The coast of Italy is a supreme destination when summer arrives. If you plan to be in Bari, I recommend that you do not forget to visit the beautiful coastal town of Giovinazzo. It is in the Puglia region, north of Bari, and has all the medieval charm that you are surely looking for.
Giovinazzo look at the Adriatic Sea and it is barely 18 kilometers from Bari so you can do the excursion in one day. It is a walled city with a nucleus that dates back to Roman times since medieval and modern constructions rise above the ancient city of Netium Peucete, city that was destroyed during the Punic Wars.
It was from the hand of the intense trade with Venice that Giovinazzo It grew and grew to be a commercial center of magnitude. From the time of this flowering and bonanza some of the best constructions, today treasures of the city, are witness, such as the Ducal Palace, columns of the Via Traiana and the Cathedral of Giovinazzo.
If you go from visit to Giovinazzo You can walk through the port and see how the fishermen work, enjoy what they fish in a restaurant, visit the cathedral or if you like it a lot, even spend the night on the top floor of the Doge's Palace, a historic accommodation. The truth is that this town of Puglia is very close to Bari, by train the trip is very fast.