Vico del Gargano
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Nicknamed the “Village of Love”, with St Valentine as patron, Vico climbs a hill where the houses of the Civita and Casale quarters crowd around the castle and mother church. Its land runs from the beech and fir woods of the Foresta Umbra down to the beaches of San Menaio and Calenella, past terraced citrus groves that made the town's fortune in the 19th century.
Highlights
- Beech and fir woods of the Foresta Umbra, mostly within Vico's territory (IT)
- Gargano oranges and Femminiello lemons, both protected PDO citrus
- The citrus carnival in February or March
- Santa Maria degli Angeli convent, with a 17th-century Venetian crucifix and an ancient oak
- The square-plan castle and walls above the Civita quarter
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Vico del Gargano (IT), Vico del Gargano (EN)), Wikivoyage (Vico del Gargano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 7,290
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint ValentineCouples meet in the narrow Vicolo del Bacio
- Carnevale degli agrumi
- Estate VicheseFree concerts, shows and talks in the town's squares
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Vico del Gargano), Wikivoyage (Vico del Gargano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- PaposciaBread and pasta
- Orecchiette with walnutsBread and pasta
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Valencia Orangeslabel QS:Len,"Valencia Oranges"Public domain- Limone Femminiello del GarganoLocal produce
- Roast kid al ruotoDish
- SospiriSweet
Adapted from Wikipedia (Vico del Gargano), Wikivoyage (Vico del Gargano). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Monte Sant'Angelo · 17 km
- Pietramontecorvino · 76 km
- Borgo Vecchio · 81 km
- Bovino · 84 km
- Alberona · 84 km