page_title: Bari
section_title: Architectural landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Bari / Geography / Architectural landmarks
context_page_description: Bari is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself has a population of 320,257 inhabitants, over 116 square kilometres, while the urban area has 750,000 inhabitants. The metropolitan area has 1.3 million inhabitants.
  Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north is the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino and the Hohenstaufen Castle built for Frederick II, which is now also a major nightlife district. To the south is the Murat quarter, the modern heart of the city, which is laid out on a rectangular grid-plan with a promenade on the sea and the major shopping district.
  Modern residential zones surrounding the centre of Bari were built during the 1960s and 1970s replacing the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls.
context_section_description: Teatro Margherita.
  Teatro Piccinni.
  Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bari, a botanical garden.
  Santa Chiara, once church of the Teutonic Knights (as Santa maria degli Alemanni) and now houses a museum. It was restored in 1539.
  The Acquedotto Pugliese
  The medieval church of San Marco dei Veneziani, with a rose window in the façade.
  Conservatory of Bari
  San Giorgio degli Armeni.
  Santa Teresa dei Maschi, the main Baroque church in the city (1690–1696).
  Pane e Pomodoro Beach is the main beach within reach of the city. Its reputation has for several years suffered from the apparent presence of asbestos from nearby industrial plants.
  Bari features two sea harbours: the Old Port and the New Port, constructed in 1850.
caption: The Teatro Piccinni in Bari
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