What to do in Bari when it rains
A rainy Bari afternoon is an invitation to slow down: galleries, museums, a covered market to browse, and somewhere warm for a brew.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Castello Svevo di Bari Piazza Federico II di Svevia, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Teatro Margherita Piazza IV Novembre, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Regional Directorate of Museums Via Pier l'Eremita, 25b, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Corrado Giaquinto Art Gallery Via Spalato, 19, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
- Archaeological Museum of Santa Scolastica Via Venezia, 73, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Palazzo Fizzarotti Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 193, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Church of Saint Theresa 'dei Maschi' Str. Santa Teresa dei Maschi, 26, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- BP Lab - cucina dal mondo con mixology Via Ottavio Serena, 35, 70126 Bari BA, Italy
- Diocesan Auditorium Vallisa Strada Vallisa, 11, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Vintage Store - Leccisi Collection Via Nicolò Putignani, 150\a, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- BAART Gallery Via Alessandro Maria Calefati, 35, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
- Museo Nuova Era Strada S. Giorgio Martire, 9, 70132 Bari BA, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Bari Old Town Sea Wall Via Venezia, 4, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Area Archeologica di San Pietro Vico Cristoforo Colombo, 43/45, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Acquedotto Pugliese - Palazzo dell'Acqua Via Salvatore Cognetti, 36, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
- Ex Manifattura Tabacchi Via Pietro Ravanas, 298, 70123 Bari BA, Italy
- Palazzo Jannuzzi | Dimora Storica | Eventi | Bari Via Abate Giacinto Gimma, 158, 70122 Bari BA, Italy
- Piazza Risorgimento 70122 Bari, Metropolitan City of Bari, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Mercato Coperto Santa Scolastica Viale Papa Giovanni XXIII, 107, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Mercato Coperto Via Scipione Crisanzio, Via Domenico Nicolai, 193, 70123 Bari BA, Italy
- Defeo flea market Via Michele Cifarelli, 36, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Supermercato Famila Via Camillo Rosalba, 41/C, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Buò - Crudo, cotto e mangiato Via Goffredo Mameli, 4, 70126 Bari BA, Italy
- Mercatopoli Bari Stanic Stradella Deserto, 1, 70132 Bari BA, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- McDonald's Viale Europa, 3, 70132 Bari BA, Italy
- Starbucks - Bari Via Argiro, 112, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
- Famila Via della Resistenza, 46, 70125 Bari BA, Italy
- Jérôme Chocolat Corso Cavour, 197, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
- Dea Cafè Via Giuseppe Capruzzi, 136, 70126 Bari BA, Italy
- Asgard cafè Bari Via Orfeo Mazzitelli, 110, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Centro Commerciale Mongolfiera Santa Caterina Str. Santa Caterina, 19, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- BARIMAX Shopping Village V.le Francesco de Blasio, 70132 Bari BA, Italy
- Centro Commerciale Mongolfiera Viale Louis Pasteur, 6, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Parco Commerciale Santa Caterina Area P.I.P. Santa Caterina Comparto, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Maximall Bari Santa Caterina Str. Santa Caterina, 17, 70124 Bari BA, Italy
- Outlet Sciuku Corso Cavour, 66/70, 70121 Bari BA, Italy
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