Vieste (source: Visual Puglia )
Vieste is one of the best-known of the Gargano's tourist destinations. Its popularity is mainly due to its beautiful beaches, clear waters and the strong breezes that make it particularly suitable for sailing and other wind sports. In addition, the area's underwater beauty attracts divers and snorkellers from the whole of Europe. There are many legends concerning the origins of the enormous limestone Pizzomunno cliff, the main feature of the Vieste beach of the same name. Not to be missed is a natural-archaeological trip to the WWF managed tombs at 'La Salata', that date back to between the third and fourth centuries, the most striking of which also goes by the name of 'La Salata', and has been described by experts as the most historically important in the entire Mediterranean basin. Tourist visits to the tombs are led by WWF guides.
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Daunia and Gargano territories offer a wide variety of scenarios: sweet hills in Fortore river valley, Daunian Apennine area and Ofanto river valley, Gargano national park, Tavoliere delle Puglie tableland and unpolluted Tremiti archipelago. Where endless wheat stretches rise and one can watch without seeing the horizon there is the Tavoliere, a witness of Foggia, San Severo and Cerignola the agricultural tradition. The greenest area in Apulia: Gargano National Park. It stands for its vegetation, ranging from forests to maquis. Five Tremiti islands are considered as veritable natural heavens. Sea beds, caves and erosions carved by the waves and winds represent overpowering attractions for scuba divers and sea lovers.
St. Mary of the Graces and the Capuchin Monastery - San Giovanni Rotondo
Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Stignano - San Marco in Lamis
Tremiti Archipelago in north of Gargano National Park. Two of the islands have been populated since antiquity and the wonderful natural scenario they are in is enriched by the several stories and legends which have been passed over for centuries now, showing the tight connection between islanders, sea and nature
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Gargano National Park covers the whole homonymous cape and also includes Tremiti Islan archipelago. In this park there are several rare protected habitats such as Foresta Umbra ('Umbrian forest'), the last existing sample of a vegetation characterizing most of Mediterranean area during prehistory
Daunia, ancient Capitanata region, includes the Preappennines, the Apulian Tavoliere and Gargano. Its landscape is extremely diverse and ranges from the green of inland parks and forests to the yellow of wheat in the Tavoliere, to the blue of sea water in contrast with coastal white cliffs.
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