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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari July 27th 2021

Bonjour à tous, C’est dans des conditions un peu spéciales que je commence ce blog, dans la voiture en attendant l’embarquement, sur ma tablette (j’ai horreur de taper là dessus) connecté en Bluetooth sur mon téléphone. Une bonne nuit, et ce matin je pète la forme. Comme la journée va être longue, en consultant le guide de la région, je vois que tout près de Bari, il y aurait deux villages intéressants à voir. Comme tous les jours le même problème la circulation, 1 heure pour me rendre au premier Besceglia, et encore 1/2 pour aller dans la vieille ville, où finalement il n’y a que la place du port qui est assez typique, belle, le reste peu d’intérêt. Trani est 10km plus loin, et toujours le même bazar, et là pour rien dans le ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari July 26th 2021

Bonjour à tous, Basilicata , est région que j'ai traversé aujourd'hui, située en d'Italie méridionale, coincée entre les Pouilles et la Calabre, peuplée d'environ 550 000 habitants, dont le chef lieu est Potenza. A ce que je viens de lire et d'apprendre ce n'est pas la région la plus connue et pas la plus intéressante de l'Italie Merci à ceux qui l'ont fait, de m'avoir prévenu, qu'hier ce n'était pas le jour 30, mais 13. C'est corrigé. L'hôtel où j'étais hier au soir dominait toute la baie Sorrento, avec comme avant hier, mais beaucoup plus près l'île de Capri. Vu le monde à Amalfi, et Positano, je n'ai pas cherché à y retourner, on l'avait visité en 83, c'est un endroit absolument sublime. Je l'ai revue de la chambre, malgré la brume. Avec la chambre, j'avais ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari October 16th 2016

Day 22 - Thurs. Oct. 13 - Port of call: Bari, Italy. Weather: Partly sunny - temperatures of 66°F/19°C Overnight the ship crossed the Adriatic Sea from Albania to Bari, Italy. Bari is the capital of the Apulia Region, which is near the heel of the Italian peninsula. It is obvious that the city is a very active port, as three car ferries followed our ship into the dock area this morning. Bari is a cultural center with important cathedrals, museums, galleries and an opera house. One of the central attractions is found at the basilica, which houses the bones of St. Nicholas, otherwise known to many of us as Santa Claus. Bari and the entire surrounding area are stepped in history. Today our excursion went out of town to Alberobello, which is approximately 60 km ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari June 21st 2015

June 21, 7:24 AM -- Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Church, Bari, Italy The train ride was nice. Quiet--my partner never said a word--but nice. I'm running on quite a sleep deficit though. I've accumulated enough hours of unconsciousness, but it's all come in 30-60 minute spurts. No deep sleep. My goal for today is to stay awake until I'm on the overnight ferry to Patras . Then sleepytime. Bari is quiet at 6AM on a Sunday. I walked around the city some. Beautiful buildings with almost cliche grandmothers on tall balconies sweeping, cleaning linens, and making small talk with other grandmothers on similarly tall balconies. This can't be real. I need two things, besides sleep: (1) a Euro power converter since my phone and camera are about dead, and (2) a restroom. It's early on ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari October 10th 2014

Monday, 8 September – Peschici to Vieste – We drove less than 30 kilometres along the coastal edge of the Gargano National Forest, in which the scent of acres of pine trees was very strong, to our next stop over, another ‘white city’ called Vieste. H.V. Morton describes the Puglia coastal towns as ‘(bearing) strong family likeness ... blindingly white ... clustered on the rim of the bluest of seas ... some upon sand ... others upon rocks ... above each one rose a cathedral’. I cannot best his description and agree completely with it. The old city of Vieste is built atop a jutting outcrop of white calcerous rock. Next to the town there are two large, straight, beaches. The rest of the coast is made up of gulfs and small, hidden sandy beaches. There ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari June 2nd 2014

Off ashore to Alberobello Bari, Italy today on a ship excursion to see the little cone shaped stone houses that are specific to this area and is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The houses are called 'Trulli'. A Trullo (plural, Trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. It was an hour bus trip to a tiny little village and while very cute and worth seeing nothing to write home about. The story with these houses is that back in the day circa 1700 the lord of the particular area did not want to pay extra taxes to the king of Naples so he made the peasants build the stone houses with no cement so they could be pulled down and the peasants scatter should a royal inspection be held, who ... read more
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Trulli Village

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari November 9th 2013

Made the decision to get 3/4 of the way to Alberobello today as travel to that destination is difficult and more so because it would be a Sunday and therefore not so many options. So sadly we had our last coffee and breakfast at Villa Monica and Pasquale dropped us, along with Joan and Clark, at Sorrento Stationale for the train to Naples. Joan and Clark had also been to Capri the day before, hadn't been able to get a small boat around the island, and said they had met a couple who had been up the chairlift and there was low cloud and they couldn't see much of the great view - so we didn't feel so bad. We said a fond farewell to them and headed off in search of a ticket booth. An ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari July 23rd 2013

Hi Everyone At last we are on the cruise,we booked in at the Terminal and they told us our cabin was changed From 5th deck to 10th deck and another surprise we had a balcony which we didn't pay for ,so it's. been great and to top it off on my birthday the royal baby was born It's stop was Bari Italy we went on a cheap tour of the city,it's been stinking hot here, but today we have had a breeZe. Today we docked into Katalona Greece it's so beautiful, people very friendly beaches gorgous Only 1000 people live here there living is off ships cruise ships and Olympia I'm in a Internet cafe as the ship is to expensive. Catch you all soon Sylvia and kevin... read more

Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari January 30th 2013

Geo: 41.1177, 16.8512Even though it's a free-ride on a business trip, Bari still doesn't excite like other places in Italy, and definitely isn't anywhere near the top of any list of memorable cities in Italy, being a big gritty city known more as a transport hub than an exciting Italian destination. In fairness to Bari, I've never spent more than a few hours here while waiting for either a bus or train to take me away from this hole, but having a couple of nights here to actually see another side of Bari did alter that opinion. Seven years ago when I was here, Bari's old town was off-limits, a place people didn't want to visit unless they wanted to get mugged. Even now, people warn to take care late at night, and not to walk ... read more
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Bari's Old Town
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Europe » Italy » Apulia » Bari August 17th 2012

Ciao, we are now in Bari . There ain't as many people in Rome it is quite a small town here in Paulo every one knows evryone. Here they comi coming the day of Santa Rocco a festa theywill be doing the day we leave . Our family has been so very nice and welcomingadd our eating time here know is 9:00p.m haha :/ for dinner!!! ... read more




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