Travel Reference
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Walkers and mountain bikers will find plenty of well-marked trails within the forest's
5790 sq km.
The small visitor centre in the middle of the forest houses a
museum and nature centre
(
www.ecogargano.it
;
admission €1.20; 9am-7pm mid-Apr-mid-Oct)
with fossils, photographs, and
stuffed animals and birds. Half-day guided hikes (per person €10), bike hire (per hour/day
€5/25), and walking maps (€2.50) are available.
Specialist tour operators organise hiking, biking and 4WD excursions in the park. These
include Agenzia Sol (
Click here
)
and
Explora Gargano
( 0884 70 22 37;
www.exploragargano.it
; Via
Santa Maria di Merino 62; hiking & mountain biking half-day from €70, quad tours & jeep safari per day from €50)
in
Vieste and
Soc Cooperative Ecogargano
(
0884 56 54 44;
www.ecogargano.it
)
in Monte Sant'Angelo.
Sleeping
La Chiusa delle More
( 330 54 37 66;
www.lachiusadellemore.it
; B&B per person €200-240; May-Sep; )
La Chi-
usa delle More offers an escape from the cramped coast. An attractive stone-built
agritur-
ismo
(farm stay), only 1.5km from Peschici, it's set in a huge olive grove, and you can
dine on home-grown produce, borrow mountain bikes and enjoy panoramic views from
your poolside lounger. Note there is a three-night minimum stay.
B&B
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