Vico del Gargano is a village and ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' in the
province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy.
This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, an ...
in the
Apulia region of southeast
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. Called the "Village of Love", it is part of the Gargano National Park and the Mountain Community of Gargano.
The town is bordered by
Carpino,
Ischitella,
Monte Sant'Angelo
Monte Sant'Angelo ( Foggiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of Apulia, southern Italy, in the province of Foggia, on the southern slopes of Monte Gargano.
History
Monte Sant'Angelo as a town appeared only in the 11th century. Between 1081 and 1103, ...
,
Peschici
Peschici is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
Famous for its seaside resorts, its territory belongs to the Gargano National Park and to the Gargano Mountain Community.
Geography
Peschici ...
,
Rodi Garganico
Rodi Garganico (; Garganico: ) is a town and commune in the province of Foggia, Apulia, south-eastern Italy. Located on a promontory east of the Lago di Varano, it is part of the Gargano National Park and of the Mountain Community of Garg ...
and
Vieste
Vieste (; nap, label= Viestano, Vìst) is a town, ''comune'' and former Catholic bishopric in the province of Foggia, in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. A marine resort in Gargano, Vieste has received Blue Flags for the purity of its wate ...
.
Main sights
Sights include:
*The square-plan Castle and the walls
*Church of the Carmine
*Mother Church (''Chiesa Matrice'')
*14th century church of San Marco
*Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli
Twin towns
*
Senones
The Senones or Senonii (Gaulish: "the ancient ones") were an ancient Gallic tribe dwelling in the Seine basin, around present-day Sens, during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
Part of the Senones settled in the Italian peninsula, where they ...
, France
*
Jettingen, Germany
*
Marchin
Marchin (; wa, Mårcin) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Marchin had a total population of 5,114. The total area is 30.00 km² which gives a population density of 170 inhabitant ...
, Belgium
*
Vernio
Vernio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Prato in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about north of Prato.
History
Vernio's name derives from that of an ancient Roman winter camp ('' castra ...
, Italy
References
Cities and towns in Apulia
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