School San Nicandro Garganico (FG) Italy

Isole Tremiti
Peschici
Vico del Gargano
Rodi Garganico
Vieste
San Menaio
Mattinata
Monte Sant’Angelo
Manfredonia
Costa Barese
e Valle d’Itria
School
“D’Alessandro - Vocino”
San Nicandro Garganico (FG) Italy
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Church of
“S. Maria del
Borgo”
he town was founded in 663 A.D. In 1238 Frederick II built a castle on the remains of a Norman or
Roman fortress. During the centuries it was dominated by the Normans, Swabians and Angevins. In
the Renaissance, thanks to a political stability, there was the development of a rich agricultural bourgeoisie. The city is rich in churches and archaeological remains and is worth a visit for its natural beauty
of its territory partly wild and partly designed by man.
Church of “San Giorgio”
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hurch of “San Giorgio”: It is the most ancient
church. Behind the altar, there is a well with a
bucket of copper. According to a legend, whoever
could pull up the bucket from the well filled with
water without making a drop during the ascent, could
formulate a grace that would be answered.
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hurch of “Santa Maria del Borgo”: It
was built in 1573 and in 1688 was partially destroyed by an earthquake, nowadays it
has been rebuilt. Inside the Church there are
the statues of the Saints, patrons of San Nicandro.
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The castle
“Terra vecchia”
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he castle: It was built by Frederick II
(1238) in particular worthy of consideration is the graceful loggia (balcony), a real embroidery art of Arabic architecture and the
Italian Renaissance.
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Torre Mileto
“Preta scritta”
a preta scritta: (The written stone) located on the side of the road to the sea, it
brings a Latin inscription that says, “Tired man have a rest, the
street looks at the road travelled”. Perhaps it was written to support the travellers as they walked down the road to the city.
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orre Mileto: A ten minute
drive away is the beach of
“Torre Mileto”, a seaside village
of Sannicandro Garganico, where
a legend tells about the sinking of
Diomedes, a veteran of the wars
of Troy, around 1100 BC.
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Dolina Carsica “Pozzatina”
Orchids of Gargano
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olina Carsica Pozzatina It is 6 km.
from San Nicandro, the karstic
dolina called Pozzatina is one of the largest in Europe. On the bottom, there is a
cultivated very fertile land with a central
pit which probably was the old sinkhole
into which flowed all the water coming
from the steep slopes of the valley.
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rotta Pian della Macina: in the cave
there is a veritable forest of concretions, a sort of petrified forest,
among which stands an impressive column
12 meters high.
Grotta Pian della Macina
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Lent
October fair
Bonfires
17th June
Patronal Festivity
Carnival
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he bonfires in honor of “S. Antonio Abate” (January 17), “S.
Sebastiano” (January 20) and “S. Biagio” (February 3) are lit in
the streets and squares in front of the churches where there are
the statues of the saints. Around bonfires people celebrate singing,
dancing and eating.
October fair is on 1st, 2nd and 3rd October and it attracts a lot of
people from neighbouring towns. Carnival involves everybody: men,
women and children pour out into the streets dressed in traditional
clothes and costumes.
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Holy Week
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Liberation Day
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Holy Week
Palm Sunday
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“I fav rummunnat’”
“U pan’ cott’”
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U pan’ cott’:
it’s a very simple dish but very appreciated. Back in the past it was served in a single terracotta or tin dish placed at the
centre of the table and all the family could eat it using hands or a cane fork. It is a dish that can be cooked all over the year simply by
changing the vegetables. Ingredients: vegetables (turnips, chicory, courgettes etc…) stale bread, potatoes, some tomatoes, uncooked onion.
Fav’ rummunnat’:
In the past this dish was cooked in a terracotta pot placed on the edge of the fireplace early in the morning, it was
cooked on a slow but steady fire until it became a smooth and soft puree which was poured on pasta. Ingredients: dried shelled broad beans,
onion, tomatoes, olive oil.
“Pan
“U casckavadd’”
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e
p’mm’dora”
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Labour Day
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“U Cunciurtin’”
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uring the carnival musicians and people wearing masks form “u cunciurtin” (little concert). They gather in
the main squares singing and playing typical
instruments such as castanets, tambourines,
accordions, guitars and mandolins surrounded by merry people. They also represent stories in the local dialect.
“Pastor e pacchiana”
The “tarantella” was danced on the occasion
of the engagement between the “pastor”
and the “pacchiana” to seal their promise of
love.
La tarantella
The traditional costume “la Pacchiana”
dates back to 1700 and was used as a wedding dress until 1930. The skirt is black with
very thick folds, and it is bordered by coloured bands for the lower class and golden
bands for the upper class. It also brings a
large white apron and “u cutredd” (shawl) on
the shoulders.
“Facit’li ballà sti duij uagliul,
ten’ la tarantella sott’ a li pid’
Quann’ m’nzor’ ij’ ch’ bella festa caia fa
Nu tomm’l d’ canigghia
tutt’ li porc’ aia mm’tà!”
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Ascension Day
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Republic Day
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end of school
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Nicandro
Pentecost
The Holy Trinity
Swimming Pool “Portone Perrone”
Hospital “San Raffaele”
Park “S. Michele”
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n San Nicandro you can visit some social
facilities.
In the suburbs of the town there is a
swimming pool.
A hospital with departments for long-term
care give hospitality to elderly and sick people who need special care.
The park San Michele is frequented by
people of all ages, it is full of trees and
there are games for very young children.
During the summer there are concerts and
musical events.
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School “D’Alessandro-Vocino”
Library
“History and Ethnography Museum of the peasant civilization”
A. Petrucci”
Primary School “Piazza IV Novembre”
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n San Nicandro there are two Primary Schools, a Middle School and not far from
the town, there is a campus that welcomes the Secondary School.
Inside the castle there is the town library where, in an ancient and charming medieval
atmosphere, texts of ancient and modern writers from San Nicandro are preserved.
Next to the library, you can visit the “History and Ethnography Museum of the peasant civilization”.
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Assumption Day
Football pitch “San Giacomo”
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hildren,
teen
agers and adults
from Sannicandro
go to the football pitch
S. Giacomo to organize
and carry out soccer
tournaments, running,
archery.
“C.S.D. Football Sannicandro” Association
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he agricultural economy is mainly based on local products which are
also exported to Europe.
Among the products you can find tomato, also called “red gold” which
is used to make sauce and peeled tomatoes; grapes used to produce an excellent local wine; olives for the exceptional extra virgin olive oil in great
demand for its organoleptic properties; sunflowers and large grain crops
that enrich the country's economy.
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hurch of “S. Maria di Monte
Devio”
on the mountain with the
same name. It is an important testimony of
Apulian Romanesque style in which are preserved frescoes dated back to XI-XIII
century, Byzantine-inspired, representing
bishops, saints and a Black Virgin Mary,
made with the dry technique.
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Gargano coast: “S Felice” Arch
Rodi Garganico
S. Pio Sanctuary
Natural park Tremiti Islands
Umbra Forest
Cave of S. Michael the Archangel
Vieste
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Im. Conception
St. Stephen