The Adriatico was an express train operated by Ferrovie dello Stato, linking Milan and Bari.

It was named for the Adriatic Sea, Mare Adriatico in Italian, as the train's route served the main cities along the shore of the Adriatic between Rimini and Bari.

[1] In 1969, the Ferrovie dello Stato decided to replace their TEE diesel multiple unit trainsets with locomotive-hauled trains after the German and French examples.

[3] Initially, the service took 8 hr 35 min from Milan to Bari,[4] thus reaching an average speed of 101 km/h.

[5] In 1984, the rolling stock from the discontinued TEE Mediolanum was reallocated to the Adriatico, allowing the Adriatico to be operated with coaches in TEE colours thenceforth.