The salt marshes of Puglia's Margherita di Savoia are a veritable open air salt mine, famous since the 2nd century B.C. when the population originating from Dalmatia started to exploit this, the territory's most valuable treasure.
The salt marshes of Margherita di Savoia are the largest in the whole of Europe extending over some 4500 hectares of land. From the salt bed a precious "fango" or mud is extracted, a substance which has made Margherita di Savoia a popular destination with spa enthusiasts.
In 1977 the salt marshes were awarded status as National Nature Reserve, so as to better protect the diverse flora and fauna which inhabit them. The Nature Reserve of Margherita di Savoia is a favourite spot for bird watchers, eager to observe the dozens of rare species which either reside in the reserve permanently or stop off here during their migratory journeys.
Herons, silt plovers and flamingos are just three of the bird species to be found here. Where there is salt there is sea. Here, the blue sea of the Adriatic washes the long beaches of Margerita di Savoia on which numerous superb bathing resorts are situated.
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Puglia other destinations
- Alberobello
- Andria
- Bari
- Barletta
- Bovino
- Brindisi
- Canosa di Puglia
- Cisternino
- Foggia
- Gallipoli
- Gargano
- Ginosa
- Lecce
- Locorotondo
- Manduria
- Manfredonia
- Margherita di Savoia
- Martina Franca
- Mattinata
- Nardò
- Ostuni
- Otranto
- Peschici
- Polignano a Mare
- San Giovanni Rotondo
- Santa Maria di Leuca
- Taranto
- Trani
- Tremiti Islands
- Vieste
Margherita di Savoia Italy Hotel Collection.
Our unique collection of Italian boutique hotels, small luxury hotels and resorts.
Baia delle Zagare Mattinata
Baia delle Zagare - Mattinata Hotels | Hotel Baia delle Zagare, a seaside hotel situated within the National Park of the Gargano.
Via Litoranea Mattinata - Mattinata (Foggia)
Cefalicchio Country House Canosa di Puglia
Cefalicchio Country House - Canosa di Puglia Hotels | Cefalicchio Country House is one of those places in which the Puglians' love of their land has become a modus...
Contrada Cefalicchio - Canosa di Puglia (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
Nicolaus Bari
Nicolaus - Bari Hotels | An upscale, modern business hotel, featuring excellent convention facilities.
Via Ciasca Cardinale Agostino, 9 - Bari (Bari)
Resort Bufi Molfetta
Resort Bufi - Molfetta Hotels | A B&B with private beach and spa? Welcome to Resort Bufi, your stylish seaside hideaway in Molfetta, Puglia.
Via Sant'Orsola, 63 - Molfetta (Bari)
Villa Casadangelo Andria
Villa Casadangelo - Andria Hotels | In an elegant 19th century country house just beyond the city of Andria, Villa Casadangelo is a charming bed and...
Via Canosa, 150 - Andria (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
Biomasseria Lama di Luna Andria
Biomasseria Lama di Luna - Andria Hotels | Lama di Luna is a fabulous example of a typical Puglian farmhouse transformed in environmentally friendly county...
Località Montegrosso - Andria (Barletta-Andria-Trani)
Margherita di Savoia Italy towns in the vicinity
Trani
Within a small inlet, transformed in to a well sheltered port, one finds Trani. Trani is now a...
Andria
The second most populated city in the province of Bari, Andria can be found at the foot of the...
Margherita di Savoia
The salt marshes of Puglia's Margherita di Savoia are a veritable open air salt mine, famous...
Barletta
Also known as the City of the Challenge, Barletta is a thriving agricultural and industrial town...


