What grows here
Candela
11 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
In Puglia's Foggia province, Candela's landscape directly shapes its agricultural bounty, giving rise to 11 distinct protected denominations. The local terroir, defined by specific soil compositions and climate, provides an ideal environment for products such as the robust Oliva Alta Daunia DOP. This cherished olive, cultivated across a zone encompassing 61 municipalities, thrives here, alongside the acclaimed Canestrato Pugliese DOP cheese and wines falling under the Daunia IGT. Candela vividly illustrates how centuries of cultivation tradition, intrinsically linked to this particular corner of Puglia, consistently yield exceptional regional specialties for international appreciation.