Bari is a big port city on the Adriatic coast and the capital of Puglia. It is a little off the beaten track and has a slightly dubious reputation within Italy that means you'll be warned to hold onto your valuables tightly.
However, it is a lovely place to spend a few days and shouldn't hastily be skipped over in favour of the rest of the region. The charming Old Town based on a headland that reaches into the Adriatic and is easily explored on foot. It is quite easy to get lost but, so long as you are careful, there is a pleasure in this.
Some of the most important attractions in the city at large are the Pinacoteca Provinciale 'Corrado Giaquinto,' art gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the eleventh-century Romanesque Basilica di San Nicola (dedicated to Santa Claus), the Castello Svevo, the Colonna della Giustizia (where debtors were once reputedly tied and flogged) and Bari's futuristic stadium designed by Renzo Piano.
However, it is a lovely place to spend a few days and shouldn't hastily be skipped over in favour of the rest of the region. The charming Old Town based on a headland that reaches into the Adriatic and is easily explored on foot. It is quite easy to get lost but, so long as you are careful, there is a pleasure in this.
Some of the most important attractions in the city at large are the Pinacoteca Provinciale 'Corrado Giaquinto,' art gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the eleventh-century Romanesque Basilica di San Nicola (dedicated to Santa Claus), the Castello Svevo, the Colonna della Giustizia (where debtors were once reputedly tied and flogged) and Bari's futuristic stadium designed by Renzo Piano.
In addition to all of these sights, however, there is the lovely Botanic Gardens of Bari (or the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bari, also known as the Orto Botanico di Bari and Hortus Botanicus Barensis). They form a living museum that is operated by the University of Bari.
Established in 1955, the gardens contain a greenhouse and a herbarium with about 40,000 specimens. They were opened to the public in 1960 and had doubled in size by 1964. Located at via Orabona, it is open Monday through Friday mornings.
The garden takes up around 10,000 square metres of the city’s outskirts and is made up of a collection of plants from all over the world, as well as a collection of local orchids.
Established in 1955, the gardens contain a greenhouse and a herbarium with about 40,000 specimens. They were opened to the public in 1960 and had doubled in size by 1964. Located at via Orabona, it is open Monday through Friday mornings.
The garden takes up around 10,000 square metres of the city’s outskirts and is made up of a collection of plants from all over the world, as well as a collection of local orchids.
Some of the plants that you can find include orchids from the districts of Puglia Gargano, Murgia North-West, Salento and Valle d'Itria; ornamental and useful plants; and regional plants including Campanula garganica, Cistus clusii, and Viola graeca.
Large, lush and beautifully crafted, the Botanic Gardens of Bari are a wonderful place to wander in peace and quiet, to spend a cool morning. If you are visiting the city, they are certainly on of its most scenic highlights. Just find a luxury villa in Puglia and explore this underrated city in Italy and its hidden gems.
Large, lush and beautifully crafted, the Botanic Gardens of Bari are a wonderful place to wander in peace and quiet, to spend a cool morning. If you are visiting the city, they are certainly on of its most scenic highlights. Just find a luxury villa in Puglia and explore this underrated city in Italy and its hidden gems.
Photo credits
picture 1: Luigi Scorcia / CC BY 2.0;
picture 2: Luigi Scorcia / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Pierpaolo / CC BY-ND 2.0
picture 1: Luigi Scorcia / CC BY 2.0;
picture 2: Luigi Scorcia / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Pierpaolo / CC BY-ND 2.0