ADVICE, TIPS AND GUIDE ON WHAT TO DO AND SEE IN YOUR HOLIDAY IN PESCHICI in Gargano (Puglia)
BEACHES Peschici And Gargano
Nature offers plenty of sunshine, clean sea, sandy, Whether reefs, magnificent landscapes of hills and unforgettable sunsets.
All these and many other beaches are easily reached from our apartments in no time. Many of them are equipped but lacks the stretch free other smaller , are completely free .
photos sea holidays - peschici Gargano, Puglia
At the foot of the village lies the Bay of Peschici to follow the creeks that alternate with wide golden beaches
along the stretch of coast to Vieste hidden coves and beautiful bays open suddenly in the rocky coast of the Gargano.
The City Administration and Proloco of Peschici promote during the summer a series of sporting and cultural events;evenings are enlivened with music and dancing, patronal feasts, Celebrations, etc..
Festa S. Elijah - Peschici, Gargano, Foggia
THE PACKAGES FROM PESCHICI The Gargano AND BEYOND
From our residence there for pleasant hikes and walks from the beautiful Gargano.
Near Peschici fact you can visit San Giovanni Rotondo (Tomb of Padre Pio), Monte Sant'Angelo (Santuario di San Michele), Umbra Forest and National Park of Gargano, the Marine Cave, Enchanted Tremiti.We propose a series of itineraries for you to know the rich heritage landscape, historical and artistic.
The Park throughout the year organizes a network of hiking in places where nature and art lovers can satisfy their thirst for adventure and knowledge.
Thanks to the proximity of places , Even tourists do it yourself , will find no obstacles to explore the Park of Gargano. Freed from Peschici and Residence these places can be reached very quickly and easily , arrived in our apartments take some advice places to visit , will be happy to help you explore the Gargano.
The Gargano National Park covers a vast expanse , within which we find a series of unique habitats of their kind. It goes from very extensive and dense forests, for which it is famous, the Mediterranean, from large karst plateaus, full of sinkholes and sinkholes, the steep cliffs on the sea, dotted with fantastic caves, from the steep and wooded valleys that descend to the sea, to the coastal lagoons of Hvar and Varano, hills and plains steppe to the Marshes . Part of this jewel of the four Tremiti surrounded by clear blue sea and rich in caves.
E 'unlikely to find along the shores of the Mediterranean to another place as the National Park of Gargano to pack so much in so little extension biodiversity, we are dealing with a small microcosm, real biological island.
This diversity of landscapes and flora is, so perhaps more, a diversity of fauna.
It is not difficult to see in various places in the Gargano :buzzards, kestrel, sparrow hawk, peregrine falcon, the Lanner, marsh harrier, the harrier, besides toed reptiles that hunt in sunny areas. Furthermore, it indicates the presence of some ospreys ,wild geese , various species of gulls and black tern, gruccioni e ghiandaie marine. Olive orchards, well as many passerines are present in many spring and doves rigogoli.Lungo the coasts and in the old part of the countries of Gargano and the heavens are crossed by flights of swallows, swallows rare reddish, balestrucci, mice, pale alpine swifts and swallows.
In the numerous caves of bats living colonies of bat species, horseshoe etc..
Among the mammals is to remember the presence of roe Italic, subspecies endemic and exclusive Park, are also wild boar, deer, weasel, the weasel, wildcats, magnificent feline predator that lives in the dense undergrowth of the Umbra Forest, hare, hedgehog, mole, rate, fox, the dormouse, dormouse, species of mice and voles.
A Peschici deserve relief :
The Trabucco, the Grottone and the necropolis of Punta Manaccora
The route starts from Grottone Manaccora , distant only 7 km from our apartments , where the National Park of Gargano has funded a series of excavations conducted by the Archaeological Superintendence of Puglia. In this cave were found several witnesses on the activities undertaken by the ancient capannicoli, such as the weaving and processing of metals that determine the timing of the settlement of the Bronze Age. From Grottone, via a footpath to reach the cemetery located on top of the ridge. From this place the visitors in addition to admire the panorama of one of the most beautiful bays of the Gargano may also make a visit to the nearby trabucco Manaccora.
Cave Manaccora Peschici
Trabucco
The center
Castle and the Old storico.Il castle was originally built by the Normans in’ year one thousand, but extended and renovated during the reign of Frederick II, with the construction of the magnificent tower, this “Rocca Imperiale”.
The old town is very characteristic, with alleys and lanes that go down to the sea.
Old Town Peschici
UMBRA FOREST
In the heart of the Gargano area, for well 10.426 hectares extends the Umbra Forest. For many, the name derives simply from the thick mantle of vegetation that creates many areas of shadow! It is the green lung of the Gargano National Park is spread to about 830 m. altitude. The forest is ancient and has retained, almost entirely, her mantle of vegetation. The forest is home to a very rich fauna:roe, mammals such as the rate, wild cat species and birds are faina.Tra woodpeckers.
UMBRA FOREST
Tremiti Islands
The archipelago consists of five quakes of rocky islands and sparsely populated: San Domino, most devoted to tourism; St. Nicholas, Headquarters administrative; Capraia, known for the cultivation of plants of capers and two small rocks – Cretaccio and the Old – which are however difficult to access. Uninhabited, and even more distant, rises then the island of Pianosa. The quakes are related to the myth of Diomedes, arrived here in exile from the Trojan War. Among the numerous caves that open along the southwest coast, resembles that of Swallows, delle Viole, of Sale, Bue Marino (name of the monk seal). San Domino is the island where they are concentrated most of tourist facilities.
Every day away from the port in the country only 1,5 km from our apartments motonove a direct party to the islands of quakes.
Enchanted Tremiti to 2 hours motorboat
San Giovanni Rotondo
Immersed in the green National Park of Gargano and resting on the heights of the hills near the Bald Mountain, the city of San Giovanni is nestled in the middle of a beautiful natural setting. St. John and became famous thanks to St. Pius.
La chiesa di Padre Pio è una chiesa sita a San Giovanni Rotondo commissionata dall’Ordine dei Frati Minori Cappuccini della provincia di Foggia e progettata dall’architetto italiano Renzo Piano per contenere degnamente le migliaia di pellegrini che ogni anno giungono ad onorare la memoria di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina. The work was financed almost entirely by offerings of pilgrims.
San Giovanni Rotondo - San Pio 62 Km
Grotte di Castellana and Fasano zoo safari
The caves of Castellana is the largest karst complex Italian never explored by man. The tour winds along a charming setting for about 1 Km. Itinerary longest, takes two hours and develops 3 Km, between caves and chasms names mythological or fantastic. From Grave to the Black Cave, Having passed the cave of the owl, the corridor of the Snake, the Cave of the Precipice and Piccolo Paradiso, you reach the White Cave, defined as the most beautiful cave in the world, bright and shining. Complex karst continues well beyond the stretch open to the public and explored, and welcomes a concentration of works of art result of the slow flow of water in the depths of the earth, stalactites and stalagmites with a thousand colors, Fluorescence alabaster, underground lakes, a world that only the fertile imagination of nature could create and make accessible, with the help of experienced guides caving, for those who want to experience the thrill of mystery and adventure.
Grotte di Castellana
Castel del Monte in 174 Km...
Trulli of Alberobello 256 Km...