Lido di Siponto

Leave Foggia on S.S. 89 (the "Gargaànica"), which runs northeast through the extensive and well-cultivated Apulian plain. In 27km/17mi, on the right, is San Leonardo, formerly a lodge of the Teutonic Order but now a farmhouse (Masseria), with a square Romanesque church (richly sculptured 12th century doorway). Soon afterwards the road reaches the coast at Lido di Siponto (5m/17ft), the Roman Sipontum, which was abandoned in the 13th century. Among the remains is the cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore (consecrated 1117), on a square ground plan, with an interesting crypt.