Sammichele di Bari

Sammichele di Bari
Comune
Comune di Sammichele di Bari
Sammichele di Bari Location of Sammichele di Bari in Italy Sammichele di Bari Sammichele di Bari (Apulia)
Coordinates: 40°53′N 16°57′E
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Metropolitan city	Bari (BA)
Government
• Mayor	Lorenzo Netti
Area
• Total	34.23 km2 (13.22 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (31 December 2017)
• Total	6,454
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Sammichelini, or Casalini
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	70010
Dialing code	080
Patron saint	St. Michael the Archangel
Saint day	Second Saturday and Sunday of May; First Saturday and Sunday in September
Website	Official website

Sammichele di Bari (Barese: U Casàle [u kaˈsæːlə]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia, southern Italy. The town is located on the Murge Plateau and is built primarily on agriculture. Its patron saint is St. Michael the Archangel.

Tourism

Many people visit this town to eat its typical product, zampina. The last Saturday and Sunday of September there is a festival, called Sagra della Zampina, to promote the local product.

In the town's castle there is also a museum, called "Museo della civilltà contadina" in which there are pictures, utensils, clothes concerning farmer's life in the 19th century.

Next to the castle there also is a small church, called "Chiesa della Maddalena".

Local Products

Other local products are:

• Fcazz a livre, a typical kind of focaccia
• Primitivo, a kind of wine.

Transport

The town is served by Sammichele railway station, which offers a service from the city of Bari to the city of Putignano It is also available a bus service that let people get to other cities such as Taranto

External links

• Official website