Bari, Apulia, Italy uses Europe/Rome, currently CEST (UTC+02:00). Clocks move back 1 hour on 25 October 2026.
Bari is a city in Italy, home to around 316,500 people. Its time shifts forward and back with the seasons under daylight saving rules.
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Bari is the main port of Puglia on Italy's Adriatic coast, with the tangled old town of Bari Vecchia on a promontory and the grid-planned Murat quarter behind it. The seafront promenade runs the length of the modern city.
The Basilica di San Nicola holds the relics of Saint Nicholas, brought here from Anatolia, and draws Orthodox as well as Catholic pilgrims. The Norman-Swabian castle and the cathedral are nearby, and the lanes of the old town are famous for women making orecchiette pasta in their doorways.
The old town and seafront are walkable and buses cover the wider city. Ferries cross to Greece, Albania and Croatia, and trains reach the trulli town of Alberobello and the rest of Puglia.
Spring and autumn are much the most comfortable. Summers are hot and busy along the coast, and winters are mild and wetter.
Italy uses the EUR, calling code +39.
Italy uses the euro, and Italian is the everyday language with the local dialect strong and English limited outside hotels. Meals are unhurried, and cards are widely accepted though cash is useful in the old town.
