Mattinata is the white pearl of the Gargano. A pretty and characteristic village in which to spend your holidays a stone’s throw from the sea and the forest. On this page we tell you how to get there, what to see and some curiosities, enjoy reading! 
Mattinata is a small white village, built on the plain between Monte Sacro and Monte Saraceno. It is a very characteristic village, surrounded by olive trees and very close to the sea. Baia di Mattinatella beachis made of white pebbles, smoothed by the incessant motion of the sea, the water is crystal clear. Near Mattinata you can also reach Baia delle Zagare and the beach of Vignanotica, which have become symbols of the Gargano in the world. Mattinata is an extremely characteristic village also for the local cuisine: the food is so good that it is said that:
“they are all cooks in Mattinata”.
Among the things to see in the surrounding area, we recommend a visit to Monte Sacro on whose top you can visit the ruins of the Benedictine abbey dating back to the 5th century.

A day trip to do near Mattinata is the one to the Umbra Forest, the green lung of Puglia. It is a millenary forest, whose giant trees and numerous paths will make you spend an unforgettable day immersed in nature. Mattinata also enjoys a small port from which it is possible to leave for the Gargano coast. This is also the best way to explore the coast, as you reach all those coves that are not accessible by land.
At the end of June, the “gommonata del Gargano” (dinghy in the Gargano) is held, a nautical event that starts from Mattinata and touches the most beautiful places along the Gargano coast up to the Tremiti Islands.