firework displays are also another attraction of this event.

When a person visits this town he should buy pottery, bags, shoes and red wine as it is the legacy of town. Further he should also have a bite of orecchiette (hat shaped pasta) or dine on the ocean with local seafood dishes. In order to soak in the real feel of Bari, Italy.