Tremiti Islands
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| Comune di Isole Tremiti | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Puglia |
| Province | Foggia (FO) |
| Mayor | Giuseppe Calabrese (since May 26, 2003) |
| Elevation | m |
| Area | 3 km² |
| Population | |
| - Total | 367 |
| - Density | 122/km² |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | |
| Dialing code | 0882 |
| Postal code | 71040 |
| Frazioni | Isola San Nicola, Isola San Domino |
| Website: www.comune.isoletremiti.fg.it (Italian) | |
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.
[edit] 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 monarch 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.
[edit] Weblink
- Lucadea.com (Italian) - Some pictures from Tremiti Islands
