Situation
Foggia, chief town of the province of the same name, which was also known as "Capitanata", is situated in the northern part of the Adriatic coastal region of Apulia, south of the Monte Gargano promontory. Once a favorite residence of the Emperor
Frederick II, it is both the geographical and the economic center of the extensive Apulian plains, the Tavoliere di Puglia. Almost all the town's medieval buildings were destroyed in an earthquake in 1731. With its wide tree-lined streets and its many new buildings, including those erected after the Second World War to make good the severe destruction which the town had suffered, Foggia is now a town of very modern appearance.
The hub of the town's traffic is the Piazza Cavour, to the east of the center. Adjoining the east side of the square, beyond a colonnade, is the municipal park, extending eastwards. From the Piazza Cavour Viale XXIV Maggio, lined by fine buildings, runs northeast to the station. To the west of the Piazza Cavour is the Piazza Umberto Giordano, from the far end of which the busy Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Foggia's principal street, leads into the old town center. 300m/990ft west it is crossed by another busy street, the Corso Garibaldi, along which, to the southwest, are the Prefecture and the Town Hall.
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