The Pizzomunno
Pizzomunno is an imposing limestone monolith 25 meters high. It is located at the beginning of the beach south of the town, called "del Castello"…
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Marina Piccola
Marina Piccola is a bay in the center of Vieste, one of the most fascinating places. The bay goes from Punta San Francesco to Punta…
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the old town village of Vieste
The historic center of Vieste, commonly called "Vieste Vecchia", stands compactly on a rock overlooking the sea that extends from the beach of the castle ...
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The sea caves of Vieste
The coast of the Gargano, especially the stretch that goes from Vieste to Mattinata is one of the most evocative landscapes of Puglia: high…
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The Lighthouse of Vieste
The Lighthouse of Vieste, admirable from most of the city, stands on the islet of Santa Eufemia (or more precisely Santa Eugenia), located between Punta Santa…
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The bay and the arch of San Felice
A small paradise surrounded by greenery, the bay of San Felice offers a pretty little beach (about 100 meters wide) with shallow sandy bottom. To complete…
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The Scala dell'Amore
The "stairway of love" was created on the occasion of the 1st Vieste in Love, painting one of the stairs that connect the upper door of the city…
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Punta San Francesco
Exploring the historic center of Vieste, you cannot miss a visit to Punta San Francesco. The small peninsula is the tip of the rock on…
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The Coastal Towers of the Gargano
Due to the constant threat of raids by Saracen pirates, the construction of ten towers was established in 1563 at…
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The Castle of Vieste
The Swabian castle of Vieste stands on the edge of the historic centre, on a cliff overlooking the sea overlooking the Scialara beach…
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The Cathedral of Vieste
The Cathedral (Basilica) of Vieste is located in the upper area of the medieval village, more precisely a few steps from the Swabian castle, its construction…
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The Porticello tower and the Tufara bay quarry
The Porticello Tower is located on a stretch of rocky coast between Vieste and Peschici, full of ancient quarries
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The Trabucchi of the Gargano
Trabucchi, very ancient fishing tools, are widespread along the entire coast from Vieste to Peschici (where there is no promontory on which it does not rise…
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The nineteenth-century village of Vieste
One of the most authentic areas of Vieste, which has suffered less from the influence of mass tourism, is that of the nineteenth-century village. Unlike downtown…
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Santa Maria di Merino in Vieste, the sanctuary and the mysterious city
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria di Merino stands isolated 7 km north of Vieste in the homonymous plain. The small white church, with enormous symbolic value for…
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Archaeological Museum of Vieste
Inaugurated on 27 June 2019, the "Michele Petrone" archaeological civic museum in Vieste is located inside the former Capuchin convent "Beata Vergine degli Angeli",…
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La Salata Necropolis
The most important cemetery complex of the Gargano is that of the Necropolis La Salata, which is located a few steps from the sea of Vieste, in…
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The Chianca Amara
Adjacent to the Cathedral of Vieste is to remember a rock called "la Chianca Amara", a monument to human ferocity, on which women,…
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Defensola mine
The Defensola mine in Vieste has been considered for many years a cornerstone of European mining archeology for the extraction of flint, both for…
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