Foggia

Foggia is a city in Apulia (Puglia) in Italy.

Understand
Foggia is the capital of the province of Foggia in the Puglia region. The area is known for agriculture: olives, grains, grapes, and Buffalo Mozzerella. The population is about 150,000.

By plane
Gino Lisa Airport is linked to only a few Italian towns, but you can fly into Rome, Naples or Bari instead. Bari is the closest.

By train
There are good connections from Rome in 3½ hours or a high-speed train from Milan will get you there in just under 7 hours.



By car
The train station is a block away from a National rental car office.

By bus
The bus station is just in front of the railway station. AirBus directly connects Foggia to two Campanian cities: Naples and Ariano Irpino.

See
Take a walk in the Old Town along via Arpi from via Fuiani until the end where you find the 3 Archi (the remains of the old walls of the town). Explore the little streets and squares adjacent along the way, along with the Cathedral.

Do
Visit the farmer's market in Via Rosati every day in the morning.

Also, Foggia is close to Lucera, an old walled city, and adjacent to the Gargano peninsula.

Eat
There is an abundance of restaurants in Foggia. There are several nice restaurants around the Old Town.

Mid-range

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Go next
Naples, the ancient Kingdom's capital, and Campania region are not far from Foggia. Ariano Irpino (named as Ariano in Apulia until 1930) is a characteristic town located astride Apennines along the statal road SS90 (formerly the national Apulia's road) connecting Foggia to Naples. Ariano Irpino (60 km from Foggia) was a relevant city in the Middle Age within the Duchy of Apulia: there King Roger II convened the Assizes of Ariano in 1140 and minted ducats. Today Ariano Irpino preserves the Norman Castle where King Roger II lived in; the castle, surrounded by a wide public park, still overlooks the mountain pass between Apulia and Campania with very panoramic views. Within the castle is housed a Norman Museum with other museums and churches (particularly the Romanic Cathedral) being scattered in the town, where both local art and cuisine mingle Apulian and Campanian elements.