This is a city in the south of Italy that is known for its amazing history, beautiful architecture, great food, and vibrant culture. It is also home to several museums and churches.
One of the most popular places to visit in Bari is the Basilica San Nicola. It is a stunning cathedral, home to some of the remains of Saint Nicholas, and an excellent attraction for history buffs.
And if you enjoy theatre, why not visit the fourth largest opera house in Italy? The Teatro Petruzzelli is located inside a beautiful building with a stunning interior, and is well worth the visit.
Find more great things to do in Bari, Italy, in our list below
The 89 Most Popular Things To Do In Bari, Italy
89. Palazzo Sylos Calò
5.0 (1 review)
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Location: Via Giandonato Rogadeo gia dei Mercanti 14 Bitonto BA
88. Piccolo museo didattico del Cinema
5.0 (1 review)
Location: Piazza Capitaneo 48 Bari BA
Tel: 080-530-4745
87. Palazzo Starita
4.5 (2 reviews)
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Location: Piazza del Ferrarese 23 Bari BA
Web Address: https://pugliaculturaeterritorio.it/palazzo-starita-il-progetto-di-ri-funzionalizzazione-dellimmobile/
86. Lido Lafayette – Lisena Group
4.3 (8 reviews)
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Location: S S 16 KM 781 + 400 Giovinazzo BA
Tel: 328-043-4032
Web Address: https://lafayettehotelbari.com/
85. Museo del Succorpo della Cattedrale di Bari
4.9 (9 reviews)
Location: Piazza dell’Odegitria 24 Bari BA
84. Proloco Rutigliano
4.6 (10 reviews)
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Location: Via L Tarantini Rutigliano BA
Tel: 320-904-1603
Web Address: https://prolocorutigliano.it/
83. Vulpano Sylos Palace
4.5 (10 reviews)
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Location: Via Antonio Planelli 51 Bitonto BA
82. Porto di Giovinazzo
4.2 (10 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Porto 5 Giovinazzo BA
81. Palazzo Atti
4.8 (11 reviews)
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Location: Corso Cavour 24 Bari BA
80. Torre Normanna
4.8 (12 reviews)
Location: Piazza Galtieri 26 Adelfia BA
Web Address: http://mondimedievali.net/Castelli/Puglia/bari/adelfia02.htm
79. Apulia Film House
4.8 (12 reviews)
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78. Archdiocese of Bari – Bitonto
4.3 (15 reviews)
Location: Largo S Sabino 7 Bari BA
Tel: 080-528-8111
Web Address: https://arcidiocesibaribitonto.it/arcivescovo
77. CEA Villa Framarino (Progetto Ba.S.E.)
4.5 (20 reviews)
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Location: Strada Provinciale 156 Aeroporto Palese Bari BA
Tel: 080-557-4418
76. Église Saint Georges
4.3 (21 reviews)
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Location: P za 62 Marinai 32 Bari BA
Tel: 080-573-7111
Web Address: http://basilicasannicola.it/page.php
75. Santuario Madonna della Grotta
4.9 (23 reviews)
Location: Str Madonna della Grotta 3 Modugno BA
Tel: 080-505-4015
Web Address: http://arcidiocesibaribitonto.it/luoghi-di-culto/madonna-della-grotta/storia
74. State Archives
4.7 (24 reviews)
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Location: Via Oreste Pietro 45 Bari BA
Tel: 080-099311
Web Address: http://archiviodistatodibari.beniculturali.it/
73. Palazzo Roberti
4.3 (25 reviews)
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Location: Piazza XX Settembre 60 62 Mola di Bari BA
72. Museo della Cattedrale
4.4 (25 reviews)
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Location: Str Ronchi Bari BA
Tel: 080-521-0064
Web Address: https://arcidiocesibaribitonto.it/curia/museo-diocesano
71. Chiesa San Francesco d’Assisi
4.8 (25 reviews)
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Location: Via Ferrante Aporti Bitonto BA
70. Museo Archeologico Fondazione De Palo Ungaro
4.3 (33 reviews)
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Location: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 44 Bitonto BA
Tel: 080-371-5402
Web Address: http://fondazionedepaloungaro.it/
69. Palazzo del Sedile
4.2 (35 reviews)
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Location: 70122 Bari Metropolitan City of Bari
Web Address: https://pugliaculturaeterritorio.it/alla-scoperta-del-palazzo-del-sedile-di-bari/
68. Torre Quetta
4.2 (36 reviews)
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67. Muraglia di Bari
4.6 (37 reviews)
Location: Via Venezia 4 Bari BA
66. Co-Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
4.5 (37 reviews)
Location: Piazza Duomo 2 Giovinazzo BA
Tel: 080-394-2623
65. Chiesa di Santa Chiara
4.3 (44 reviews)
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Location: Str Santa Chiara Bari BA
64. Canalone
4.3 (50 reviews)
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63. Museo Nuova Era
4.4 (51 reviews)
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Location: Str dei Gesuiti 14 Bari BA
Tel: 333-446-2929
Web Address: http://museonuovaera.com/
62. Baia San Giorgio
3.8 (62 reviews)
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Location: Str Detta della Marina Bari BA
Tel: 080-549-4027
Web Address: http://baiasangiorgio.it/
61. Palazzo Simi
4.5 (67 reviews)
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Location: Str Lamberti 1 Bari BA
Tel: 080-527-5451
Web Address: http://sabap-ba.beniculturali.it/index.php
60. Mikkibeach
4.1 (67 reviews)
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Location: Ex SS 16 Giovinazzo Molfetta KM 780 + 800 Giovinazzo BA
Tel: 366-896-4830
59. Planetario sky skan
4.5 (74 reviews)
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Location: Fiera Del Levante Lungomare Streetarita 4 Bari BA
Tel: 393-435-6956
Web Address: http://planetariobari.com/
58. Old Cars Club
4.5 (75 reviews)
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Location: Via Napoli 357 Bari BA
Tel: 080-522-7522
Web Address: http://oldcarsclub.it/
57. Church of All Saints
4.6 (77 reviews)
Location: Via Garibaldi Valenzano BA
56. Dog Waterpark
4.5 (78 reviews)
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Location: Prolungamento Via Caldarola Bari BA
Tel: 351-797-9238
Web Address: https://parquedetalty.blogspot.com/
55. Galleria nazionale della Puglia
4.5 (79 reviews)
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Location: Via Giandonato Rogadeo gia dei Mercanti 14 Bitonto BA
Tel: 080-099708
Web Address: http://gallerianazionalepuglia.beniculturali.it/
54. Musée Nicolaiano
4.3 (88 reviews)
Location: Largo Papa Urbano II Bari BA
Tel: 080-523-1429
Web Address: https://accademiacittadellanicolaiana.it/
53. Museo del Fischietto in Terracotta
4.3 (100 reviews)
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Location: Palazzo San Domenico Via L Tarantini 28 Rutigliano BA
Tel: 080-476-7306
Web Address: http://museodelfischietto.it/
52. Lido San Francesco
4.0 (107 reviews)
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51. Chiesa di San Marco dei Veneziani
4.5 (107 reviews)
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Location: Str S Marco 7 Bari BA
Tel: 080-523-3445
Web Address: https://barinedita.it/cronaca/n3158-alla-scoperta-di-san-marco-dei-veneziani–la-piu-antica-chiesetta-di-bari-vecchia
50. Casale medievale di Balsignano
4.7 (123 reviews)
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Location: SP92 Modugno BA
Web Address: http://casaledibalsignano.it/
49. Museum of Earth Sciences
4.4 (137 reviews)
Location: Via Edoardo Orabona 4 Bari BA
Tel: 080-544-2616
48. Parco Rossani
4.2 (138 reviews)
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Location: Via De Bellis Vitantonio 47 Bari BA
47. Orto Botanico dell’Università di Bari
4.5 (141 reviews)
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Location: Via Antonio Lucarelli Bari BA
Web Address: http://associazioneparcodomingo.org/
46. Palazzo dell’Acquedotto Pugliese
4.7 (143 reviews)
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Location: Via Salvatore Cognetti 36 Bari BA
Web Address: http://aqp.it/
45. Bari Beach Club
4.1 (148 reviews)
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44. Ruderi di Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio
4.4 (154 reviews)
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Location: Vico Forno S Scolastica 67 Bari BA
43. Torrione Angioino
4.4 (199 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour Bitonto BA
42. Cittadella Mediterranea della Scienza
4.0 (202 reviews)
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Location: Viale Biagio Accolti Gil 2 Bari BA
Tel: 080-534-8482
Web Address: http://cittadellamediterraneascienza.it/
41. Torre Pelosa
4.3 (215 reviews)
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Location: Piazza della Torre 29 Bari BA
40. Mercato Coperto Santa Scolastica
4.4 (226 reviews)
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Location: Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII 107 Bari BA
39. Castello Angioino
4.1 (251 reviews)
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Location: Via Castello 25 Mola di Bari BA
Tel: 080-473-8200
38. Sacrario militare dei Caduti Oltremare
4.7 (266 reviews)
Location: Via Giovanni Gentile 31 Bari BA
Tel: 080-553-0330
Web Address: https://difesa.it/Il_Ministro/ONORCADUTI/Puglia/Pagine/Bari.aspx
37. Escape Room Fugacemente Bari
4.4 (278 reviews)
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Location: Via Isonzo 40 Bari BA
Tel: 375-503-9515
Web Address: http://fugacemente.it/bari
36. Waterfront San Girolamo – Fesca
4.1 (286 reviews)
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Location: Lungomare IX Maggio 32 Bari BA
35. Palazzo Fizzarotti
4.6 (290 reviews)
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Location: Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 193 Bari BA
Tel: 080-521-2988
Web Address: http://palazzofizzarotti.com/
34. Gomma Park Bari
4.0 (355 reviews)
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Location: Via della Costituente 84 A Bari BA
Tel: 335-451-835
Web Address: https://gommaparkbari.business.site/
33. Museo Civico Bari
4.2 (362 reviews)
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Location: Str Sagges 13 Bari BA
Tel: 080-577-2362
Web Address: https://museocivicobari.it/
32. Musée archéologique de Bari
4.6 (378 reviews)
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Location: Via Venezia 73 Bari BA
Tel: 080-541-2596
Web Address: http://museoarcheologicosantascolastica.it/
31. Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian
4.8 (462 reviews)
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Location: Piazza XXVI Maggio 1734 Bitonto BA
Tel: 080-375-1236
Web Address: http://santimedici.org/
30. Castello svevo di Bari
4.2 (467 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Federico II di Svevia Bari BA
Tel: 080-886-9304
Web Address: https://musei.puglia.beniculturali.it/musei/castello-svevo-di-bari/
29. Spiaggia Torre Quetta
3.9 (472 reviews)
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28. Basilica Pontificia Maggiore Madonna del Pozzo patrona
4.8 (505 reviews)
Location: Via Madonna del Pozzo Capurso BA
Web Address: http://madonnadelpozzo.org/
27. Le Mar Village
4.3 (520 reviews)
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Location: km780+850 SS16 Adriatica Giovinazzo BA
Tel: 339-724-6618
Web Address: http://lemarvillage.it/
26. Largo Albicocca – Piazza degli Innamorati
4.5 (617 reviews)
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Location: Largo Albicocca Bari BA
25. Varco Della Vittoria Porto di Bari
3.8 (626 reviews)
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Location: Lungomare Streetarita 6 Bari BA
24. Basilica of Saint Fara
4.6 (641 reviews)
Location: Via Generale Nicola Bellomo 94 Bari BA
Tel: 080-561-8236
Web Address: http://santafara.org/
23. Perris Park
4.2 (672 reviews)
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Location: Viale Madre Teresa di Calcutta 1 Bari BA
Tel: 320-034-5189
Web Address: http://perrispark.ezyro.com/
22. Faro di San Cataldo
4.4 (675 reviews)
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Location: Via Tripoli 13 Bari BA
21. Sun Beach
3.7 (679 reviews)
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Location: Lungomare Massaro Tenente Nicola 18 Bari BA
Tel: 080-530-0165
Web Address: https://sunbeachpalese.it/
20. Parco Don Tonino Bello
3.9 (723 reviews)
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Location: Via Giulio Petroni Bari BA
19. Chiesa Ortodossa Russa di San Nicola
4.6 (754 reviews)
Location: Corso Benedetto Croce 130 Bari BA
Tel: 080-556-4623
Web Address: http://bargrad.com/
18. Punta Perotti
3.8 (804 reviews)
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Location: Lungomare Trieste 1 Bari BA
17. Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
4.7 (820 reviews)
Location: Piazza Cattedrale numero 19 Bitonto BA
Tel: 080-375-2100
Web Address: http://cattedralebitonto.com/
16. Palazzo Mincuzzi
4.6 (824 reviews)
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Location: Via Nicolo Putignani 70 Bari BA
Tel: 080-219-4611
15. Il Fortino di Sant’Antonio
4.5 (1,186 reviews)
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Location: 70123 Bari Metropolitan City of Bari
14. AcquaPark Bari
3.8 (1,350 reviews)
Location: Prolungamento di Via Caldarola 6 Bari BA
Tel: 080-546-1291
Web Address: http://acquapark.net/
13. Gardens of Piazza Garibaldi
3.8 (1,488 reviews)
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Location: Piazza G Garibaldi Bari BA
Tel: 800-018-291
Web Address: http://comune.bari.it/
12. Complexe sportif Palaflorio
4.1 (3,867 reviews)
Location: Viale Archimede Bari BA
Tel: 080-964-5453
Web Address: http://palaflorio.it/
11. Foresta di Mercadante, founded and owned by José Mercadante
4.5 (4,169 reviews)
Location: SP 145 Cassano delle Murge BA
Tel: 080-321-1200
Web Address: https://comune.cassanodellemurge.ba.it/index.php
10. Parco 2 Giugno
4.1 (7,745 reviews)
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Location: Via della Resistenza 154 Bari BA
Tel: 080-523-8335
Web Address: http://comune.bari.it/
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9. Piazza Mercantile
4.6 (40 reviews)
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8. Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari
4.4 (623 reviews)
Location: Via Spalato 19 Lungomare N Sauro IV piano 27 Bari BA
Tel: 080-541-2420
Web Address: http://pinacotecabari.it/
7. Bread and Tomato
4.1 (946 reviews)
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6. Museo Teatro Margherita
4.5 (1,199 reviews)
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Location: Teatro Margherita Piazza IV Novembre Bari BA
Tel: 351-145-9819
5. Direzione regionale Musei
4.3 (3,068 reviews)
Location: Via Pier l’Eremita 25 b Bari BA
Tel: 080-528-5231
Web Address: http://musei.puglia.beniculturali.it/
4. Catedral basílica de San Sabino
4.7 (4,022 reviews)
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Location: Piazza dell’Odegitria Bari BA
Tel: 080-521-0605
Web Address: http://arcidiocesibaribitonto.it/luoghi-di-culto/cattedrale/view
3. Lido San Francesco
4.1 (4,384 reviews)
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Location: Via Giuseppe Verdi 59 Bari BA
Tel: 080-534-1542
Web Address: https://m.facebook.com/sanfrancesco.allarena/
2. Teatro Petruzzelli
4.7 (6,171 reviews)
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Location: Corso Cavour 12 Bari BA
Tel: 080-975-2810
Web Address: http://fondazionepetruzzelli.it/
1. Basilica San Nicola
4.7 (14,513 reviews)
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Location: Largo Abate Elia 13 Bari BA
Tel: 080-573-7111
Web Address: http://basilicasannicola.it/
Final Words:
Thank you for reading our list of the best things to do in Bari, Italy! We hope it helped you plan the perfect itinerary for your next trip to this fantastic destination. Happy travels!
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