Peschici, cittadina slava

Peschici

Peschici is part of the Gargano National Park and the Mountain Community of Gargano. It is situated on a cliff overlooking the sea. Its origins are slaves, in fact in the past the captain of the Slavs, Sueripolo, after driving the Saracens obtained from the emperor two colonies, Vico and Peschici. Today it is a popular beach resort and has been repeatedly awarded the Blue Flag by the Foundation for Environmental Education. Peschici is located on the northern coast of Gargano between the Bay Calenella (Vico del Gargano) to the west and the Bay of Manaccore (Vieste) to the east. The coast of Peschici is characterized by sandy beaches with extremely fine and sometimes mixed with gravel.

What to visit?

In the heart of Fish is the castle, which borders the oldest part of the modern city. The visit to the old town you can admire beautiful landscapes. Driving along the coastal stretch that goes from Peschici to Vieste you can see the famous trebuchets, wooden structures made of stakes driven into the rocks and ropes that hold a large net lowered into the sea, the traditional system of fishing still used by peschiciani.