TREMITI ISLANDS

'Tremiti' (Italian: ''Isole Tremiti'') is an archipelago of the Adriatic Sea, north of the Gargano Peninsula. It constitutes a ''comune'' of Italy's Province of Foggia, and forms part of the Gargano national park (''Parco nazionale del Gargano''); the name of the islands is linked to their increased seismic hazard, with a history of earthquakes - the source word ''tremolanti'' is linked to ''tremors''.
The islands were used for the internment of political prisoners during Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime. This was not exactly a novelty: two millennia earlier Augustus had sent his granddaughter Julia the Younger in exile to one of these islands (then named ''Trimerus'').
The islands are now an important tourist attraction - due to the clear waters surrounding them.

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Islands

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Islands

★ San Domino is the most touristically developed island and features the only sand beach in the archipelago.

★ San Nicola is the island where the major part of the population resides. It is the site of a monastery where a monk named Nicolò was buried. The legend says that every time someone tried to move his corpse off the island, a violent storm would start, preventing navigation around the island.

★ Capraia (or ''Capperaia'') is deserted, it forms part of the national park.

★ Cretaccio is in fact, a major block of clay, and thus uninhabited.

★ Pianosa is a small uninhabited island. Its maximum height is 15 meters. Sometimes, during storms, the waves are able to cover it.

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★ Tremiti Islands - Tremiti Islands

★ Lucadea.com - Some pictures from Tremiti Islands

★ Isole Tremiti On Line - Tremiti Islands