Peschici
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Peschici is a town and comune
in the province of Foggia
in the Apulia
region of southeast Italy
.
Famous seaside resort
s, its territory belongs to the Italian National Park of Gargano
and to the Comunità Montana del Gargano.
, 14 from Rodi Garganico, and 19 km West from Vieste
.
The town sits over a karst
spur facing the sea, with a height of more than 100 meters; the territory features a number of coastal watch towers. Flora includes sectors of Macchia mediterranea and, in the inner areas, Aleppo pines.
The lexicographer Giacomo Micaglia was born in Peschici.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
in the province of Foggia
Province of Foggia
The Province of Foggia is a province in the Apulia region of Italy.This province is also known as Capitanata, originally Catapanata, because during the Middle Ages it was governed by a catapan, as part of the Catapanate of Italy...
in the Apulia
Apulia
Apulia is a region in Southern Italy bordering the Adriatic Sea in the east, the Ionian Sea to the southeast, and the Strait of Òtranto and Gulf of Taranto in the south. Its most southern portion, known as Salento peninsula, forms a high heel on the "boot" of Italy. The region comprises , and...
region of southeast Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Famous seaside resort
Seaside resort
A seaside resort is a resort, or resort town, located on the coast. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.- Overview :...
s, its territory belongs to the Italian National Park of Gargano
Gargano
Gargano is a historical and geographical Italian sub-region situated in Apulia, consisting of a wide isolated mountain massif made of highland and several peaks and forming the backbone of the Gargano Promontory projecting into the Adriatic Sea. The high point is Monte Calvo at . Most of the upland...
and to the Comunità Montana del Gargano.
Geography
Peschici is situated on the north-eastern coast of Gargano promontory, 9 kilometers East from San MenaioSan Menaio
San Menaio , also San Menaio Garganico, is a seaside resort and a frazione of the comune of Vico del Gargano in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of south-east Italy...
, 14 from Rodi Garganico, and 19 km West from Vieste
Vieste
Vieste is a town and comune in the province of Foggia, in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.thumb|Cathedral of ViesteA marine resort in Gargano, Vieste has received Blue Flags for the purity of its waters from the Foundation for Environmental Education...
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The town sits over a karst
Karst topography
Karst topography is a geologic formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but has also been documented for weathering resistant rocks like quartzite given the right conditions.Due to subterranean drainage, there...
spur facing the sea, with a height of more than 100 meters; the territory features a number of coastal watch towers. Flora includes sectors of Macchia mediterranea and, in the inner areas, Aleppo pines.
The lexicographer Giacomo Micaglia was born in Peschici.