Parco Nazionale del Gargano
 

National Park of Gargano

 

The Gargano National Park is known more as a holiday resort or, for believers, as a place of preaching Padre Pio than as a natural park, Gargano is a promontory cloaked by coastal forests of pines and holm oaks and almond, orange and olive groves.

 

The low and sandy coast in the northern stretch becomes steep with high limestone cliffs that open in coves of fine sand, very popular in the summer months.

In this lush vegetation, perhaps the richest in southern Italy, there are the villages that, especially inside, have preserved their ancient structure, with winding alleys and white houses: Vieste, San Menaio, Peschici, Mattinata.

This part of Puglia is also one of the richest in different habitats and biodiversity.

The authentic puzzle of environments concentrated in such a small territory make the Gargano more an island than a mountain, which however reaches only 1,065 meters with Mount Calvo.