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Comune in Apulia, Italy
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Mattinata is a city in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia (Puglia). Mattinata is on the Gargano Peninsula, in the hinterland of the Adriatic coast in a hollow between the elevations of Monte Sacro, Monte Sant'Angelo and Monte Saraceno. The plain is lined with olive groves, and extends to the flat beach, two huge rocks, two "Faraglioni" rise from the sea as symbols of the town.
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It has more than 500 Daunian graves. Access via a spur road from the SS89Dir1.
The local museum displays the finds from the necropolis with the graves of the Daunians.
The excavation site of the Roman with masonry of the type des Opus reticulatum.
Abbazia
In the Middle Ages there was a Benedictine abbey on the 874-m-high Monte Sacro, built in the 11th century. In the 13th century, it was abandoned to decay after earthquake damage. Access is via a spur road that branches off the SS89 east of the village. The footpath to the ruins of the abbey goes off the road to Contrada Stinco shortly before the agriturismo.
By train
You travel by train via Foggia, the Ferrovie dello Stato railway line, which runs along the Adriatic, serves Foggia with express trains from Frecce.
By bus
From Foggia there is a direct bus connection from Ferrovie del Gargano via Manfredonia to Mattinata.
By car
Access is by road via the Bologna–Bari motorway. Coming from the north, take the Foggia exit and reach the town on the "Garganica", which has been converted into a dual carriageway, via Manfredonia.
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