The historical region and subregion of Italy Gargano or, as it is also called, Monte Gargano, is located in the region of Apulia and is a mountain massif that consists of several isolated peaks forming the Gargana peninsula, protruding into the Adriatic Sea. Gargano The highest point - Mount Monte Calvo - height of 1065 meters above sea level, and most of the hills of Gargano is part of the National Park of the same name, founded in 1991
Biggest resorts Gargano: Vieste, Peschici and Mattinata Gargano
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How to get there The nearest airports are in Foggia and Bari , where you can get to Gargano by train or bus. Of Foggia in Vieste 4 times a day shuttle bus company SITA (the journey takes about 2 hours and 45 minutes).
On the train on the railway line leading along the Adriatic coast to the station of San Severo where overeat train Gargan railways next to Peschichi. Further on the buses of the company Ferrovie del Gargano to Vieste (the journey time by train is about 2 hours, the total journey time to Vieste is about 2 h 45 min.)
The Gargan railways can reach any Gargano point from anywhere in the country. Search for air tickets to Bari (nearest airport to Gargano)
By car
Traveling by car from Milan, take the A14 (Bari Pescara) motorway, take the motorway to Poggio Imperial. Further adhere to the road Veloche del Gargano to the exit on the coastal road to Vieste and Peschici.
Heading Garagno in Rome, should move the freeway A 24 (Rome-Pescara), then go to A 14 and adhere to the above mentioned route to the coastal road.
Traveling from Naples, follow the A 16 (Naples-Bari), exit the motorway to Candel. Then leave on the highway leading to Manfredonia.
Cuisine
The cuisine of Gargano is very tasty and at the same time simple. The main component of many dishes is bread, which is eaten in the form of brusquets, grated with olive oil, with tomatoes, onions and oregano. Vegetables are the basis for many soups. Very popular bean soup with escarole and «minestra maritata» (beef broth with escarole, celery and fennel seeds, served with fried bacon and pecorino cheese)
It is worth to try and handmade pasta -. Cecatelli with fresh tomatoes or strascinate - kind of orecchiette, seasoned potatoes, fennel and arugula
Local wines are worth a try -. Vini di Vico and Vini di Monte Sant'Angelo
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In Gargano there are two largest salt lakes - Lezina and Varano, located in the northern part of the resort. Lake Lazino, which is more correctly called a lagoon, has an elongated shape and lies parallel to the shore. The length of the lake is 22 km, in width - 2-3 km, the maximum depth is about 11 meters. The lake is separated from the sea by a strip of land on which the Marina di Lezina is located
Varano Lake occupying an area of 60 sq. M. meters, is the largest coastal lake in Italy and the largest in the south of the country. Similarly to the lake of Lezin, Varano, apart from the sea, a narrow strip of land covered with pine, eucalyptus and other plants - and therefore Varano is also a lagoon rather than a lake. Varano eats two underground heaters and communicates with the Adriatic Sea via two waterways. In the lake there are eel, bream and mullet, and also this nesting site for various species of migratory birds.
Vieste resort attracts tourists with the beauty of its coastline, formed by numerous grottoes and arches carved in limestone rocks.
Entertainment, excursions and Attractions Gargano
Not far from the resort of Peschichi, built on the top of a cliff, abruptly tearing down to the sea, the abbey of Santa Maria di Galena (11th century) rises, and in the old town there is a medieval castle; typical for this area of the houses, located on the rocks, with a breathtaking view of the sea and the charming church of St. Michael. On the road leading to Rodi Garganico, stands the Monte Puigi tower, built during the Spanish rule to protect against pirate intrusion.
On the stretch of coast between Peschici and Vieste, you can see the so-called "Trabucco", which represent a massive wooden structure in the form of a diverging platform from it antennas, on which are attached fishing nets, lowered and raised in water with the help of winches. Such ancient "trabukko" allowed to fish without leaving the sea.
Mattinata Resort, surrounded by olive groves and located in the Carbonara valley, occupied an important place during the Roman Empire, as it had an outlet to the sea. Near the tiny port of Mattinata, the ruins of a villa dating back to Roman times are still preserved
Monte Sant'Angelo is home to the oldest temple in Western Europe dedicated to the Archangel Michael. In the Middle Ages crowds of pilgrims crossed the whole of Europe from Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy to bow to St. Mikhail on Gargano Of great interest is the forest Umbra, located on the territory of the Gargano National Park. Umbra occupies more than 10 thousand hectares and is rich in diverse flora and fauna. Roe deer, badgers, martens, woodpeckers, royal owls, hawks live here, and a beech tree is considered to be the symbol of the forest, which grows in Umbra.
Tremiti Archipelago
Tremiti Archipelago, located about 19 km from the coast of Gargano, consists of three islands: San Domino, San Nicola and Caprara - these are breathtaking landscapes adorned with coastal caves and bays . The coastal waters of the islands are rich in fish (gushers, seabass, groupers), which attracts fans here scuba diving . In the center a two rocks - Kretacho in the shape of a crescent and La Vecchia - both uninhabited, but the legend says that they are inhabited by ghosts . So, according to legend, the specter of the executed prisoner "settled" on Kretacho, and on La Vecchia - the ghost of the spinning women .
The largest island of the archipelago - San Domino - is surrounded by beautiful coastal caves, each of which is owl name. Under the water around the island you can stumble upon many beauties, as well as see the statue of Padre Pio. On the island of San Nicola, the ruins of the abbey fortress have been preserved. The now uninhabited island of Caprara got its name from the name of the capers that have been growing here since ancient times. Interesting places on Caprara are Architillo Arch and Grotto Cave 24 m high and 10 meters long Photo Gargano (14)