Arrival at the Visitor Centre of the Umbra Forest. Visit to the museum “The coalmen” with a viewing of the tools on display and an explanation of how they were used. Nature trail to discover the fauna and flora of the woods, stimulating the sensorial sphere and identifying the various components of the ecosystem. An internal itinerary that leads to the lake and the viewing of some special trees typical of this habitat ( Aleppo Pine, Beech, Yew, Mountain Maple etc..) and their potential uses. In particular, visitors will see the open trunk of an Aleppo, from which resin is extracted, and the largest beech tree of the Umbra Forest. Visit to the lake and nature walk that leads to the Caserma Murgia in a beech grove with the observations of plant species. Visit to the Trabucco of Monte Pucci. Outing to discover the oldest sailing tradition, among 16th-century watchtowers and the vastness of the Adriatic sea, as far as the Croatian islands.
Type
Walking - Bicycle - Car - Motorbike
Period:
January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
Not to be missed:
The stretch of coast between Peschici and Vieste is one of the most picturesque of the Mediterranean. For more than a century, these authentic wooden giants have clung to the rock behind the Aleppo pine groves, fruit of the ingenuity of the fishermen of Vieste and Peschici of yesteryear, committed to making fishing safe from inclement weather and adverse sea conditions. According to some local historians, they date back to the time of the Phoenicians.
Useful informations
Residue of the primordial and age-old woods of the promontory of the Gargano, the Umbra Forest is the most representative environment of the inlands of the Gargano. The Forest features nearly pristine majesty and strikingly lush vegetation with a rich variety of species and forms of trees and bushes. For some, the name Umbra derives from the ancient population of Umbri (a prehistoric tribe of Celtic origins), who inhabited the forest and would descend to raid and loot the settlements and fertile lands of the promontory, much to the dismay of nomadic shepherds; for others the name refers to the dense shade the forest offers.
Sources: Agrintour Updated on: 09/08/2011
Project created in collaboration with InnovaPuglia.
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