An enchanting land waits for you
The Gargano, also defined the “Italy’s spur”, is a huge promontory that extends for 70 km to the Adriatic Sea and that creates the Gulf of Manfredonia. The great biologic variety on its land is the result of the thousand-year old evolution of the so called “Gargano Island”...
Since the end of V century, lots of pilgrims walked through the Gargano to reach the Archangel Michele’s Cave. The walking, characterized by many spiritual stages, were made with a great sense of penance, but also joyfully...
Along the wonderful shoreline of the Gargano, natural inlets, coves and beaches of unique beauty come in succession. Beaches here are surrounded by high cliffs covered by a thick and luxuriant greenery. The pinewoods made by Aleppo pines and the Mediterranean forest prevail in...
This is a woods area of great naturalistic interest, because it is marked by a varied arboreal vegetation, mainly made by Beeches, Turkey oaks, Maples, black and white Hornbeams...
Bosco Isola, EU important site (directive 92/43/CEE “HABITAT” – safeguard of biodiversity through natural habitat preservation) and Area of Special Protection...
The itinerary starts in the area “Piana dell’Incudine” (527 m.) and then goes through Masseria Santa Maria (658 m.), Coppa dell’Elci (752 m.), Cima Cavolecchia (785 m.)...
This is a very charming itinerary which gives value to the beauty of Bosco Quarto and Bosco Spigno. Deep in a karstic environment, typical of the Promontory of Gargano, with its sinkholes and its colorful Wild Orchids, it is possible here to observe the beechwood that twists with the Turkey oak...
Located on a spur of Gargano ( 545 m.), Castelpagano is historically connected to the Domus Precina. The location, very good in the past for overlooking the underlying areas, dominates the Tavoliere delle Puglie and safeguards the underlying access ways to the Roads of Faith...
The path develops along a very interesting route because it goes through one of the most enchanting rocky landscapes of Gargano. During the itinerary you can observe well-preserved terracing , ancient tuff caves, small inlets dug into the rock and underground settlements...
During this itinerary you can observe some typical elements of the Gargano landscapes churches, fountains, Agrumaria Oasis, olive groves, steep canyons and pinewoods. After crossing thick pinewoods, fields of olive groves and citrus trees, you arrive to Fonte Canneto, into which the steam Asciatizzi flows...
This itinerary goes along a ridge between Vico del Gargano and Peschici. The starting walk allows you to enjoy a wide panoramic view: on the left you can see Valle Santiago and the town Vico del Gargano while on the right you can see Peschici and the see...
The hermitages are a visible sign of the choice to live in isolated places, where to take shelter in order to find solace in the spirituality and in the prayer. Located among the mountains, lost in the silence of uncontamined landscapes, these places allow the believers to be one with...
It is an interesting nature trails in a site recognized by the EU and which represents a typical habitat of the Mediterranean coastline. Here there are dune formations with junipers and a hygrophilous wood rare type, due to the existence of...
The Foresta Umbra represents only a small section (almost the 13%) of the original forest Nemus Garganicus, (often named by Latin poets) which once covered all the Gargano surface. There are two hypotesis about the origin of its name: according to someone it comes from the ancient population...
