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The fascination of the Varano Lake<\/strong> is the demonstration that a holiday on the Gargano<\/strong> goes very beyond the blue of the sea and the green of the Forest. It is situated on the northern coast of the Gargano and is the largest Italian coastal lake and the largest in southern Italy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Traditionally is called lake, but in reality it is a lagoon<\/strong>: fed by many springs of fresh water from the nearby mountains, it is separated from the Adriatic Sea<\/strong> by a strip of land along just one kilometer, called Varano Island<\/strong>, but communicates with it through two canals: The Canal of Varano and the Canal of Capoiale.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Famous for the fishing for eels and mussels and for the number of waterfowl that live there, such as ducks, herons, flamingos and cormorants, the Varano Lake is a true haven for local fishermen<\/strong> which every day with their sandali<\/em> (the typical local boats) animate the silent immobility of the Lake, becoming, even their, part of lacustrine landscapes really fascinating.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With an excursion boat on the Varano Lake<\/strong>, you can admire sceneries of rare beauty: the lake banks covered of secular olive trees and rich of caves and natural sources, the Crucifix<\/strong> that emerges from waters in the middle of the Lake and the small church <\/strong>of the SS. Annunziata <\/strong>located on the eastern shore of the lake, where it’s guarded a beautiful Crucifix of the 1330 venerated by the inhabitants of Ischitella and surrounding towns. For discovering the landscaping and wilderness beauties of this place it’s possible also follow the lakeside on foot <\/strong>or by bicycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n During the Second World War, the Varano Lake was used as a support base for submarines and seaplanes engaged in war actions in the Adriatic Sea.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n