Between the honey-colored facades of the historic Lungomare, the elegant waterfront promenade that has connected Bari to the sea since 1927, the camera captures a shimmering midday light. It continues to dance on her skin, reflected in a necklace of baroque pearls. Here, they become a wearable souvenir of a summer day on the Adriatic Sea.

Bari in midsummer is a kaleidoscope of facades, Romanesque arches, and shimmering turquoise Adriatic waters, a setting that practically begged to be photographed there for our Summer Specials. From the endless Lungomare, Italy's longest coastal boulevard, which has connected the city to the sea since 1927, to the labyrinthine alleys of the old town of Bari Vecchia, steeped in history and fragrant with focaccia, to the dramatic cliffs of Polignano a Mare with its legendary Lama Monachile beach: every setting speaks of sun, salt, and unforgettable afternoons.