XXVIII National Congress of the Italian Society of Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology (SITOP)

In early autumn, Bari's seaside air is still warm, making it easy to steal a stroll through the old town's narrow lanes between sessions. The congress venue, Villa Romanazzi Carducci, sits close enough to the Adriatic that you can end a day with fresh orecchiette and a glass of Primitivo at a waterfront trattoria. October here means fewer crowds, so you can actually linger over the city's Romanesque cathedral or catch the sunset from the lungomare without the summer rush.