Travel Reference
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Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio
( 0388 1063436;
www.santamariadelbuonconsiglio.com
; Via Forno Santa Scolastica 1-3; s €35-70, d
€60-100, tr €85-90; )
A graciously hosted B&B in the heart of old Bari near the port.
Rooms have rough-cast stone walls and four-poster beds with drapes.
B&B
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B&B Casa Pimpolini
( 080 521 99 38;
www.casapimpolini.com
; Via Calefati 249; s €45-60, d €70-80; )
This lovely
B&B in the new town is within easy walking distance to shops, restaurants and Bari Vec-
chia. The rooms are warm and welcoming, and the homemade breakfast is a treat. Great
value.
B&B
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Villa Romanazzi Carducci
( 080 542 74 00;
www.villaromanazzi.com
;
Via Capruzzi 326; d €79; )
The one hotel in Bari
daring to show some flare, the Villa Romanazzi is housed in the pastel pink, 19th-century
Villa Rachele. Rooms are a mixture of old and new, although the decor in the villa rooms
is more characterful. Add to this an enormous fitness centre, pool and huge verdant park
and this is probably Bari's best hotel.
HOTEL
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Eating & Drinking
Terranima
( 080 521 97 25;
www.terranima.com
;
Via Putignani 215; meals €8-15; 7-11pm Mon-Sat, lunch
Sun)
Peep through the lace curtains into the cool interior of this rustic trattoria where worn
flagstone floors and period furnishings make you feel like you're dining in someone's
front room. The menu features earthy offerings like
capocollo
(thin slices of lard), pota-
toes and
cardoncelli
mushrooms, and
sporcamusi
(lemon custard in filo pastry).
PUGLIAN
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Paglionico Vini e Cucina
OSTERIA
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( 338 212 03 91; Strada Vallisa 23; meals €10; lunch & dinner)
Run by the same family for
more than a century, this boisterous
osteria
(casual eatery) chalks up its daily specials of
well-prepared and filling Puglian dishes. Grab a seat in the brick-flanked tunnel of a din-
ing room and wait (and wait) to be served by the impressively indefatigable waiter.
Caffè Borghese
CAFE
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