Best places: Castles in Bari, Italy

Built 1487–1492, Aragonese Castle offers guided tours by the Italian Navy, 2 cafes & a bookshop.

Restored Norman castle by the sea, featuring gardens & a gallery with works dating to the 1400s.

Grand, ancient castle with courtyards, a throne room & medieval artifacts & art on display.

Unique octagonal castle built on a hill in the 13th century, with guided tours & a gift shop.

👍👍 We stayed during La Festa delle Ciliegie. Amazing experience. It was beautiful at night surrounded by nice restaurants.

👍 Wonderful piece of history surrounded by beautiful portico houses in the heart of Venosa.

👍 Castle located in a wonderful city, that attracts you with old tiny houses and churches. Colors of the city are amazing. Castle itself is not must to see, but from it you can enjoy the scenery and become a time traveler.

👍👍 beautiful places and streets surround the castle

👍👍 Was able to see only the ground floor because of construction. Doesn’t work on Monday which is weird.

😠 When the signs say it is open until 1pm, including holidays, and Google says the same, and I arrive at 1215pm and am told I can only look around the exterior and the rest is closed until the afternoon, it tells me how lazy and rude you are. I find that the south of Italy does not really want tourism...

Harborside castle built in 1233 by Frederick II of Swabia, now a museum open to the public.

Stone fortress built in the mid-1500s & used as a jail for centuries, with a bastion & sea views.

👍👍 Bella esperienza, vedere queste attrezzature dei vecchi mestieri. Castello Caracciolo a Sammichele di Bari. Andare ne vale la pena. E "Dulcis in fundo" non si paga un €...

👍👍 Perfect for a romantic wedding near the sea. The chef does an amazing job, plus Vito and his wife are great hosts!

👍👍 Beautiful castle perched on a hill that is difficult to reach. The road is rough but it's worth it. The castle is well maintained, on two floors with dungeons and a terrace that can be visited. the visit is free (with free offer) I recommend contacting the custodian for opening hours.

👍👍 Nice castle. Definitely worth a short stop if you are in the area. It is free to visit. Staff are kind and knowledgeable.

👍👍 A must-visit because it’s magnificent! you have to climb over certain fences (very easy) and normally this is prohibited but once inside the site is marked out for dangerous places

😠 Castello molto ben tenuto all'esterno ma abbandonato a se stesso. Nessuna informazione a riguardo, non un cartello o anche un semplice avviso. Persone del pisto mi dicino sia pronto ma chiuso da mesi. Ennesimo esempio in negativo su come valorizzare il nostro patrimonio. Peccato!!

👍 Suggestivo il castello visto da fuori, internamente è stato possibile solamente visitare le stalle grazie alla mostra sulle ceramiche (bellissime!!!). Peccato non sia possibile visitarlo tutto, chiedendo spiegazioni ci è stato detto che è stato chiuso per lavori in corso, ma sarebbe carino segnalarl...

🫤 Nothing really to see here in October. The city feels quite dead overall, compared to Cisternino/Ostuni/Locorotondo etc.