Lungomare Nazario Sauro

The Lungomare Nazario Sauro, Bari's central seafront promenade, has been the city's evening cruising stretch for as long as Italian guides have existed. It appears here for that history, not as a recommendation. Same-sex relations are legal in Italy (civil unions since 2016), but sex in a public place can be prosecuted as atti osceni in luogo pubblico and the seafront is patrolled. GayOut does not publish meeting points, times or directions for outdoor spots. The safer ways to meet men in Bari are the bars, saunas and cruising clubs listed on this page, and the apps. Go with the same caution you would use in any park at night: tell someone where you are, keep your phone charged and valuables at home, and leave the way you came.