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Apulia (Italy).

Informations on the Apulia region.

The region of Puglia (anciently named Apulia from the Apuli population which lived there) map of apulia region in italy is located on the southern side of the Italian peninsula, looking over the Adriatic and Ionic seas. Its territory is mainly of a plain and hilly nature and only a small part is mountainous in the area of the Mountains of Dàunia which reach a height of about 1.100m. The Lesina and Varano lakes are part of the territory. The region has scarce water resources and it is one of the regions where it rains the least. The capital city of the region is Bari, whereas other provinces are Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, Taranto.

Alberobello's, the Trulli's of Apulia region in Italy

Tourism in Apulia.

Tourism is an important resource for the region of Apulia, although it is a tourism and holidays in apulia region Italy bit blocked due to the lack of adequate structures, however much effort is being made to improve the existing ones. Apulia has beautiful resources and natural sceneries, besides areas of historical, cultural and artistic interest which are more frequently visited. A well-known and tourist-visited place is the promontory of the Gargano, another tourist attraction is the " Umbra Forest " which doesn't mean of the region of Umbria, rather it intends a shaded forest made up of huge secular trees that have kept their look and natural vigour throughout the years, although there is a hypothesis that in ancient times it was inhabited by a population of the Umbria region.

In the Murgie there are the famous Castellana Caves and we must not forget to mention the famous "Trulli di Alberobello", the particular cone-shaped constructions which can be found only in Apulia. These are well-kept and restored and are visited by more and more tourists who enjoy not only visiting them but staying there as well.

Industry in Apulia.

Puglia has a good industrial activity, because it benefits from the important industry in apulia ancient ports that have been used since then as the departure and arrival point of goods from the East and from the whole Mediterranean. There are also important iron and steel and oil refining industries, vegetable processing and agricultural products, oil and wine establishments.

Agriculture in Apulia.

The agricultural production in Apulia is of great interest and it is agriculture, olives tree in apulia estimated as one of the greatest of the Italian regions. We can find large cultivations of olives from which a wonderful oil is produced, grapes which are distributed and eaten throughout the whole county, besides those used for the production of wine. There are also traditional cultivations such as those of figs, almonds, vegetables and tobacco. Fishing is also a good resource for this region.

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Gargano park

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