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Extract from the Manfredonia and Siponto Travel Guides:
By Puglian standards,
MANFREDONIA
is a new town, a mere 600 years old, founded - as the name suggests - by Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II. The Austrians struck the first blow of World War I on Italian soil here by bombing the town's station in 1915, but this is really Manfredonia's only claim to fame. The town is seen more as the gateway to the Gargano promontory, and most people pass quickly through. Still, what the town lacks in historical sights is more than made up for by its sandy beaches, which stretch for miles down the coast.
The
Castello
, on Corso Manfredi, was started by Manfr...
read the whole Manfredonia and Siponto Travel Guides...
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