Just a few steps and well connected from the BARION hotel via the 16th Adriatic highway, you will find cities symbolizing Apulia, famous for nightlife and seaside relaxation such as Polignano a Mare, Monopoli with its enchanting Masserie, Castellana Grotte with its unparalleled white cave, and Ostuni. Our concierge service will be pleased to arrange your boat excursion to see the wonderful coast of Polignano a Mare from the Adriatic Sea, a unique experience in a Masseria to taste typical products and the finest wines of Apulia, or a sunset stroll in the splendid white city, Ostuni.
The Barion hotel is located in the city of Bari just a few steps from the tourist resort of Bari Torre a Mare. In the city, you can visit Basilica di San Nicola, a pilgrimage site containing the relics of the patron saint and the homonymous Russian Orthodox church, a destination for visitors from Moscow throughout the year. The end point and meeting point between the ancient East and the West, in Bari you can taste a variety of unique flavours such as focaccia barese, fried panzerotti, and handmade orecchiette in the old town overlooking the ancient port.
Heading north, the Barion hotel is well connected to Andria and its unique Castel del Monte, the representative castle of Frederick Barbarossa, and the majestic Cathedral of Trani, unique in its kind for being built facing the Adriatic Sea.
Inland, you can visit Matera with its splendid sassi and the setting of many famous films, Alberobello and its unique trulli, and many other towns in the Itria Valley such as Locorotondo, Martina Franca, Cisternino, Altamura.
Heading south, you will encounter rugged coasts alternating with sandy beaches in one of the largest plains in Italy, Salento. Represented by Lecce, a symbol of Baroque architecture, you will get lost in countless villages inland where you can taste the sunny indigenous wines Malvasia, Negroamaro, and Primitivo di Manduria. Taranto, Santa Maria di Leuca overlooking the Ionian and Adriatic Seas, and much more.
