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[[Image:Monte sant'angelo castle old.jpg|thumb|250px|The Castle of Monte Sant'Angelo in an early 20th century photograph.]]
'''Monte Sant'Angelo''' merupakan sebuah bandar dan ''[[komun]]'' di [[Wilayah Foggia]] di [[Apulia]] [[Itali]].
<!--==History Sejarah ==
Monte Sant'Angelo assebagai asebuah townbandar appearedhanya onlymuncul inpada theabad eleventh centurykesebelas. <!--Between 1081 and 1103, Monte Sant'Angelo was the capital of a large [[Italo-Normans|Norman]] dominion under the control of [[Henry, Count of Monte Sant'Angelo|Count Henry]], who was a vassal of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. The grotto which houses the [[Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel]] where according to legend, [[St. Michael]] appeared in 490, 492 and 493, has been the site of many famous pilgrimages, which started from [[Mont Saint Michel]]. [[Pope John Paul II]] visited the sanctuary in 1987.
In the 17th century the city became part of the [[Kingdom of Naples]], to which it belonged until the [[unification of Italy]] in the 19th century.-->
[[Fail:Junno - Monte Sant'Angelo.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Monte Sant'Angelo]]
==Main sights==
The most important attraction of Monte Sant'Angelo is the [[Sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo]], built in the 13th century by [[Charles I of Anjou]].
Other sights include:
*The Castle has bastions of different ages. The most ancient part, called ''Torre dei Giganti'' ("Giants' Tower") is a pentagonal tower 18 m-high, with walls 3.7 m thick. The first news on its history dates back to 979; later, it was the residence of [[Rainulf Drengot|Rainulf I of Aversa]] and the [[Robert Guiscard]], who built the Norman Tower and the Treasure Hall. Emperor [[Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick II]] restored the construction to use it as residence for his mistress [[Bianca Lancia]], while under the [[House of Anjou|Angevines]]{{dn}} it was used mainly as prison. Later, from 1464 to 1485, the fortress was the residence of the exiled Albanian condottiero [[Skanderbeg]]. The castle was largely rebuilt in the late 15th century by [[Ferdinand I of Naples|Ferdinand I]]. According to a legend, the castle is currently home to the ghost of Bianca Lancia (popularly known as "Biancalancia"), whose sighs can be heard especially in the winter time.
*The Tomb of [[Rothari]] (Baptistry of San Giovanni in Tumba), a baptistery dating back from the 12th century accessible from the 18th century of St. Peter. The portal has notable reliefs with Biblical stories. The name of "Tomb" is a misspelling of the Latin term ''Tumba'', meaning "dome".
*The church of ''Santa Maria Maggiore'' (11th-12th centuries). The façade has blind arcades and a baldachin portal with sculpted frames. The interior has a nave and two aisles, divided by columns with sculpted capitals. The walls have Byzantine-style frescoes.
*The Abbey of Pulsano, at 8 km from the city. It was built in 591 over a Pagan temple and was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1646.
==Economy==
Monte Sant'Angelo's economy is still largely based on agriculture and breeding. A certain touristical importance is related to the presence of the [[Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel]].
==Transportation==
Monte Sant'Angelo can be reached by road through the Foggia-Monte Sant'Angelo SP.55 provincial road. The SP.89 provincial road passes through the ''frazione'' of Macchia.-->
==Rujukan==
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