We were more impressed than others but we want to see how it was built. Hundreds of years gone by…read moreand many conquering owners. But the castle and moat still exist and you have an imagination to use. You only need a couple hours. Well Done!

We were very underwhelmed with the Castello Svevo. Yes, it's a castle which is intersting in and of…read moreitself, but it's basically an empty shell. There are no original period furnishings and they make it so you can't even look out the windows to see the ocean views. They had a few exhibits on predatory birds and some recreations of sculptures but nothing that was original to the castle. The ruins underneath were interesting but there wasn't much info on them. The ruins under the Cathedral were far more impressive. The film was interesting but very basic. We all felt it was over-priced for 9 euros.

Great place to take a walk along the Adriatic Sea in downtown, Bari!…read more Nice clean and safe city downtown

Porto di Bari is a large docking facility, for both container and cruise ships for the town of…read moreBari. Bari itself is a cute little town, along the seaside Adriatic coast. Our Viking Cruise ship use it as a staging area for the various excursions nearby. Everything is very modern and walkable. There are museums, a water side promenade with a ferris wheel, along with shops, historical buildings and a large basilica size church of St. Nicholas, . It has a large docking facility, for both container and cruise ships for the town. But both the tour buses and our Viking ship were never inconvenienced and the local Italian Customs make it easy and had it all down pat. Nice. See reviews of Basilica St Nicholas, or Basilica San Nicola and the Comune di Alberobello, or Trulli.

It's a port. Connecting ships to land. Easy to get out once gone through TSA type check point…read more Nice shops inside terminal.