Bari: The Hidden Italian City Tourists Always Miss

Looking for a great place to visit in Italy that will not bust your budget, but will help you enjoy all the best parts of Italy? Well, Bari is a place for you. The main city in Puglia has fun museums, a great food culture, and a castle to enjoy as well. From Orechiette to panzarotti and so much more to eat and so many fun things to do. Tourist information for Bari, Italy.
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[@PeterM_K]

I was in Bari at the end of April this year, one of the best things we did was have a private food tour. Wonderfull! From local cheeses, meats, pasta's, foccacia to the Gelato and more. All while walking trough the old town, harbour, churches/Cathedrals, near the castle and learning about the history. Highly reccommended!

[@eceyilmaz8738]

Hello, I'm glad you enjoyed your time in Bari! I will be visiting for the first time this June. Any chance you remember which tour you had booked?

[@columcunningham4458]

@@PeterM_K any chance you could share the name pretty please.

[@WoltersWorldEats]

Best Burrata I've ever eaten. It's my favorite Iralian cheese and it's glorious in Bari.

[@miantonacci]

Next time write me. It will be an honor to me to can visit some secrets point of my town

[@DrCarter33]

I live near Bari and you guys are always welcome here ❤

[@rajeevsharma9342]

coming in Dec 2023

[@Joedem92]

Good to know! Both sides of my family are originally from Bari, with most coming from Mola di Bari. Can’t wait!

[@felicitasosborn9146]

@@DrCarter33 where is the best and quiet place and near the station to stay in Bari

[@fuferito]

Imagine telling the kids they'll be seeing Santa Claus, only to show them the final resting place for his bones.

[@bryantsteury8910]

"He sees you when you're sleeping..."

[@desiderata2209]

Sorry to burst your bubble but St Nicholas doesn't have much to do with Christmas, esp. in the Orthodox world. His is known as St Nicholas the Miracle Worker and, unlike the fictional Santa, treated as a very important historical and spiritual figure by tens of millions of.Christians. Which brings me to the next point--St Nicholas Basilica may be a tourist attraction but it is a working church. I spotted a few women in the video who were wearing something verging on beach clothes inside the basilica. That is at least insensitive--and think about whether you'd show up looking like that at an historic mosque in Cairo. Also, men can never go wrong with taking off their headgear in a church.

[@ImaginationTravelTips]

@fuferito that’s funny. Next, take them to dinner for rabbit (Easter Bunny)

[@kathyw800]

I think I would say it was his great, great, great, great grandfather.

[@thechosenone5644]

Although I think you read too far into a joke, I agree with what you said.

[@RogerThat787]

This man is the number 1 travel youtuber

[@abelardorgr]

He is great!. Very professional and easy going!

[@solangelauthier2381]

No, Bald & Bankrupt is far better - but he only goes to non touristic places, that is what makes it specially interesting

[@manilograniglia]

Io sono della Puglia. La regione più bella d'Italia ❤❤❤

[@FabrizioPalasciano]

Thank you for this beautiful video on our beloved city.

[@charmainelawrence9580]

Love you and your family. Your channel is AMAZING. Been following all of you for many years. Keep up the great work.

[@theflyingspacebalena]

i laughed about the part about the safety. I live in Milan and I believe we think anything below Florence is a thieves den hehe Bari is actually safer than Milan. Loved the video! your Italian pronunciation is on point!

[@paweczerwinski1486]

Only two days left and Im in Bari ! Can’t wait !

[@michelangelolisi5149]

hey how was it?

[@paweczerwinski1486]

Like it. Second time with family in Puglia. Next time hope I will go to Salento area@@michelangelolisi5149

[@claudiolisco61]

Hi! Im from Bari very very thanks for your beatifull Word on our city..we are very proud to have a Citizen like you in our city..if you give everythink to this city the city Will give you everythink..Hope to see you again here..bari love you really really mutch! A big hugs to your beatifull family..and Remember when you think you have Watch everythink in Bari then you realize that you haven't Watch nothing 😂 there are a lot of secret ❤ God bless you and your family ciao bello! Statt bun (It mean in dialect be good!)

[@TMD3453]

Looks sunny and beautiful! And off the beaten track. This puts it on the map for me. Looks comfortable and wow, people are friendly. I think your Italian sounds good! Thanks, happy travels!

[@woltersworld]

Grazie!

[@mykey_7943]

Heading to Bari in two weeks. Perfect timing with this video!

[@annetterobinson3213]

Great video! We need to get down to this region of Italy, it looks amazing. Thank you

[@pdfarrelly]

Holidayed in Puglia this summer. Would highly recommend. Towns, people, food, weather, nice beaches by car. All really nice. Can see it becoming much more popular in the near future.

[@dylanlewis3668]

I love Bari and the region of puglia such a magical place

[@woltersworld]

100% agree!

[@JanosNemeth-y7n]

@@woltersworld hello my Dear Friend Aloha!! I’m moving to Bali Thanks 🙏 for you! You’re the best!!

[@jvc43523]

Bravissimo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@norrsken1828]

over the years I watched your kids growing up. Awsome

[@JPBuffet]

Never heard of this place, but definitely need to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@renateerlecka]

Thank you, Wolter! Very useful information.

[@TheBexi]

A lot of tourists don't realize that August is when like, all of Italy takes their vacations. And the beach is the favorite spot of Italians, so don't expect it to be easy! Also, there will be a lot more random things closed in August unless you're in a tourist spot. Basically, hit Italy any other time of the summer 😂 And yes with the electrics! Just remember to not run more than 2 major things at once. If you need an air condition on, don't expect to be able to use the stove top AND the oven. Don't run a dishwasher and do laundry at the same time. It's crazy

[@nicolagaballo3120]

Being from puglia, I highly don t recommend you to come in July. That s the worst you can do to yourself. Temperatures are 100+ degrees every day. Believe me, it s better to deal with tourists and closed spots in August.

[@michaelrush6083]

As always fabulous thanks

[@jennyoshea1958]

Your Italian accent is really good, Mark and it is lovely to see Jocelyn and Liam. You all look so happy and healthy. Bari looks like a wonderful place. Architecture to die for. Thanks for sharing 🙂🙏🍕

[@mharrisona5526]

A bit further south, Galatina is a wonderful place with a beautiful baroque centro. Very much like a smaller version of Lecce. Puglia is a special place. 😌

[@literallyadele]

I love your videos. I get to travel vicariously through you and see so many beautiful places. And you always make everywhere feel like THE place to be.

[@michaelrimmer4200]

Thank you for your videos feel like i am there.

[@ronprickett8011]

In Rome in the church, Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the one where you put your hand in the mouth of the stone face, are the relics of St. Valentine his bones and skull in a little glass case labeled. On Valentine's Day I used to send pictures of his skull to some of my more cynical friends. Saints and Sinners, Popes, Kings, and Peasants we all end up in a pile of bones, but some of those bones are revered for whom they once were.

[@michaellaconte8338]

Very interesting ❤

[@kate-kate]

Bari is my favorite!

[@melbees1939]

Small Italian towns are amazing! I would like to learn about many Thank you!

[@dianparrotta2118]

Ohh I love this!!! Thank you! I just subscribed 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@skieye1]

Nicely done. We enjoy Bari and all of Puglia.

[@JanosNemeth-y7n]

Thank you 🙏 Wolters world 🌎 your excellent work you’re the best like always ❤

[@aviadilo]

I visited Bari two weeks ago, loved it. I stayed in the modern part (Bari Murattiana), but it was a very convenient location for Bari Vecchia, the Lungomare (waterfront promenade), and the train station. The modern part is full of shops and restaurants - I enjoyed the bookstores in that district. Via Sparano and Palazzo Minuzzi on that street, Corso Cavour and Piazza Umberto I are musts in that area. But yes, Bari Vecchia is great, one of the most enjoyable old town districts I've been to in Europe. (Two personal recommendations: Via Addis Abeba, a gorgeous street I discovered by chance, off the Lungomare, and the excellent Archaeological Museum at the upper end of the city wall promenade.)

[@joannunemaker6332]

St. Nick in Bari? I didn't know that! That's really cool! A real Santa Claus after all.😊❤

[@calogerohuygens4430]

Saint Nicholas was from Izmir, in Anatolya when it was Greek cultural area. Venetia's and Bari's sailors take away reliquaries of Saint Nicholas when muslim Turks arrived in Izmir, so they avoid destruction of his bones by muslims. Now there is 2 important churchs who got his bones: San Nicola in Bari e San Niccolò in Venetis. Minor fragments are everywhere, even in some american church. Ciao!

[@JanosNemeth-y7n]

@@calogerohuygens4430great history ❤ Aloha from Hawaii Mahalo.

[@mariadebellis1172]

I was born in Bari ❤ I had no problems in Bari

[@tobiojo6469]

Hey Mark, awesome video

[@reycosep5916]

I like your vedeo very interisting ❤

[@bluebutterfly7233]

Great video Mark! I watched it a couple times. You got some really good shots of the buildings and architecture. Great video! Always watch on my TV so rarely comment. Your food one is slipping though. Not showing much. Was expecting some great Greek food and nothing. Hopefully we'll get some good food video from Italy. Tell Jocelyn she's looking beautiful as ever.

[@woltersworld]

The editors have a hard time with the food videos so have done more travel videos and just those airport food videos on that side. Jocelyn only made a couple videos on the greece trip

[@macheteimprovvisa]

OMG, that’s my home town!!!! Love your videos, thank you for shining a light on our city

[@magpie1862]

Timely video. I’m going to Bari next month.

[@woltersworld]

You will love it!

[@milankamalinic6625]

Thank you!

[@ilia9401]

Great video! Thanks for sharing, I am about to take my wife there for her birthday 😍 U gave me so many Ideas wow

[@miantonacci]

thank you to be in my Town!!

[@williamdavis4496]

My family is from Molfetta a couple towns north of Bari, they have the most complex Italian dialect its also a very historic town

[@Geekabibble]

Would love to see a vid on the highlights of the towns you visited in Italy. Or even several vids of highlights of areas of Italy. I would love to visit some day!

[@irpic90]

Welcome to Bari 🌞

[@joebrouillard565]

Mark, many years ago I went to the Grotta Palazzese restaurant in Bari. It was amazing, something straight out of a 007 Bond movie. Fond memories!!

[@lulusp1023]

Hello ..Iam dying to go Italia....I cannot wait

[@headsuphockeypodcast2707]

I was in Matera and it was amazing and Alberobello is so cute and easy to enjoy. I bought my sister and brother-in-law a nice woven cloth from a local fabric shop. It was only 5 Euros 💶 and my sister used it for a good while.

[@Counter_Hour]

Just a hint (and sorry for busting a myth): don't go buying pasta from the ladies in the old town, it's often regular "industrial" pasta (still good but horrendously overpriced) sold as home-made. The real fresh homemade pasta is kind of sticky and moist, if it's dry it's industrial. It's a tourist scam, and no, they don't need "support", they're probably much richer than you

[@abelardorgr]

Great video! Thank you.

[@lazios]

I don't know if you mentioned it in another video, but Castel del Monte (built by Frederick II of Swabia) is worth seeing and is not far from Bari (of course in Puglia there is much more, from Ostuni to Locorotondo, Lecce etc).

[@Remyeijssen]

I arrived this morning in bari. I see you uploaded only 2 days ago.

[@maxilboia]

Two comments: 1 - the orecchiette in the streets thing: if you want to go and look at ladies making fresh pasta, you can enjoy the view. But I wouldn't buy ... 2 - center town is actually way safer than any other city in Italy, so don't worry too much. I haven't actually heard about anyone getting robbed or attacked in the old town since I'm living here (20+ years) All the rest is pretty spot on! Good job!

[@gaetanomeneghella8078]

thank u for friendly and amazing video. The electric box that doesnt run is a single problem u have found. Dont worry! It happens wen the owner of b&b was not professional in carrying out the renovation works.>Depends from a switch rated for fewer amps. In Italy we have switchboards of 3.2-4.5-6.00 and more KW in houses. Thank u again!

[@gnomealone350]

You have a food channel? This is new (and very good) information!

[@ottoludwiglv702]

My fathers ship was bombed in Bari Harbor by German Junker 88 Dec. 2nd 1943 he swam through mustard gas wounded to a jetty.

[@margsangster8994]

As always, learning and enjoying your videos! Just wondering, does Bari shut down in shoulder and off season, cos that’s when I always travel, but of course I want cafes, attractions and shops to still be open. I’m thinking of visiting there in November and I’m keen to go to Alberobello for the trulli houses!? Cheers from Australia

[@marcoantonioinsabato]

No, we are not strictly touristic, so if you come off season you'll still find cafes and attractions open even at a later hour, but it will mostly be locals. Same goes for Alberobello.

[@margsangster8994]

@@marcoantonioinsabato Oh okay good to know! That’s great many thanks!

[@margsangster8994]

@@marcoantonioinsabato wonderful, thanks

[@arichis]

"We're getting closer to the equator!" Uhm you are aware that Bari lies at a latitude of 41° N, which is further north than New York City.

[@danscalone8110]

I'm FINALLY able to visit my Ancestral Home this Year

[@JanosFeher]

One don'ts of Bari is don't eat outside under someone else's flat, especially not in their door. Yes, many "restaurants" selling self-taught garbage puts tables outside illegally and Italian police is legendarily impotent when they have to do their job. So please, be a nice to the locals and don't eat at noise places and don't disturb others. There are many families with kids and elderly there who struggle due the abuse of the restaurants.

[@Vladimirthetiny]

There's no left luggage at Bari Airport, only at the main station downtown (closes at 8PM I think)

[@yaowsers77]

for the cooking classes, do you have to make reservations ahead of time or is this something you can find when you get there?

[@WoltersWorldEats]

We typically book a month to a week ahead of time.

[@miked637]

Do have any cooking classes you recommend or a website to find them in Bari? Will be visiting in July of 24 thanks @@WoltersWorldEats

[@_caerwin_]

Only one thing just for clarification, Matera is in Basilicata, not in Puglia

[@Nautilus-t8n]

Please dear note that if you go in Taranto you will find the best Museum about Magna Greace, I know that for Americans museum of so ancient age are not interesting, but I wish to think that maybe someday you will become a peaceful country with sake of Culture

[@QueenCole89]

Wolter, can you speak at all to travelling to Italy (or Europe, in general) as a larger person?

[@sherrid8463]

We are flying into Naples, then driving to Bari. Is this ok?

[@patrickrivera3359]

Thanks for your wounderfull video on Bari! Very informative and fun!

[@dusttodust4295]

🌹

[@mdvog8005]

Is there any dish in Bari without Pasta and Olive oil?

[@kw7709]

"They're gonna let you practice your horrible Italian." 😂This comment alone makes me want to visit Bari!

[@tinalettieri]

Mark! Mah, TER ah, not "MET eh rah" In Italian, the accent is usually on the second last syllable there are exceptions and if you see an accent over the last letter, like caffè, then say it there.

[@sparklecinnamon]

Also "Orecchiett-eh" (orekˈkjɛtte) not "Orecchiett-hey" 😅

[@tinalettieri]

@@sparklecinnamon "orek ketty" for plural. I don't know how to write phonics.

[@jodlkopp7434]

Have you been to Sardinia? Planning on going there?

[@Ace-qn7bw]

@@jodlkopp7434 Yes, love the beaches!

[@miantonacci]

6:25 the nonna's sell orecchiette that are not handmade! The One's coloured here in Bari we don't eseatt at all

[@miantonacci]

Eat

[@mariotorre219]

You’re scaring me now, I booked my hotel near the metro, away from historic Bari and now have to worry about walking back to my hotel?

[@quellachelegge1988]

❤🌊❤

[@ducatione]

Roll the “r”s pls 😎

[@Tramptraveller]

👏👏👏🌹👏👏👏

[@daftirishmarej1827]

Matera is pronounced Matt-air-a ❤

[@ralfjansen9118]

The trulli houses remember me more of the Hobbit shire than to the Marsians ;-)

[@abidaferdous7913]

What Taxi App available in Bari

[@mariaochoa9387]

How do I get to Bari from los Angeles California?

[@larrycj4382]

You will most likely need to fly to Rome, where you can get a connecting flight to Bari.

[@DZ-og3ym]

Grandfathers from Sammichele di Bari! Going summer 2025!

[@getthechicagolook]

Could someone live here for a month

[@oemolokupano4512]

Great info Wolter. Thanks

[@ahmd5]

St Nicholas church and grave located in Demre southern Turkiye, the one in Bari is later building and some the relics were transferred to Bari but it is not the real original location.

[@andeeharry]

Whhhhaaaaaat? Santa is dead? hUH, NO wonder it don't feel like Christmas anymore. Died at 908 years old., from tons of health problems due to the human food and drink people put out for him. Thanks St Nck...

[@rosannaprocacci3981]

🌹❤🥰💚

[@dottoressascoppio]

So dear children of all the world, now you know where you had to send your Christmas letters, Santa Claus stay in Bari 😁

[@musicdocat]

huhmmm !!

[@MohamedKy-u5g]

Mr Woters why have you been ignoring my suggestions of visiting my home country Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast the gem of West Africa ?

[@Empiricist14]

Ahahaha da barese non credo ai miei occhi...

[@natalinasflavoursofItaly]

Good video as I travel often to Bari... BUT, it's pronounced Ma-ter-a... not Ma-tera...

[@ltcajh]

I think you forgot your sunscreen and hat!

[@SoccerStoriesBeingTold538]

Where’s your other son he’s been MIA

[@francy3643]

Your italian pronounciation is a bit off, you put emphasis on the wrong vowels! For example, it's san nicòla, not san nìcola, the accents are to determine which vowels are to be elongated

[@ehulbert5]

Don’t wear shorts in churchs, if it’s too hot and you have to wear shorts, don’t go inside.

[@petek5523]

Bro, you’re looking a bit burnt yourself tbh 😅 Where’s your hat?!?!

[@konaboyz1690]

Food food food food I think Italy is overrated