has shaped the calcareous rock into grottoes and arches. The coast is rugged, and many sights are accessible only by sea.

Pizzomunno and its legend

Vieste's best-known landform is Pizzomunno, a sea stack standing 26.6 m high, situated on the Spiaggia del Castello ("Castle Beach").

The stone connects to a local legend about a fisherman called Pizzomunno whose true love was captured