Bari: The Saint, the Castle, and the Grid

Teatro Petruzzelli

Public space on Corso Cavour. The auditorium opens for paid performances and visits on advertised days. The brothers came from Trieste. The house opened in 190…

Teatro Margherita

The facade is public space on the lungomare. Paid admission when an exhibition is on inside BAC. Piazza Quattro Novembre. The wooden predecessor burned in 1911…

Piazza del Ferrarese

Public space. Cafes and terraces keep their own hours. The fish-market hall of 1840 is a building, not a daily wet market. Joachim Murat signed the new borgo o…

Piazza Mercantile

Public space. Terraces fill at aperitivo. The Sedile now hosts temporary shows. Check posted hours if you want the interior. The column first stood near the Po…

Chiesa di San Marco dei Veneziani

Public church on Strada San Marco. Modest dress. The confraternity of Sant'Antonio da Padova now looks after the building. The first sure paper is a 1187 bull…

Basilica di San Nicola

The nave is free. Modest dress, shoulders and knees covered. The crypt holds the tomb. A treasury ticket is separate when it is open. The relics landed on 9 Ma…