In a territory bordering to  Molise, Basilicata and Campania, the landscape can be subdivided into three areas according to its characteristics: the area at the feet of the Apennines, the Plateau and the Gargano plain. The province of Foggia is the northernmost of Puglia and is also known as Capitanata (after the name of a Bizantine official called  “catapano”) and Daunia, after the mythical Greek king  Daunus.
 

The Gargano National Park is particularly important for excursions in a natural setting: it is located on the Gargano Cape, not far from  San Giovanni Rotondo and the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie. The territory of Foggia also offers the huge Tavoliere plain and the untouched Tremiti islands, an archipelago North of the Gargano characterised by sandy sea bottom and crystal clear water.

Foggia stands in the heart of the Tavoliere delle Puglie – from the Latin fovea, “fossa” (ditch) for the preservation of wheat – it is the capital of a large province which contains 64 municipalities. Its founding is believed to date back to the Middle Ages (11th century), probably on the ashes of the nearby Arpi, center of Daunia, of which Foggia’s Civic Museum contains many remains. Its location in the center of a primarily agricultural area (the Tavoliere is also called the “granary of Italy”) has made Foggia become the reference for the population of the surrounding rural areas. It flourished during the Swabian period, when Frederick II chose it as the imperial seat. Two earthquakes (in 1456 and 1731) and bombings during the Second World War caused almost total destruction of the old city.

Traces remain mainly in the nineteenth century urban structure, with 18th and 19th century buildings and churches. Buildings from the twenty year Fascist period are also of interest, and are works of important Italian architects. not to be missed Within the mainly modern structure of Foggia, due to successive reconstructions, interesting remains of the various epochs and there overlapping can be seen. One example is the cathedral built in 1172, renovated in 1600 and with an 18th century interior. It house the Icona Vetere della Madonna dei Sette Veli. A Byzantine tablet which was supposedly found in a marsh by some shepherds, drawn by the splendour of three flames. Foggia was founded on this spot and the flames became its symbol.
Only an arch remains of Frederick II’s imperial palace; Palazzo Arpi was built on its remains, which houses the interesting Civic Museum.

Palazzo Dogana (18th century) recalls the age-old practice of transhumance. It was the Aragonese in 1477, who imposed a tax on shepherds who brought their herds to from Abruzzo to Tavoliere to spend the winter. The Dogana was only abolished after the Unification of Italy.
The Church of Cruci dates back to the end of the 17th century-first half of the 18th; this complex is formed by five chapels on the road leading to San Severo.

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