Foggia (source: Visual Puglia )
Foggia stands in the heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie – from the Latin fovea, “fossa” (ditch) for the preservation of wheat – it is the capital of a large province which contains 64 municipalities. Its founding is believed to date back to the Middle Ages (11th century), probably on the ashes of the nearby Arpi, center of Daunia, of which Foggia’s Civic Museum contains many remains. Its location in the center of a primarily agricultural area (the Tavoliere is also called the “granary of Italy”) has made Foggia become the reference for the population of the surrounding rural areas. It flourished during the Swabian period, when Frederick II chose it as the imperial seat. Two earthquakes (in 1456 and 1731) and bombings during the Second World War caused almost total destruction of the old city. Traces remain mainly in the nineteenth century urban structure, with 18th and 19th century buildings and churches. Buildings from the twenty year Fascist period are also of interest, and are works of important Italian architects.
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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.
Project created in collaboration with InnovaPuglia.
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