Alley of the Kiss
The alley of the kiss is located a few meters from the church of San Giuseppe in the heart of the historic centre of Vico del Gargano. Having become a symbol of the city it is about 30 meters long and 50 centimetres wide; so tight that sweethearts are forced to “touch” each other. Legend has it that this alley in the past represented a sort of “blessed place” for lovers. The sweethearts met in the alley that they walked several times just to be able to touch; to aumante the joy of love there would also be the fruit symbol of Vico del Gargano or the orange, which if detached from the decoration of the Saint and given to the other half, turns into a special love filter.
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