{"id":5655,"date":"2015-03-16T12:08:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=5655"},"modified":"2015-03-16T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-16T11:39:29","slug":"gargano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/gargano\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wonders of the National Park of Gargano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a place in Italy where you can listen to the sea, savor the fragrance of citrus and pine trees, dive in the color of the woods, bump into some roe deer, hear the silence of the clearings among prickly pears and orchids, and taste the flavors of the agricultural tradition: that place is the <strong>National Park of Gargano<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Also known as the &#8220;Spur of Italy&#8221;, it&#8217;s entirely located in the province of Foggia, in <strong>Apulia<\/strong>. With almost 120 thousands hectares of extensions, it&#8217;s one of the biggest Park of the peninsula; a white, green and calcareous promontory that extends itself to the deep and crystal <strong>Adriatic Sea<\/strong>: an unique and harmonious union of sea and mountain through countless habitats, each one with its own colors.\u00a0To its visitors Gargano offers the full package. There&#8217; s no need to choose between sea, mountain, naturalistic or cultural itineraries: in this piece of Apulia there&#8217;s everything, and everything is livable in a ecofriendly way, between biking, horse riding and sailing boat trips.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5655 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/gargano\/peschici\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/Peschici-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Narrow street of Peschici, Gargano, South Italy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5689\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5689'>\n\t\t\t\tNarrow street of Peschici, Gargano, photo of Terry Feuerborn via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/gargano\/fotodiluigipiazzi\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/fotodiLuigiPiazzi-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The crystal sea of Gargano, South Italy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5690\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5690'>\n\t\t\t\tThe crystal sea of Gargano, photo of Luigi Piazzi, via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/gargano\/1bybenjeffrey\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/1byBenJeffrey-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Olive trees in Gargano, South Italy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5691\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5691'>\n\t\t\t\tOlive trees in Gargano, photo of Ben Jeffrey via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Gargano lives and <strong>changes color in every season<\/strong>, but each moment of the year is suitable for visiting. The most fascinating months, though, are May and June, when temperatures are high, nature is in bloom, and there&#8217;s only few tourists and the journey is more <strong>authentic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You will walk through the narrow streets and alleys of historic towns, among the characteristic white houses; you will hike in the famous Umbra Forest, and feel yourself little between the tremendous high trees. You will be alone in the silence, broken only by the sound of nature, the singing of woodpeckers, thrushes and tawny owls, to discover of a rich flora and fauna. The trails are many, of which the most suggestive is the night excursion.\u00a0At lunch you will savor the rich wine and food tradition of Gargano: the<strong> olive oil<\/strong>, principal element of the local cooking, will go with the traditional <em>orecchiette<\/em> pasta, the <em>pancotto<\/em> with fava beans, the snail soup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11976\" class=\"thumbnail aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.it\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/orecchiettebyCasparDiederik.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-11976\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/orecchiettebyCasparDiederik.jpg\" alt=\"Tipical Orecchiette, photo by Caspar Diederik via Flickr\" width=\"743\" height=\"496\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Tipical Orecchiette, photo by Caspar Diederik via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>And then you will bike or walk over to the sea, in the small towns of Mattinata, Vieste or Peschici.\u00a0To refresh yourself, you will dive into the crystal waters (you can do it in autumn too!) or go to the exploration of the wonderful caves. After relaxing in the white beach, you will taste fresh fish in the <em><strong>trabucchi<\/strong><\/em>, wood constructions hung on the sea and anchored to the rocks, that became a local icon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5694\" class=\"thumbnail alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/baracche-pescatori-fr1zz.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-5694\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/baracche-pescatori-fr1zz.jpg\" alt=\"Trabucco in the Gargano National Park, South Italy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/baracche-pescatori-fr1zz.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/baracche-pescatori-fr1zz-536x200.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/03\/baracche-pescatori-fr1zz-344x129.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Trabucco near the sea, ph. by fr1zz, via flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Moreover, you could do a boat trip towards <strong>Tremiti Islands<\/strong>, a magic place. Holiday house of the singer and songwriter Lucio Dalla, this is how he described them: Tremiti Islands are an extreme place, the place of my soul. This place favors my visionary way of telling the world and helps me to dream, especially when there&#8217;s a wonderful starry sky that you can only see above the Sahara. Just one advice: when you experience them, you must let the rhythms of the nature carry you; only in this way you will able to love them in their entirety.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11984\" class=\"thumbnail aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.it\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/tremitibyAntonello.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-11984 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/03\/tremitibyAntonello-870x170.jpg\" alt=\"Tremiti, photo\u00a0of Antonello via Flickr\" width=\"870\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption\">Tremiti, photo\u00a0of Antonello via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a place in Italy that looks like a <strong>paradise<\/strong>. That place is the National Park of Gargano.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Our green suggestion:<\/strong> <\/em>\u00a0Booking a terraced house in the ecofriendly holiday camp<strong> <a title=\"Il Capricorno South Italy\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/foggia\/camping\/villaggio-il-capricorno\" target=\"_blank\">Il Capricorno<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0you will be in\u00a0the heart of the Park, the perfect starting point for discovering the uncontaminated nature of Gargano.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover image:\u00a0Gargano, South Italy, ph. by simo0082, via flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a title=\"Bread and the magic of Apulia for Easter holiday\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/bread-magic-apulia-easter-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bread and the magic of Apulia for Easter holiday<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a title=\"If Lecce in Apulia is the city, white is the colour!\" href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/lecce-itineraries-salento\/\" target=\"_blank\">If Lecce in Apulia is the city, white is the colour!<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a place in Italy where you can listen to the sea, savor the fragrance of citrus and pine trees, dive in the color of the woods, bump into some roe deer, hear the silence of the clearings among prickly pears and orchids, and taste the flavors of the agricultural tradition: that place is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":5693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[718,1063,627,45,1062,225,355,73],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - 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