In recent years, peoplehave started to ‘discover’ Puglia, the heel of Italy and Bari is its capitalcity. Despite being badly bombed in WWII, Bari has retained a labyrinth ofmedieval streets and narrow lanes and this is where your tour will start. Animportant maritime city, it has retained its medieval walls, overlooking theAdriatic Sea and you will have a pleasant walk along them, before entering theBasilica di San Nicola, a fine Romanesque church, with magnificent twin towersand said to be the model for many other cathedrals in the area. Thread your wayalong more narrow lanes before emerging at Bari Cathedral, which though datingback to the 12th century is for the main part a triumph of Baroquearchitecture. Nearby is the imposing castle, begun by Roger II and completed byFrederick II in 1233, though occupying the site of an earlier Roman fort. Endthe tour in the Piazza Mercantile and the Piazza Ferrarese, the commercialheart of old Bari.