Bari Fortifications Tour: City Defenses and Their History

Highlights

• Expert Guide
• Quick Access
• History of Defenses

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Castello Normanno Svevo

   1h

   Complete visit of the Norman-Swabian Castle and the Gipsoteca, housed inside, where you can admire 130 models that portray the masterpieces of the Apulian Romanesque. Capitals, shelves, statues and architectural details faithfully reproduced in 1911 by the sculptors Pasquale Duretti and Mario Sabatelli. The price includes the entrance ticket to the Castle.

2. 2

   Strada delle Orecchiette

   15min

   Once out of the Castle, we reach the alley of the Arco Basso, where real "street artists" from the Bari cuisine sit, one after the other, modeling the "orecchiette" (typical pasta) with their quick hands .

3. 3

   Cattedrale di San Sabino

   15min

   Visit the exterior of the Cathedral, history and architecture.

4. 4

   Basilica San Nicola

   20min

   History of the Byzantine Citadel and St. Nicholas, with a view of the Basilica (external)

5. 5

   Muraglia di Bari Vecchia

   Pass by

   Walk on the Wall of Bari Vecchia (Via Venezia) with a panoramic view of the city and some bastions.

6. 6

   Fortino S. Antonio

   15min

   Located in front of the old port, it is one of the four ramparts that marked the walls of Bari until the nineteenth century and represents the highest point of the old city from which it is possible to embrace the traces of the medieval walls behind the Imperatore waterfront. Augusto (left) and the profile of the waterfront dating back to the first half of the 20th century (right).

7. 7

   Piazza del Ferrarese

   10min

   History of the Piazza, known in the past as Piazzetta d’armi, obtained where the Sea Gate stood. Today it represents the dynamic point of connection between the historic center and the Muratian village of the city.

Before you go

Location