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The Umbrian Forest is located on the Gargano promontory, within the Gargano National Park. This area has a rather uneven orography; as a matter of fact, altitude decreases moving southward. Its landscape is a patchwork of a rock outcrop formations and small depressions called ‘cutini’, where rainwater is collected. This reserve is made up of a very evolved brown forest soil with an excellent water capacity, resting on a substratum of dolostones and compact grey limestone dating back to the Cretaceous period. The Umbrian Forest includes a visitor centre provided with a diorama depicting the Gargano, exhibition boards, lithic objects, a xylotheque, a reproduction of a charcoal pile and an educational arboretum.