Rodi Garganico
Rodi Garganico is a small seaside village in the province of Foggia and it’s placed on a hill covered with olive groves and citrus plantations. Thanks to the beautiful shallow floor the sea of Rodi Garganico has been awarded a Blue Flag, but the long gold beaches are noteworthy too. The local harbor is one of the main sea link with the Tremiti Islands.
The old town is typically medieval: narrow and tangled streets and small white houses built one very close to the other. They were build this way so that people can easily be protected in case of surprise attacks.
Among the most visited buildings we should remember the beautiful Late Greek bell tower of the Church of San Nicola of Mira and the baroque sanctuary of the Madonna della Libera, where you can admire the fine “Painting of the Madonna”. Tradition has it that the painting was shipped from Venice to Constantinople but when it was near Rodi the painting stopped the ship and literally chose to stay there.
The ruins of the aragonese castle are noteworthy too. You can admire what remains of the two wonderful old towers and the remains of the ancient port. If you want to lose yourself in the folklore of Rodi Garganico have a walk in the “Vuccolo”, which is an amazing district where fishermen wives used to call (in local “vucculare”) their husbands while they were working.
