.jpg) Far from the Gargano' cape quite 12 km, we find the Tremiti Islands. Defined for their beauty: "the pearls of Adriatic sea". the small archipelago is composed by the islands of San Nicola, San Domino, Cretaccio, Caprara and, far from these quite 11 miles, yhe island of Pianosa. The clear water of theis beaches are known in all the world, and particularly appreciate by tourists.
St. Nicola the historical, religious and administrative center of the archipelago. For the numerous traces of an ancient and glorious past, it considered a sky open museum. The island measures hectares 42, it has a coastal development of 3.700 meters, a length of 1.600 meters and a maximum height of m. 75. St. Domino for the most part covered from woods of "Aleppo", for the coloured flowers , has been called from the monks Benedictine, Garden of heaven. Waters are clear, the jagged coast of coves, points and rock-clifves, in particular the rock-cliff of the elephant, from the form that it assumes and the Haystacks, monoliths to form of pyramid alike to true haystacks. Making the turn of the archipelago in boat, can be visited, besides, the Cave of the Violas, of the Sea Ox and of the Rondinelles. There are the beach of Cove of the Arenas, that of Cove Matano and the beach under the Haystacks, to this last is possible to arrive only by sea. The island extends for 207 hectares, it has a coastal development of 9.700 meters, a length of 2.600 meters and a maximum height of m. 116 to the point of the Chapel of the hermit. Cretaccio is a small yellow coloured rock. Made by argill, it is dissolving itself for the action of wind and rainè un ammasso roccioso di colore giallo per la sua natura argillosa e va scomparendo per le corrosioni incessanti degli agenti atmosferici e marini. It is 30 metres high and 3,5 hectars wide. 22 Km far from Cretaccio rises the island of Pianosa, wide 11,4 hectares, it has a development of coast of Km 1,700 and maximum height of 15 meters, for which partially invaded by the waters. The island without vegetation and uninhabited. You can reach the Tremiti island by boat from Rodi, Peschici, Vieste, Manfredonia and termoli (CB). By Helycopeter fron Foggia |
