The white monolith of Pizzomunno — twenty-five metres planted in the beach — greets arrivals, along with the legend of the fisherman petrified for love who returns to life one night every hundred years. Vieste is the Gargano's seaside capital: an old town of stairways and arches on the headland, kilometres of sand on either side, and to the south the coast of trabucchi fishing platforms and sea caves explored by boat.
Behind it lies the Foresta Umbra — UNESCO-listed beech woods at the national park's heart — and the white towns of Peschici and Vico. Summer is packed, true: June and September are its best self.
Pizzomunno and old Vieste
Burrata di Andria
24 places to stay · top rated: Hotel Lido Vieste 9.5 · Hotel Seggio 9.4
Next up: Santa Maria di Merino, Sunday 9 May
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 96 km away
Vieste is part of 🏘️ Villages 🏖️ Seaside
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📅 Every year, on 9 May; Saint George on 23 April
On 9 May the Madonna leaves the cathedral enthroned and travels seven kilometres to her sanctuary. Vieste is entrusted to her patronage together with Saint George's.
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Outside Vieste, but an easy day trip away.
