Things to do in Monte Sant'angelo
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Museo di Arti e Tradizioni
The serpentine alleys and jumbled houses of the medieval quarter, the Rione Junno, are perfect for a little aimless wandering. The cappelletti (chimney stacks) on top of the neat whitewashed houses come in interesting designs and shapes. Models of the cappelletti can be found in the Museo di Arti e Tradizioni, also known as the Museo Tancredi after its founder Giovanni Tancredi.
Located in the former monastery of San Francesco, the museum displays agricultural equipment, handicrafts and artefacts and depictions of daily life in the Gargano, including plenty of photographs of pilgrims.
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Tomba di Rotari
Descend the short flight of steps opposite Santuario di San Michele to the Tomba di Rotari – not a tomb, but a 12th-century baptistry with a deep sunken basin for total immersion. You enter the baptistry through the facade of the Chiesa di San Pietro, with its intricate rose window squirming with serpents – all that remains of the church, destroyed by a 19th-century earthquake. The Romanesque portal of the adjacent 11th-century Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore has some fine bas-reliefs.
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Abbazia di Santa Maria di Pulsano
The isolated Abbazia di Santa Maria di Pulsano, 9km southwest of town, sits on the edge of the vast Pulsano gorge overlooking the bay of Manfredonia. Originally built at the end of the 6th century, it was destroyed in 952 by the Saracens and rebuilt by the Benedictines in 1129. Well-preserved 12th-century Apulian art can be seen in the cave chapel. Look for the hermit cells and caves in the cliff face.
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Santuario di San Michele
Look out for 17th-century pilgrims’ graffiti as you descend the steps to the Santuario di San Michele. St Michael is said to have left a footprint in stone inside the grotto, so it became customary for pilgrims to carve outlines of their feet and hands.
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Medioevo
An elegant restaurant with a matching menu focusing on locally grown ingredients. House specialties include home-made pasta orecchiette medioevo (orecchiette with rucola, pecorino cheese and lamb ragu) and pancotto with cabbage, potatoes and fava beans.
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Gusto
For a quick bite to eat this handy bar in a converted rock stable is close to the Santuario di San Michele. After all that religious fervour relax with a glass of wine and a platter of mixed local cheese at the tables and chairs in the piazza out front.
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Odori Sapori
Buy the local speciality here: ostieripiene (or ‘stuffed Hosts’) – wafers resembling the Hosts used at Mass, filled with caramelised almonds. Ask for a taste of the delicious local liquor, Amaro O Limon made with olives and lemons.
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I Templari
A pizzeria/restaurant/music bar in a prime position overlooking the bay of Manfredonia. On a clear day you can see along the coast all the way to Bari. In summer the bar has live music nearly every night.
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Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
The Romanesque portal of the adjacent 11th-century Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore has some fine bas-reliefs. Inside are some well-preserved frescoes including a Byzantine fresco of the archangel.
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Norman Castle
The Norman castle commands the highest point overlooking the medieval town and the valleys and villages beyond. The impressive Torre dei Giganti (the Giants' Tower) dates to AD 837-38.
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La Jalantuúmene
This renowned restaurant serves excellent fare, accompanied by a long, select wine list, in picturesque surroundings. In summer, tables spill into the piazza.
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Ecogargano
A cooperative dedicated to promoting cultural and natural tours in the Gargano National Park. Based at the castle.
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Castle
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