hustlers and crime, and while bari may have seen its fair share of that, if you look a little closer, the city reveals its distinctive charm. something author and guide sophie minchilli has a longstanding respect for. hi, stanley. hi, how are you? good, how are you? welcome to bari. oh, thank you very much. do you live here now or no? i don t live here, but my dad grew up in the building right behind you. in this one? he grew up there? yeah. really? my great-grandparents were architects. they did the building and the whole seafront. wow. pretty cool. yeah, that is pretty cool. yeah. i m proud. yes, you re very connected to the city. yeah. yeah, i am. sophie s first taking me to bari s port to see one of the most ancient but not strictly legal barese institutions, the fishermen of molo san nicola. it s sort of semi-legal,