About
The English-language Gargano doesn't exist yet.
2.2 million overnight stays in Vieste alone in 2025. Zero dedicated English-language websites. This is that website.
Puglia grew 13% in tourist arrivals last year. The English content didn't keep up.
Search for property in Puglia and you'll find Ostuni, Alberobello, the Valle d'Itria. That's 60km of the region. The Gargano peninsula — 120km of coastline, a UNESCO forest, 15 towns, property at half the price — barely registers in English.
The Italian sites exist. doveandiamosulgargano.it has deep local knowledge. visitvieste.com covers Vieste well. But the English is rough, the UX is worse, and nobody covers the property side at all.
Costadura fills that gap. Property guidance, area guides, and a professional directory — in English, with the practical detail that travel magazines skip.
Who runs this
An Italian with family in the Gargano and a background in property services.
I grew up visiting the Gargano every summer. My family is from Foggia province. I know the towns, the food, the people who build houses and the people who inspect them.
I also run a professional services business that works with Italian bureaucracy daily — citizenship applications, document procurement, consulate procedures. The property buying process in Italy shares the same DNA: notai, catasto, comuni, and a system that assumes you speak Italian and know how it works.
Costadura exists because I kept answering the same questions from friends and contacts. Where to buy. How much it really costs. Who to trust. Whether the €1 house thing is real. The answers were always longer than expected. So I wrote them down properly.
What this is
- Practical guides with real numbers — prices per square metre, tax calculations, professional fees
- Honest opinions. If a town is dead in winter, we say so. If an agent works for both sides, we explain what that means.
- A directory of local professionals we've verified — registered, insured, working in regola
- Free referrals. No commission. We connect you and step back.
What this is not
- Not a travel agency. We don't book hotels or sell tours.
- Not an estate agency. We don't list or sell properties.
- Not legal or financial advice. We explain the process so you know what to ask — then you hire the professionals.
- Not a €1 house hype site. We wrote what they actually cost.
The name
Costadura
Costadura was a port on the Gargano coast. Greek sailors used it. Daunian traders used it. Medieval pilgrims landed there on the way to the Sanctuary of San Michele. The name meant something like “arrival point” — where the Gargano begins.
Earthquakes in the 13th century destroyed what was left. The port is gone. The name survived in fragments — old maps, local memory, a few references in medieval chronicles.
It felt right for a site about arriving in the Gargano for the first time.
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Get in touch
Questions about the Gargano. Corrections to something we've written. Tips about a place we haven't covered. Professional listing enquiries.
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