Bari is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples (and the third after Palermo, if Insular Italy is included), a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city has over 116 square kilometres (45 sq mi).
Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035–1171) and the Hohenstaufen Castle built for Frederick II, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter (erected by Joachim Murat), the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district (the via Sparano and via Argiro).
Modern residential zones surrounding the centre of Bari were built during the 1960s and 1970s replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. In addition, the outer suburbs developed rapidly during the 1990s. The city has a redeveloped airport, Karol Wojtyła Airport, with connections to several European cities.
These fascinating photos were taken by
Leroy W. Demery, Jr. that show street scenes of Bari in 1981.
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| Bari street scenes |
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| Bari trolleybus 755 (Line 8), working westward in the Sottopasso Luigi di Savoia |
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| Bari trolleybus number 755, working Line 8 in Corso Cavour |
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| Entrance to the Cattedrale di San Sabino |
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| Facade of the Basilica di San Nicola facing Piazza San Nicola |
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| Facade of the Cattedrale di San Sabino facing the Piazza dell'Odegitria |
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| Ferrovie Calabro-Lucane (FCL) railcars at Bari Centrale station |
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| Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) ALe 801/940 Class electric multiple unit (EMU) train at Bari Centrale station |
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| Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) electric shunting locomotive 321 006 and formation at Bari Centrale station |
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| FT Stanga-TIBB stock approaching Bari Centrale |
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| Italian footballers |
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| Largo San Sabino and the Cattedrale di San Sabino (Duomo di Bari) at right |
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| Looking southward in Largo San Sabino |
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| Looking westward, Largo San Sabino |
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| Piazza Aldo Moro, on the north side of Bari Centrale station |
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| Piazza Federico II di Svevia, with the Castello Svevo di Bari in the background |
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| Piazza Mercantile, the building with the clock tower is the Palazzo Sedile |
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| Platforms at Barletta Centrale station |
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| Saturday afternoon wading and car washing at the fountain in Piazza Mercantile |
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| Somewhere not far away from Largo San Sabino |
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| Strada Incuria, just southwest of Strada San Sabino |
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| Street scene, in the old town (città vecchia) of Bari. This is part of the San Nicola quartiere (district) |
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| Teatro Petruzzelli, on Corso Cavour at Via XXIV Maggio |
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| Time for ice cream, in Corte Colagualano, just south of Largo San Sabino |
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| Trolleybuses on the street |
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| Two Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) Class E.428 electric locomotives at Bari Centrale station |
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| Via Ruggero Il Normanno at Strada Santa Chiara |
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| Via Ruggero Il Normanno, with the Cattedrale di San Sabino in the background |
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| View of the small-craft harbor, Bari. The Fortino di Sant'Antonio abate is visible in the distance (right), and the Teatro Margherita is visible at the left |
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| Wedding party |
(Photo © Leroy W. Demery, Jr.)
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