landmark
Polignano a Mare
A dramatic Puglian town perched on limestone cliffs above the Adriatic, with a famous beach nestled in a narrow sea cove.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Mola di Bari
Apulia, Italy · Europe
About Mola di Bari
Mola di Bari is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Parco Scizzo-Parchitello, 21km from Castellana Grotte.
Mola di Bari is in Apulia, Italy, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Parco Scizzo-Parchitello, about 8 km away.
Mola di Bari, commonly referred to simply as Mola (Barese: Màule), is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
In recent times, the town was best known for having primarily whitewashed buildings, however, growth, modern construction, andRead more
building design have changed the image significantly, particularly in the northern (and more modern) part of the town.
Mola's city center is its main piazza, Piazza XX Settembre near the port and it also boasts a church (Chiesa Matrice, i.e. Mother Church) dating back to the 13th century.
Bakeries in Mola are known for their focaccia food. Until the early 1990s, there were two privately owned public firewood ovens available to the inhabitants of Mola, one located on Via Nino Bixio, on the southern part of the town, and the other located on Via Pesce, on the opposite side of the main Piazza. These businesses served the local residents by providing a place to cook baked goods, primarily focaccia and breads. Typically, focaccia pans were quite large (some approaching half a meter in diameter) and were difficult to cook in one's home. The tradition of sending items to be baked by the local oven has passed.
Mola is also home to a large fishing industry that supplies fresh fish throughout the southern Italian region.
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What is there to see near Mola di Bari?
Within an hour or so of Mola di Bari: Polignano a Mare (13 km), Castellana Grotte (21 km), Alberobello Trulli (33 km), Ostuni (55 km).
Where is Mola di Bari?
Mola di Bari is in Apulia, Italy, about 8 km from Parco Scizzo-Parchitello.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 24,682
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Apulia
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 41.0600, 17.0900
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Mola di Bari
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natural wonder
Castellana Grotte
A spectacular system of underground caves in Puglia featuring the White Cave, a dazzling chamber of alabaster-white stalactites.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Alberobello Trulli
A UNESCO-listed town in Puglia containing over 1,500 trulli, unique whitewashed stone huts with conical dry-stone roofs.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Ostuni
The dazzling White City of Puglia, a hilltop labyrinth of whitewashed houses and narrow alleys overlooking ancient olive groves.
55 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Sassi di Matera
Two ancient cave-dwelling districts carved into the ravine of Matera, inhabited since the Paleolithic and now a UNESCO site.
59 km · about 70 min drive
film location
Matera (No Time to Die opening)
The cave city's Piazza San Pietro Caveoso and the road above the Gravina ravine host the Aston Martin DB5 gun-turret sequence that opens No Time to Die.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Matera
An ancient city in Basilicata carved into limestone gorges, with cave dwellings (Sassi) continuously inhabited for over 9,000 years.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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