Villaruberto Bed & Breakfast a San Giovanni Rotondo città di Padre Pio

Vieste: Vieste is a town of 13,414 inhabitants in the province of Foggia. It is part of the Gargano National Park and the Mountain Community of the Gargano. Gargano seaside resort, the quality of bathing water has been repeatedly awarded the Blue Flag award of the Foundation for Environmental Education.

Monte Sant'Angelo: Monte Sant'Angelo is a town of 13,491 inhabitants in the province of Foggia. It is part of the Gargano National Park and the Mountain Community of the Gargano. Born around 1000, between 1086 and 1105 was the capital of a vast estate Norman, stands on a spur of the Gargano between woods and clear blue sea, lying on a rock of limestone full of caves and caverns...

San Matteo and San Marco in Lamis: The city's history is intertwined with that of the sanctuary of St. Matthew, whose building at first glance can be mistaken for an ancient fortress, but in reality is a Capuchin monastery dating from the ninth-X century. In the Middle Ages the imposing structure ensures protection to the inhabitants of the place, for its impregnable position, perched on a hill.

The religious tradition of San Giovanni Rotondo also takes in some of the festivals and rituals of citizens, as the habit of Our Lady, which takes place in the downtown streets on the evening of August 15. Another important feast is that of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which occurs on days 8-9-10 September.

Padre Pio has always been closely linked both to their places of origin, then Pietrelcina, those in which he lived for many years, San Giovanni Rotondo, and thanks to that and its great vitality, always turned to the next and the less fortunate , Which has left many memories and unique photographic evidence.

The crypt, which was passed on the body of the saint, semi-circular shaped and covered by a number of times that taper out from the center completely covered with gold mosaics that tell the story of the life of the saint;

The early years (1887-1918): Francesco Forgione was born May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, a small town on the outskirts of Benevento. He was baptized the next day in the church of Sant'Anna. He was given the name Francesco desire for the mother, devoted to Saint Francis of Assisi.

The Gargano is an imposing promontory in the province of Foggia is basically a mountain range called the "spur of Italy" that stretches for 70 km in the Adriatic Sea, and that gives rise to the Gulf of Manfredonia. To the east, goes so far as the so-called head of the Gargano, to the west is joined with the Tavoliere, covering a total area of about 2000 km ².

History: The town of San Giovanni Rotondo was founded in 1095 on the ruins of an existing village of the fourth century BC, this village are the visible signs, as some of the tombs and a circular baptistery (the epithet "Round" is derived from this) which was once for the worship of Janus-faced God, and was later dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

Francesco Forgione was born May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, a small town on the outskirts of Benevento. He was baptized the following day in St. Anne's Church and was given the name of Francis to the mother's desire, always devoted to St. Francis of Assisi.