Bari to Naples
 

So I'm in the planning stages of our next European Delivery of my BMW, this trip is also going to be the 1000 Year Family Reunion of my surname in Naples. To start off the Italy portion we will be taking the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari. Not been to the Adriatic Sea side of Italy is it worth spending time in Bari before we head over to Naples? This trip is happening in late Sept and early Oct 2017. All info is much appreciated.

Two places/regions around Bari of note:

Matera and Alberobello. Worth at least a night in each. Puglia region towards the "heel" (~Lecce) said to be quite nice too.

If the ferry arrives in Bari in the evening, worth spending a night for the food. Warm antepastos for one.

Lecce is one of the most amazingly beautiful barocco cities in Italy. Especially stunning when you arrive in the evening when almost all buildings are illuminated. Forget your new BMW in the city, no cars allowed, you'll have to leave it parked!

The Ferry arrives in the AM

Thanks I'll look into this city

Give Alberobello one night - to stay in a Trullo. Pietradimora was well located, pretty comfortable, well run and reasonable. Eat at La Cantina. It's small so have your host make a reservation.
Give Matera 3 nights if you can. Check into staying at Palazzo Degli Abate. When we stayed, parking was right in front, rare in the Sassi. Ristorante Bacchus nearby is quite good. The Sassi are intriguing, esp. at night. If you can arrange it, visit the Crypt of the Original Sin.
These tips are based on a visit to Matera and Puglia in May, 2014. Btw, weather coming off the Adriatic can be extreme and changeable. Be prepared.

Depends on how much time you have. If you have two weeks, certain places I would say yes. If you have two days, get to Naples straight away.

It depends. How much time do you have and what are your interests?

Thanks for the info

BMW give us 2 weeks free insurance, so currently thinking 2 weeks, we might extended it a week.

BMW give us 2 weeks free insurance, so currently thinking 2 weeks, we might extended it a week. I know that Southern Italy has a lot to offer, history is one of them we are into.

From Bari you might travel to Alberobello and to Matera.
At that point you'll go to Napoli with regional roads and apprciate small villages, people and typical food.

If I understand you forget everyone'w tip about their own favorite place. Go and discover your own! Staying out of Rome/Florenze/Venice lets you do it..

Head on south, stay on the coasts and and see the 98% of Itlay that no one else does, Go to Tropea ,where you can almost set your watch by what the the volcano erupt
see the rest of Italy. Just as many great things except everyone tells ou you have to go to Rom, florence or turscacy.

With that much time, forget about sights, Find a beach. uncrowded have a picking basket. As it gets hot as them to put a few drops of grappa into the slurry gelato. Sit by the beach and watch. Forget about going who, what where

I thought I'd posted this last night, but maybe not. If you go to Alberobello, make sure and eat puccia. It's one of those things you don't see all over Italy.

Sounds wonderful, thanks for the tip

when asking I research the cities doesn't mean we are going, and yes, will be avoiding the big cities..

2 weeks doesn't mean 2 weeks in Italy.

Thanks for the info..

The problem with many posts in this forum, such as this one, is that when reading them one starts salivating ;). Food memories, what a beautiful and, at the same time, painful feeling, knowing that you won't have some of those experiences again :)

It's worse with me around - I'm not sure if it's officially been established, but I pretty much travel for the purpose of eating first and everything else second.