Peschici - Peschici

View from the port of Peschici
Peschici
provinceFoggia
Residents
4.500 (2018)
height
90 m
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Peschici

Peschici is a coastal town with approx. 4,400 inhabitants on the Gargano-Peninsula in the province Foggia. The old town is located on a limestone cliff, in the plain west of the port there are new development areas, hotels and campsites.

background

Peschici is located in the park area of ​​the Gargano National Park directly on the sea on a 100 m high Limestone cliffs on the northeast tip of the Gargano Peninsula. There are several watchtowers along the entire coast; they were built in the 16th century to protect against pirates.

The city was first mentioned near 970 when new houses were built on the ruins of a building destroyed by the Saracens; the people who settled here were of Slavic descent. Later, the place came in the conflict between the papacy under Pope Gregory IX and the Stauffer Emperor Friedrich II, under whom the fortifications - after he had remained victorious - were expanded.

Supported by the Albanian military leader Skanderbeg, who is allied with the Spaniards, claims of the Venetians can be repulsed and the Gargano Peninsula comes under the rule of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which is ruled from Naples. After countless attacks by Saracens and the massacre of Viest around 1554, it was decided to build ten "Saracen towers" for defense.

In the fascist era, efforts were made to expand the infrastructure in rural Gargano, the construction of the Gargano railway and the Acquedotto Pugliese for water transport to the south (up to Santa Maria di Leuca is being tackled. In 1998 a Peschici syndicate won the main prize in the national lottery, and since then people in Italy have been hoping to be lucky in the lottery, like the Peschiciani - the significance has expanded to include all the lucky ones.

getting there

By plane

By train

You can get there by public transport 1 Peschici-Calenella (outside the village) with a regional train line of the Ferrovie del Gargano from San Severo. There is a connection to the railway line running along the Adriatic Sea Ferrovie dello Statowho have favourited express trains Frecce only serve, however Foggia, from there you have to go up for the short distance San Severo take the regional train.

By bus

The Ferrovie del Gargano organize that too 2 Bus Bus operation on the Gargano Peninsula, and thus the onward journey from the train station near Calenella and the town itself.

In the street

Via the autobahn A14Bologna–Barifrom which you can take the exit Symbol: ASTake Poggio Imperiale-Gargano and then on the dual carriageway SS693 Direction Peschici drives (continuously signposted), shortly before the place the upgraded route ends and sits down as SP144 away.
If you come from the south you take it Symbol: ASFoggia and reaches the place on the winding coastal road SS89 above Manfredonia and Vieste.

mobility

Peschici seen from the beach
Map of Peschici

In the center of the village you walk, it is best to leave the vehicle outside, most of the parking spaces near the old town are either paid for or in the narrow streets occupied by the locals.

From the bay that Baia di Peschici with the harbor, steep alleys lead up to the town center, so that the ascent in midsummer can be sweaty.

Tourist Attractions

Peschici, old town
Chiesa S. Elia Profeta
Chiesa del Purgatorio
Chiesa Madonna di Loreto

The old town extends along the Via Roma and the Via Castello, in the numerous side streets with inner courtyards and terraces with a view of the sea there are numerous shops, boutiques and pubs.

  • 1  Chiesa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
  • the 2 Chiesa Madre Sant'Elia Profeta originally from the 13th century.
  • the 3 Fort (Castello baronale) was built around 970 and expanded under the Stauffer Friedrich II. It was important in the defense against the Saracen attacks in the 15th century. and is accessible as a museum after renovation.
  • right next to it is the 4 Chiesa di San Michele.
  • in the old town on the Piazza del Popolo lies the 5 Chiesa del Purgatorio with the picturesque skull relief above the portal dates from the 14th century.

lie outside of the place

  • the pilgrimage church 6 Chiesa Madonna di Loreto is on the old country road to Vieste, in front of the church small chapels have been built as models.
  • also outside in the Piana di Calèna are the ruins of the 7 Abbazia di Kalena was in 11./12. Century built in the Apulian-Romanesque style. After it was abandoned to decay in 1420, it is now being restored.
Peschici, Baia Sfinale
  • 8  Torre di Monte Puccilast change: Apr. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • 9  Torre Calalungalast change: Apr. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • Along the coast of the Gargano, the classic wooden ones can still be found in various places Trabucci to see, fishing equipment - known as fishing gallows - with which a net was lowered into the sea from a platform and passing fish could be caught by quickly pulling up the net.

activities

Peschici has quite a few Bathing beaches in the neighborhood:

  • 1 Marina di Peschici, at the marina the best managed stretches of beach
  • 2 Spiaggia Jallilo
  • 3 Spiaggia di Procinisco
  • 4 Spiaggia di San Nicola (with campsites) and the 5 Spiaggia di Zaiana
  • the 6 Spiaggia di Manaccora, with a campsite
  • 7 Spiaggia di Calalunga

shop

In the old City (Centro Storico) there are many shops. Local specialties such as olive oil, capers and clay pots can be bought in small wooden huts on the road to Vieste. In the summer months there is no market in Peschici, but a large recommended market is every 2 weeks in Vico del Gargano.

kitchen

  • 1  Al Trabucco da Mimì, Località Punta San Nicola Peschici, 71010 Peschici FG. Tel.: 39 0884 962556. The restaurant is located on a bare rock, a few meters from the sea. The specialty is the Trabucco, a stilt house built for fishing. The fish caught come fresh on the table in the restaurant.Open: lunch 12.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m., dinner 7.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.last change: Dec. 2018

nightlife

accommodation

security

health

Practical advice

  • 1  Comune di Peschici. Tel.: 390884 964018. last change: Apr. 2016 (information may be out of date)
  • a 2 Pronto Soccorsomedical outpatient clinic is on the SP52 in the south.

trips

Peschici: Trabucco Marima, Torre
  • along the coastal road towards Vieste Numerous managed and free beaches invite you to swim.
  • the Parco Nazionale del Gargano with the forest areas of the Foresta umbra lies in the interior of the peninsula.

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