Sammichele di Bari

Sammichele di bari

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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Ferdinando TraversaChiesa Madre di Sammichele di Bari - facciata 2 CC BY-SA 4.0
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MagracoIl castello Caracciolo di Sammichele di Bari CC BY 4.0
MagracoIl mare, l'abbazia e i gozzi CC BY 4.0
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In 1617 the Portuguese merchant Miguel Vaaz de Andrade rebuilt the old hamlet as the Casale di San Michele, and its streets still follow a regular north–south plan with no medieval layers. The town lies on the Murge plateau south of Bari and is known for its carnival and for zampina, a local sausage celebrated each September. The castle houses a museum of farming life.

Highlights

Sagra della Zampina on the last weekend of September
The castle's museum of 19th-century farming life
Chiesa della Maddalena, beside the castle, with 18th-century frescoes
Focaccia al libro, Ferrovia cherries and Primitivo wine
The town's carnival

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Sammichele di Bari (IT), Sammichele di Bari (EN)), Wikivoyage (Sammichele di Bari). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 6,022

Things to see

Museo della civiltà contadina Dino Bianco (IT)

Events through the year

Carnevale Sammichelino Seasonal · 17 January to Shrove TuesdayMasked dance evenings in homes; final Sunday parade of floats and pentolaccia
Falò di San Giuseppe Seasonal · 19 MarchChildren collect gifts on cherry branches; evening bonfires with roast chickpeas
Pasquetta&Zampina Food and wine · April
Feast of Saint Michael and Saint Vitus Religious · Second Sunday and Monday of MayPatronal feasts, held on 8 and 9 May until 2009
Feast of the Madonna del Carmine Religious · 16 JulyProcession with the statue of the parish's patroness
Sammichele Music Festival Music and arts · First week of AugustConcerts by well-known Italian singers in Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Sagra della zampina Food and wine · Last weekend of SeptemberLocal zampina sausage, bocconcini and wine; running since 1967

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Sammichele di Bari). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Translated and adapted from open data: Cosa fare in Puglia - progressivo eventi e attività, Regione Puglia (CC BY 4.0).

Local food & wine

DogiulioZampina CC BY-SA 4.0
ZampinaCured meatLong thin sausage of mixed beef, lamb and pork, eaten cooked
Primitivo di Gioia del Colle DOCWineRed wine from a DOC area that includes the town
F'cazz a LivrBread and pastaOregano focaccia with olive oil, closed in a spiral
Utente Timido1983Ciliegia ferroviaPublic domain
Ciliegia FerroviaLocal produceCherry variety said to have originated in the town
Olio Terra di Bari DOPOlive oil
Mozzarella di Gioia del Colle (PDO) (IT)Cheese

Adapted from Wikipedia (Sammichele di Bari). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

1 place to stay within 3 km

Hotels 1

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Locanda di San Martino · ~1 h by car

Nearby member villages

Locorotondo · 34 km
Cisternino · 42 km
Gravina in Puglia · 45 km
Miglionico · 52 km
Irsina · 62 km