The Gargano National Park is a protected natural area established in 1991. It is located in Puglia and precisely in the extreme north-eastern part, often called the 'Spur of Italy'. The territory is located entirely in the Province of Foggia and is the Italian part closest to the Croatian coast. It covers 118,144 hectares. The Gargano Mountain Community is also part of the park. The four Tremiti islands (marine reserve) are part of the park. Inside the park is the Umbra Forest. In the Gargano National Park there are unique habitats: from dense and extensive forests to Mediterranean scrub, from large karst plateaus to steep cliffs overlooking the sea, with caves, wooded valleys that descend to the sea, coastal lagoons, hills and steppe plains (such as the Marshes of Frederick II).