The best thing I can say about Bari is the food. It abounds with fantastic seafood, locally grown produce, cheeses and wine. The approximately four worthwhile historic sites can be seen in an afternoon and are not worth the drive to this city. To me, Old Town Bari is a maze of claustrophobic alleyways that are easy to get lost in and Bari is absolutely no place to drive (worse than Rome), the people are not very accommodating to tourists and, believe it or not, I felt safer walking the streets in Rome. In Rome, about 50% of the people speak passable English, in Bari about 5%. What’s worse, the ones that don’t will not lift a finger to give you directions or make your stay more enjoyable. They are like New Yorkers on steroids and, put all together, the place made me feel like spending my hard earned money in other Italian places like Florence, Venice, Lake Cuomo, Rome, Amalfi, Sardinia or Sicily.