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Bari
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Coast
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Center of Bari. Aerial view looking south to port and inland.
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Adriatic coast. The section in Bari, "Il Lungomare", is
beautifully landscaped and bustling.
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Margherita Theater
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Posillipo
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A landmark. Margherita Theater in Bari with port in background, looking east.
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Same picture of Margherita Theater taken in 1933, looking southeast.
This section was called Posillipo.
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St. Nicholas Basilica
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St. Nicholas Crypt
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St. Nicholas Basilica in old town, Bari.
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Crypt of St. Nicholas in the Basilica of the Saint in Bari, in a picture of 1933.
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Almond Harvest
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Olive Picking
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Almonds piled on sidewalk by portal.
Cart (horse drawn) parked nearby with rails in the air.
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Olive picking, an old practice.
A back breaking job that has gone on for centuries.
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Olive Tree
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Grapes
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Old olive tree.
The olive tree is a symbol for the region due
to its ubiquity and significance for the local economy.
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Grapes besides olives, almonds, and wheat are the main agricultural products of the region.
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Fishermen
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Octopus Dish
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Fishermen in Gallipoli.
500 miles of seacoast merge this land with the sea.
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Seafood is important to the local gastronomy and
many exquisite dishes can be found in the local cuisine.
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Trulli
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Trulli in Alberobello
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A sample of trulli. Thousands of these singular dwellings,
much like stone tents, are scattered
in an area southwest of Bari.
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Alberobello has the highest concentration of trulli.
This is a picture from 1933.
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Castellana Caves
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Manmade Caves
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Natural caves with marvelous formations of stalactites and stalagmites
have made Castellana a tourist center.
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Manmade caves carved on sheer sandstone cliffs, most of them going back
to the times of the crusades.
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Castel del Monte
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The Octagon
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Castel del Monte, and imposing structure for its size
and exquisite geometrical proportions.
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The perfect geometrical layout of Castel del Monte is best
appreciated from this aerial picture.
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Taranto Swinging Bridge
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Shellfish Market
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Swinging bridge, located at the gateway to a natural port in Taranto.
It opens to the sides to give passage to tall ships.
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Taranto has had one of the richest shellfish market with a
bountiful variety that draws shellfish gourmets from the region.
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