Province of Bari, Italy: Towns & Things to Do

In 2004 this province gave away a large piece of itself. The creation of Barletta-Andria-Trani cost it roughly 300,000 residents and its place among Italy's five most populous provinces. Since 2015 it has been the Metropolitan City of Bari rather than a province: 41 municipalities in Apulia, facing the Adriatic on one side and leaning on Basilicata on the other, still carrying the arms of the old Terra di Bari.

Bari itself is a walking city: the Basilica of San Nicola, the old town, the lane where orecchiette are shaped in the doorways. Beyond it the choice is coast or inland. South along the sea are Polignano a Mare and Monopoli; inland, the cone-roofed trulli of Alberobello and the caves at Castellana Grotte. Further west, near the Basilicata line, sit Altamura and Gravina in Puglia.

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Towns in the province of Bari

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41 towns

Acquaviva delle Fonti 21,038 Adelfia 17,101 Alberobello 10,924 Altamura 69,529 Bari Capital 315,933 Binetto 2,162 Bitetto 11,799 Bitonto 56,258 Bitritto 10,878 Capurso 15,396 Casamassima 19,246 Cassano delle Murge 14,270 Castellana Grotte 19,340 Cellamare 5,491 Conversano 25,683 Corato 48,072 Gioia del Colle 27,889 Giovinazzo 20,433 Gravina in Puglia 43,614 Grumo Appula 12,940 Locorotondo 14,161 Modugno 37,532 Mola di Bari 25,567 Molfetta 60,433 Monopoli 48,529 Noci 19,285 Noicattaro 25,710 Palo del Colle 21,555 Poggiorsini 1,418 Polignano a Mare 17,567 Putignano 27,083 Rutigliano 18,418 Ruvo di Puglia 25,662 Sammichele di Bari 6,715 Sannicandro di Bari 9,713 Santeramo in Colle 26,770 Terlizzi 26,986 Toritto 8,551 Triggiano 27,007 Turi 12,748 Valenzano 17,897

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Panoramic view of Polignano a Mare with white buildings perched on rocky seaside cliffs

Polignano a Mare 🏖 Cliff diving and the Lama Monachile cove

Panoramic view of the traditional trulli stone roofs in Alberobello, Apulia.

Alberobello 🏘 The capital of trulli houses

The top 20 places in Bari

Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →

Conical stone roofs of traditional trulli in Rione Monti, Alberobello.

1 🏛️ Squares & old towns Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax.

Illuminated stalactites and stalagmites inside the Castellana Caves

2 🌋 Nature & views Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations.

Detail of the Romanesque portal of the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari with top sculpture

3 ⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Basilica di San Nicola 📍 Bari Founded in 1087 for the relics of Saint Nicholas, this fortress-like church is a masterpiece of Apulian Romanesque.

Bari and around, on the map

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🍝 At the table: Puglia

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🌿 Cheese IGP

Burrata di Andria pasta filata cheese with a heart of cream and stracciatella

A pasta filata shell around a heart of cream and stracciatella: burrata was born in Andria around 1920, IGP since 2016.

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🏘️ Villages 7 🍷 Food & wine 7 🏖️ Seaside 7 🏛️ UNESCO heritage 2

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Upcoming events in Bari

Patron saint festival In 27 days 📍 Adelfia

Saint Tryphon, patron who tradition says saved Montrone from the plague

📅 Every year, on 10 November, with festivities from 9 to 11 November

Adelfia celebrates the martyr Saint Tryphon on 10 November, with festivities starting on 9 November and continuing until the 11th; tradition holds that the saint protected Montrone during the 1691 plague epidemic and drove away an invasion.

Patron saint festival In 53 days 📍 Rutigliano

Saint Nicholas of Bari, patron alongside Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Holy Crucifix

📅 Every year, on 6 December; co-patron Our Lady of Mount Carmel is celebrated on 16 July; the Holy Crucifix on 14 September

Rutigliano celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 6 December, in the church dedicated to him together with Santa Maria della Colonna; the co-patron is Our Lady of Mount Carmel, on 16 July, while the Holy Crucifix is celebrated on 14 September. On 17 January, the terracotta Whistle Fair is also held, for the liturgical feast of Saint Anthony Abbot.

Patron saint festival In 63 days 📍 Monopoli

Our Lady of the Madia, patron who arrived in port on a raft in 1117

📅 Every year, on 16 December, with a second celebration on 14 and 15 August

Monopoli celebrates Our Lady of the Madia on 16 December and again on 14 and 15 August; tradition holds that her icon landed in the town port on 16 December 1117 on a wooden raft, completing the roof of the cathedral under construction.

Patron saint festival In 89 days 📍 Castellana Grotte

The Vetrana and the Fanòve

📅 Every year, the Fanòve on 11 January and the patron on the 12th; the second feast on the last Sunday of April

On 11 January bonfires are lit all over town — the Fanòve, stacks of wood burning on the eve of the patron: the Madonna to whom the townspeople credited their deliverance from the plague.

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