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The 12th-century Swabian Castle (Castello Svevo), with its fortified ramparts and vaulted halls, is one of top sights in Bari and a refreshing break from the port city’s Romanesque churches and art collections. Climb the Hohenstaufen tower and Aragon walls for sweeping views of the city and sea.
Piazza Federico II di Svevia 4, Bari, Italy
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Bari Walking tour
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Here is the best way to discover not only all the most important monuments of Bari, but also the typical angles and hidden paths. If you have a few hours or days in Bari - it doesn't matter! - this tour is a must. You will have a unique and expert guide for those who want to get the best and the best out of the city. Meeting point in front of the Castle.
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$31.88
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$31.88

Bari Bike Tour
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Explore Puglia’s capital on this 2-hour bike tour that takes you through Bari’s maze-like old town and lesser-known neighborhoods outside the city center. Cover much more distance than walking to see highlights such as the San Sabino Cathedral, the Basilica di San Nicola, and the local fish market while your guide shares insight into the city’s heritage. Take in beautiful seaside views and stop for a tasting of delicious handmade ice cream.
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$34.00
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$34.00

Bari Street Food Bike Tour
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Discover the sights and flavors of Bari on a bike tour. After exploring the historic Old Town on two wheels, you’ll then visit a bakery, brewery, deli, winery, and a gelateria. Sample food at each venue, trying treats such as the local ‘focaccia barese,’ before you venture into the modern streets of the city’s French quarter.
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$55.59
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$55.59

Bari Walking Tour with Pasta Experience
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Team a walking tour of Bari with a cooking class in a local home, and discover the secrets of the local orecchiette pasta. With a private guide, you’ll make your way around the enticing Old Town lanes, discovering landmarks such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and hearing the city’s history. After a visit to the city’s French enclave with its modern seafront sights, you’ll visit the home of a local to make fresh pasta pomodoro and try the local primitivo red wine.
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$45.78
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$45.78

Bari Street Food Walking Tour
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Taste your way around town with this street food tour of Bari, and learn about the city’s signature treats from a private guide. Starting with a walk around Bari’s Old Town, the tour introduces you to standout sights such as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and its sacred crypt. Continue to explore the cobblestoned enclave, trying fresh burrata cheese, focaccia, salumi, panzerotti, and home-made gelato. Finally, you’ll finish with a visit to the city’s French neighborhood where a large fish market is held.
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$53.41
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$53.41

Bari Rickshaw Tour
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See the highlights of Bari on a rickshaw driven by a local guide. Visit the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Bari Cathedral, Swabian Castle, the Fish Market, and other notable landmarks. Navigate the narrow streets of the old town and discover local history and culture. The tour concludes with a tasting of homemade Italian gelato.
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$55.26
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$55.26

Tour of the fortifications of Bari: the defenses of the city and their history
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The city fortifications are the protagonists of this itinerary. From the implantation of the megalithic walls at the Bastion of Santa Scolastica, to the demolition of the city defenses by Murat who started the chessboard work of the new city. Bari, its defenses, its history.
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$26.16
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Street Food Tour in Bari old town - Do Eat Better Experience
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Bari is a fascinating city and is certainly one of the capitals of Italian street food: panzerotti, sgagliozze, focaccia barese and many other delicacies known and appreciated around the world are native of this land!
Thanks to our Street Food Tour in Bari you can taste the most famous street food of the city, walking through the alleys of the old town and visiting the places really frequented by locals, you will immerse yourself in the scents and flavors of Bari together with a local friend who will tell you all the funny anecdotes and curiosities that distinguish them.Please, note that the tour is always run in English and Italian.
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$60.04
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$60.04

Private Bari Street Food Tour by Rickshaw
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Hop on a rickshaw to discover Bari’s street food scene with your own personal guide. The private tour includes a ride around the city’s captivating Old Town, stopping at sights and eateries along the way. Admire the white façade of the Basilica of St. Nicholas and hear the history behind the imposing walls of the Swabian Castle as you pass by. Treats such as gelato, focaccia, burrata cheese, and panzerotti are all included through the tour.
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$79.70
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$79.70

Bari Bike Tour with Pasta Experience
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Pedal through Bari on a bike tour, then finish in the home of a local signora, cooking a pasta dish typical of the Puglia region. The experience starts with a ride through the city’s handsome Old Town to discover landmarks as the Basilica of St. Nicholas and striking Bari Cathedral. Follow your guide through the modern French side of the city, then call in at a local home to make orecchiette pasta pomodoro by hand. A glass of the intense primitivo local wine is included as you eat.
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$47.96
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$47.96

Bari Segway Tour
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Make the most of your time in Bari, and travel around the city with ease, when you go on an introductory Segway tour. Meet your guide in the Old Town, grab your helmet and Segway, and explore the city’s major highlights, from the Basilica di San Nicola to the Castello Normanno-Svevo. You can also upgrade to couple your Segway tour with a traditional pasta-making class, or go on a street food-themed Segway tour, complete with numerous samples.
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$42.50
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$42.50

Walking tour of Bari *private tour*
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Skip the hassle of a map and guidebook and see the top sights in Bari in just a few hours with this guided tour. Admire highlights like the Basilica of San Nicola, Norman-Swabian Castle, and narrow lanes of the old town, including the famed “pasta street” where local women handcraft “orecchiette” pasta outside. Stop along the way to sample a number of classic street foods, including "focaccia", "popizze", and "sgagliozze".
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$95.64
Price varies by group size
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$95.64
Price varies by group size

Bari Rickshaw Tour with Museum Visits
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See Bari by rickshaw, and enjoy a fun take on a 3-hour historical tour of the city. As you relax, your guide drives the rickshaw around the city’s little-known corners and landmarks. Swing past the Basilica of St. Nicholas in Bari Old Town, and then travel to two of the city’s museums, which are decided on the day. Perhaps hop out to discover underground Roman walls in Il Succorpo della Cattedrale di Bari or walk among the art exhibitions of the Swabian Castle. As an extra bonus, a tasting of home-made Italian ice cream is included.
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$79.70
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$79.70

Visit Bari: walking tour in the Old Town
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Guided walking tour in the heart of the historic center of Bari.
Discover the wonderful churches, the castle on the sea, the ancient village, the craft shops and the longest promenade in Italy.
Live the experience like a true citizen of Bari and walk in the "via delle Orecchiette" where the old desserts produce handmade "Orecchiette Pasta".
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$74.38
Price varies by group size
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$74.38
Price varies by group size

Bari By Night City Centre and Seafront Walking Tour
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With its Mediterranean heat and port crowds, exploring Bari by day can be a chore. Take advantage of the cooler temperatures and fewer tourists with this night tour that takes you past some of the most magical monuments and the twinkling lights of the seafront promenade on foot. Learn about the city’s history and lore from your guide as you admire the romantically lit churches and squares of the old town.
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$91.48
Price varies by group size
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$91.48
Price varies by group size

Walking tour of the ancient center (Bari Vecchia)
We will visit the old city which is the most characteristic part of the city. we will get in touch with the reality of the city population, discovering its peculiarities. we will taste the local food. The group will be a maximum of 10 people. The excursion is a pleasant and relaxing walk.
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$23.38
Price varies by group size
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$23.38
Price varies by group size

Prepare and taste the orecchiette + Tour of Bari Vecchia
We will visit the historical center with a historical description and in the end we will understand how to prepare the pasta. We will enter the house of one of the oldest and most experienced women in the city. You will love it.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT REQUESTS ABOUT THE TIME, PLEASE CHAT ME AND WE WILL FIND A SUITABLE TIME FOR YOU. my email is shown above andryus_bat plus snail mail hotmail point it
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$37.19
Price varies by group size
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$37.19
Price varies by group size

Tour "Hunt for the treasures of Bari"
PlacenPeople.com, the largest local community of organizers in Puglia, presents this new tour "Hunt for Treasures of Bari".
A new way to get to know the city: a journey organized in stages, in each of which you can discover a cultural treasure, solving an enigma with the help of the Organizers, and starting with some clues that will be found along the way.
You will discover while having fun the cultural treasures of Bari.
A "Dan Brown" style adventure, in which the entire path was conceived by PlacenPeople with the collaboration of famous scholars of the history of Puglia, and well-known names, so that everything you will experience is historically founded, and in the end you will know the true soul of this city.
Attention: the service provided via Viator or Tripadvisor consists of the search for an organizer available on PlacenPeople.com. Once this research has been carried out, the service is concluded, and does not include physical participation in the tour, for which a specific reservation is required.
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$3.19
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$3.19

Walking tour Bari in small group
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Most travelers use Bari as a jumping-off spot to explore Puglia, but this port city has a delightful old town to discover. With this tour, take in the highlights of “Bari Vecchia” like the Swabian Castle, Basilica of San Nicola, and Cathedral in just hours with a guide. Meet the local women who make handmade “orecchiette” pasta streetside and cap off your experience with fresh focaccia from a historic bakery.
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$26.57
Price varies by group size
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$26.57
Price varies by group size

Bari walking tour for groups
Capital of Puglia, Bari boasts the presence of the Basilica of San Nicola, an important example of Apulian Romanesque architecture. This church is included amongst the most important places of worship in the world, where Catholic and Orthodox worships blend together. You will visit the old town (including the fish market, both Ferrarese and Mercantile squares, the Ancient wall "la Muraglia", the Basilica of Saint Nicholaus, the Cathedral, the Norman-Swabian Castle and walk down the alleys up to the "pasta" street").
Please note this is a walking tour only, If you choose the pick-up option from the port of Bari, we will reach together the old town on foot.
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$246.32
per group
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$246.32
per group

The magic of "Bari Vecchia"
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With this tour you will visit the most significant places of the old town through evocative landscapes, history, culture and legends. We will stop at the Cathedral and the "Basilica of San Nicolas". Finally we will pass by a road where some women still make the "orecchiette".
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$26.57
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$26.57

Private Bari Walking Tour with Food Tastings
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Explore the history-rich streets of Bari with your own group and guide on a private tour of the city. You’ll make your way through the narrow alleys and lanes of the Old Town to visit landmarks such as the Swabian Castle, the Basilica of St. Nicholas, the fish market, and the grand Bari Cathedral. Listen to stories about Puglia as you stroll, and savor samples of the local food around the city.
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$201.90
Price varies by group size
From
$201.90
Price varies by group size