Bariexperience.com | The remains of a medieval church in the Bake of Bari Vecchia: historic Fiore oven, to eat the Bari focaccia and discover the columns of an ancient church

A focaccia overlooking the Middle Ages!
In Bari old, even a bakery can keep the remains of a church

Barese historical bakery with medieval church

Walking through the timeless alleys of Old Bari , every corner can turn into a discovery.

But there is a truly surprising one, where the scent of the freshly baked focaccia meets the mysteries of the Middle Ages : we are talking about the famous Fiore bakery , a must for those who visit the city, but also ... a surprising historical site not to be missed! Why? Because when you walk in a village with millennial history, every corner can prove to be a place to be discovered, where to brush up years of traditions, peoples, cultures and mysteries.

Within this historic street oven Palazzo di Città , active since 1912, the suggestive remains of a medieval church of which, however, there are still little information: ancient architectural elements, carved in the stone, emerge within the walls and tell a past that still lives today with the Barstonomic tradition from Barlese, are still hidden.

However, what we can see today is just a part of the past. The remains of this medieval church, in fact, are only partially visible inside the bakery. A second part of the story is probably hidden under the floor of the place itself, a detail that makes the experience at the Fiore Bakery of Bari Vecchia even more suggestive.

Eating a piece of focaccia at the Fiore bakery is not just a tasty break during a walk in the center: it is an experience that combines flavor and memory, perfume and identity. It is the concrete proof of how in Bari the past is never forgotten , but rather welcomed, kept and lived every day - even in an oven.

While biting a warm and fragrant slice of Barese focaccia, the history of centuries is hidden under your feet, made of carved stones, arches and columns that once belonged to a place of worship. A millennial stratification , covered by time but never completely canceled, which resurfaces right where you least expect it: between the scents of the bread and the voice of the alleys.

Probably in any other place as here the tradition is intertwined so deeply with culture , giving every tourist - but also to those who live it every day - the unique opportunity to touch the beauty of a city that has learned to live in the present with their hands ... without ever forgetting its roots.