Twenty years ago, parts of Bari were a mafia stronghold. Today, thanks to a group of no-nonsense nonnas and an anticorruption mayor, the capital city of Puglia is Europe’s latest short-break star. With flights from Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh, here you can feast on superb pizza for under five euros in a 16th-century piazza bedecked by fairy lig...

Bari, Tropea, Matera, and Trento in Italy offer a perfect escape from overcrowded tourist hotspots with stunning scenery, rich history, and authentic experiences. Venice has become the world’s first major city to implement a unique visitor fee, aiming to curb overtourism and safeguard its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The €5 (£4.30) charg...

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Not too long ago, Bari, a southern port city, was under the grip of the mafia. However, thanks to a group of tough-as-nails nonnas and an anti-corruption mayor, this capital city of Puglia is experiencing its own Italian Renaissance. April temperatures in Bari are a comfortable 18C, soaring to 30C in August, and being in southern Italy, expect leng...

The aerospace district in Puglia is experiencing significant growth, supported by the Polytechnic University of Bari and the BINP startup incubator, which hosts innovative companies like Astradyne. The latter has created an ultralight solar panel for the Cubesat satellite, which opens on its own thanks to a durable fabric substrate similar to that...

Starting June 3, 2025, Neos, an Italian airline, will begin operating nonstop flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Bari, the capital of the southern Italian region of Puglia. This announcement marks the first-ever direct connection between the United States and this Italian region, making travel more accessible and...

Want to get away to a less-visited but breathtakingly beautiful part of Italy? NEOS Airlines has you covered with the launch of the first-ever nonstop flight to the southern Italian state of Puglia in June. The inaugural flight will depart John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 3 to Bari, the capital of Puglia.   The red-eye flights will be...

In 2024, Italian airport traffic reached a new record, with 219,078,618 passengers passing through national airports, marking an 11.1% increase compared to 2023. This figure not only highlights a significant post-pandemic recovery but also surpasses pre-COVID levels, restoring traffic distribution to 2019 values: two-thirds of travelers opted for...

Italian leisure airline Neos Air will fly nonstop service between New York JFK and the southeastern Italy city of Bari. The weekly summer seasonal flight will operate weekly between June 3 and Oct. 15. It will be the first transatlantic service from Bari and the third Neos route to the U.S., joining flights to JFK from Milan and Palermo. Neos will...

One of the best things about traveling to Italy has got to be the food. Every region is steeped in a unique culinary tradition with a focus on high-quality ingredients and surprisingly simple but very flavorful dishes that make for top-tier comfort food — especially when it comes to pasta. But who knows pasta better than an Italian grandma (or "non...