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The Tavoliere (Apulian Table) is a prehistoric seabed that originated the largest Italian plain, after the Pianura Padana. It covers a surface of 3000 km² and it is bounded by the Daunian Pre-Apennines on the West, the Gargano Promomtory and the Adriatic Sea on the East, and by the Ofanto and Fortore rivers on the south. The name Tavoliere stems from the Latin term Tabulae censuariae ( revenue records), tables on which state-owned areas were registered during the Middle Ages. The Tavoliere delle Puglie has been a land devoted to winter sheep farming which, using apposite cattle-tracks, reached the pasture lands of Apennines during summer. After intensive works of drainage, the plain is now highly cultivated. The crops widely spread are wheat, beet, tomato, especially in the area of Foggia, together with olive groves and vines which produce quality oils and wines titled with the mark DOP (Protected designation of origin) and DOC (Guaranteed quality). If you fly over the Tavoliere, the variety of crops and seasonal colors of the landscape will appear as a valuable Persian carpet.