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Casket of ancient civilization.

Ascoli Satriano, for its archaeological heritage, is considered a "casket of ancient civilization."

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Capital of Tavoliere

The name Foggia derives from Latin "fovea", meaning "pit", referring to the pits where wheat was stored. Although the area had been settled since Neolithic times, and a Greek colony known as Argos Hippium existed nearby, the first document attesting the existence of the modern city dates from 1000 AD: according to the legend, the first settlers were peasants who had found a panel portraying the Madonna, on which three flames burnt.

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Diomedes Islands

Tremiti Islands (also known as Diomedes Islands) are an archipelago in the Adriatic, located 12 nautical miles north of the Gargano Promontory.

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The sacred grove of Puglia

Lucera is an ancient city founded in Daunia, the centre of Dauni territory (in present day Apulia). Archeological excavations show the presence of a bronze age village inside the city boundaries. Lucera was probably named after either Lucius, a mythical Dauno king, or a temple dedicated to the goddess Lux Cereris.

The salt of Puglia

Today's Salt mines of Margherita di Savoia were founded over three centuries before Christ and, since then, exported their products to the most remote beaches of the East, being at the center of one of the main arteries of trade, not by chance named Via Salaria.

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In the beginning, with the greek name of Apeneste (meaning "born"or "rising" - clearly referring to the location in which stood the village or to the east where the sun was born) was founded as a small emporium for trade between the Daune population (of Illyrian origin, namely the Japigi, who inhabited the entire Gargano since the end of the second millennium BC) and Greek sailors.

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The sanctuary of the Lombards

Monte Sant'Angelo as a town appeared only in the eleventh century. Between 1081 and 1103, Monte Sant'Angelo was the capital of a large Norman dominion under the control of Count Henry, who was a vassal of the Byzantine Empire.

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History

The origins of Peschici go to Schiavoni traced or Slaves, called by Otto I to free Gargano from the Saracens. The very name of Peschici is probably of Slavic origin. Many were the Saracen raids on the coasts from the ninth to the tenth century.

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The historic center of Rodi Garganico, of medieval origin, is characterized by narrow and steep streets, with intricate and complex paths, flanked by white houses.

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Torre Mileto is the resort town of San Nicandro Garganico, in the province of Foggia, located on the coastline between the Lesina and Varano lakes.

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Hannibal and Fabius Maximus in Apulia. In common with many other Apulian cities it had joined the Carthaginians after the battle of Cannae, but was recovered by Fabius Maximus in 214 BCE, though not without a regular siege.

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It appears that the municipality of Vieste is inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic, as witnessed by the numerous archaeological sites and artefacts found in different areas.