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Bari Historical Walk: Discover Millennial History, Traditions, and Architectural Beauties
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Bari
Embark on a captivating historical walk in Bari, exploring its millennial history, traditions, and architectural marvels. Discover the origins, the cult of San Nicola, and the city’s urban expansion in a unique journey through alleys, cathedrals, palaces, theaters, and squares.
Embark on a captivating historical walk in Bari, exploring its millennial history, traditions, and architectural marvels. Discover the origins, the cult of San Nicola, and the city’s urban expansion in a unique journey through alleys, cathedrals, palaces, theaters, and squares.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Basilica San Nicola - Internal visit of the Catholic Christian Basilica and its Orthodox Crypt.
- Cattedrale di San Sabino - Internal visit of the Cathedral and its Crypt.
- Teatro Petruzzelli - External view of the Theater and info on visits.
- Palazzo dell’Acquedotto Pugliese - External view of the Palazzo dell’Acquedotto and info on…
- Basilica San Nicola - Internal visit of the Catholic Christian Basilica and its Orthodox Crypt.
- Cattedrale di San Sabino - Internal visit of the Cathedral and its Crypt.
- Teatro Petruzzelli - External view of the Theater and info on visits.
- Palazzo dell’Acquedotto Pugliese - External view of the Palazzo dell’Acquedotto and info on visiting hours.
- Quartiere Umbertino - Madonnella - Walk in the Madonnella district to admire its elegant Liberty architecture from the early 1900s.
- Citta Vecchia - Bari - Walk through the alleys of the historic center, among architectures, legends, customs and the meeting with the local people.
- Castello Normanno Svevo - External view of the Castle and information on internal visit times.
- Strada delle Orecchiette - Visit of the famous Arco Basso street where you can admire the ladies preparing the typical fresh pasta of Bari.
- Lungomare e Murat - Walk between the French Murat quarter and the monumental area with its seafront, to discover the famous theatres, late 19th century Art Nouveau architecture and panoramic points where you can take pictures.
What's Included
- Typical tasting upon request
- Typical tasting upon request
Additional Information
Hailing from Bari, I am a seasoned tour guide who is deeply passionate about sharing the rich historical, cultural, and artistic grandeur of my city. This tour is a fascinating expedition to unearth the historical evolution of Bari - From its inception, reverence for Saint Nicholas, to its progressive urban growth. A singular stroll amidst the maze of…
Hailing from Bari, I am a seasoned tour guide who is deeply passionate about sharing the rich historical, cultural, and artistic grandeur of my city. This tour is a fascinating expedition to unearth the historical evolution of Bari - From its inception, reverence for Saint Nicholas, to its progressive urban growth. A singular stroll amidst the maze of alleyways, magnificent cathedrals, grand mansions, theatres, and squares in the old town, the French quarter, and monumental area will leave you mesmerized.
Location
Teatro Margherita
Piazza IV Novembre
Meeting and departure point on the external staircase of the Teatro Margherita, a stone's throw from the central Piazza del Ferrarese, the monumental Lungomare and Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Annika
Feb 12, 2025
Best experience in Bari with superb guide! - Francesco was an incredible guide, one of the best. His language skills are many and his English absolutely flawless. The historic walk was amazing. Through his great knowledge of Bari’s history and legends and stories around me, I gained a better knowledge of Bari both then and now. Many times I was amazed and given explanations for things I wondered about. Francesco told me about big and small and answered all the questions. His knowledge and skills are inexhaustible and he is also very nice. I learned a lot and would not hesitate to attend a Part 2, if it existed.
If you want to do something in Bari this is a must! 5 stars.
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Grgchicago
Jan 6, 2025
Charming and informative tour of Bari! - We had an amazing and informative day in Bari with our delightful guide Francesco. Francesco is Barese and his love for his city and its history was obvious. We toured Bari Vecchia and learned of its history and saw it as a still vibrant living city. Highlights included a visit to the Basilica di San Nicola, the Cattedrale di San Sabino and ending along the beautiful Lungomare. Francesco gave us a view into Bari and his family's history, so very interesting. Just remember that if you are asked, "Would you like to taste the focaccia?" The answer is always yes. Grazie Mille Francesco.
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Cherise_n
Dec 29, 2024
Outstanding tour and guide - Francesco was a very knowledgeable and excellent guide. The tour made me fall in love with Bari as he provided a comprehensive history of the city through the eyes of a local who loves his home. You will not be disappointed! The tour group was small, only myself and my husband. It was more of a conversation with a local instead of a lecture of facts. You will love this tour!
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Adrienneb447
Dec 27, 2024
Excellent tour! - I toured Bari with Francesco; his historical walking tour was excellent. He is a local Barese with an obvious love of the city itself and its history. A three hour tour .. there were many points of interest and quirky stories, time passed so quickly. As the tour was perfect, we also arranged 2 other days to tour out to Matera on one, and Alberobello/Locorotono on another. Walking about in these smaller towns, it is clear that Francesco knows the places to go … knows the locals … and knows the history of these special places. I could not recommend his tours more highly!
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Matteo_p
Sep 2, 2024
Great walking Bari tour - We arrived in Bari in the morning and had a tour booked with Francesco in the afternoon. Having grown up in Bari, Francesco was very knowledgeable and took us places we would have never seen and explained all the history. Francesco is very friendly and knows all the locals so we get a true sense of of the town.we highly recommend this tour with Francesco.
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Kpalumbo77
Sep 2, 2024
Best walking tour! - If you are hesitating on booking this tour or any tour with Francesco, don't! Book this tour, you will not regret it. Our only regret was that we didn't realize he did tours of the other areas of Puglia and book him for more of our stay there, we truly wish we had.
That being said we did the walking tour in Bari and as a group of friends who travels often and has done more walking tours than I can count, this was one of the best. Francesco had a well mapped out plan for the walking tour. He added history, legend and personal stories that made the tour stand out and made it memorable. He was easy to talk to and ask questions with and allowed for us to feel really comfortable. We still are retelling some of the stories he shared with us. He took us to all the famous spots and then some others we hadn't even known about.
On top of the walking tour being truly wonderful, Francesco gave us great spots to great spots to eat all the Bari Specialties. He did this even before we met with an extensive message about must visit spots, then on our walk he pointed out and gave us a few more (spaghetti assassina spot was SO good). To add to his kindness he even gave us spots to see, eat and experience in Alberobello, Matera, Ostuni and Monopoli. We were exploring the region and even though we hadn't booked him for tours in those areas ( we still wish we had) he helped us sort of figure it out on our own.
I really do not have enough kind words to say! We really loved this tour, meeting Francesco and hearing his wonderful stories about his Grandma. Do yourself a favor and book his tours!
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Dpark10
Aug 31, 2024
Fantastic walking tour - The tour was spectacular- we walked all through Bari (old town and beyond).
Our guide Francesco was extremely knowledgeable, local to the area and fun to spend the afternoon deepening our experience here.
Highly recommend.
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Robert_d
Jul 29, 2024
Highly enjoyable and recommended - Francesco was incredible
He took his time, explained the history behind the monuments, shared some legends and pointed out interesting facts about the architecture along the way.
He took me off the beaten path as well and showed me Bari that other tours would not have done. I highly recommend this tour.
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Cosmopolitan290859
Jul 1, 2024
As good as it gets - Spent a morning with Francesco and a more decent tour guide is difficult to image. The details added greatly to our experience as did his wit and insights. We did stop for a drink which we would certainly recommend & discovering Italy’s best ice cream an added bonus.
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Manuela_g
Jun 27, 2024
A real discovery of a beautiful city - The three hour walk through the history of Bari, from the old historical centre to the newer parts of Murat and Madonnella, was a a real discovery for us. Francesco, our guide, was able to make the walk interesting and full of both fun and teachable moments. He was incredibly knowledgeable like only a local could be and we found our whole tour an incredibly satisfying and interesting experience. We warmly recommend it!
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