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 | Abruzzo Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia Romagna Friuli Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Le Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Foggia Manfredonia San Severo Vieste Sardinia Sicily Tuscany Trentino Alto Adige Umbria Valle D Aosta Veneto | | FoggiaItaly > Puglia > FoggiaWe currently have no content relating specifically to Foggia. If you would like to contribute an article or suggest a website which should be added to this webpage, please Contact Us. Snippets of Articles Relating to FoggiaItaly > Puglia Apulia is a region of Italy (called Puglia in Italian), bordering on Molise to the north-west, Campania to the south-west, Basilicata to the south, the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south-east. It is close to Albania, which is 80 km across the Adriatic. The region covers 19,223 km² and has a population of 4.02 million. Italy > Puglia > Taranto Taranto is a coastal city in Puglia, southern Italy. It is the capital of Province of Taranto and is an important military and commercial port. According to the 2001 census, it has population of 201,349. Its altitude is 15 metres above sea level, with a surface area of 217 sqkm. Italy > Puglia > Lecce Lecce is a small city situated in the south of Italy, in Puglia. It is known for its important Baroque monuments such as the Holy Cross church situated in the center of the old town. The Roman Amphitheatre, built in the 2nd century and situated nearby Sant'Oronzo square, deserves to be mentioned as well. In its time, the amphitheatre was able to host more than 25,000 people. It is now half-buried because other important monuments were built above. Lecce is called "La Firenze delle Puglie" (The Florence of Apulia) because of the quantity of important monuments found there. The area near Lecce is called Salento: another important town of Salento is Otranto. | |
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