Patron saint festival In 241 days
Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the town of the monumental fountain
📅 Every year, on 13 June
Orta Nova celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June.
The origins of Orta Nova—known simply as Orta until 1862—remain a matter of historical debate. The name of this Apulian town of nearly 17,000 residents might derive from the Latin hortus (garden), a directional nod to the East, or even a translation of "crooked born" (ortus).
The settlement stretches across the southern edge of the Tavoliere, Foggia's expansive plain, sitting on the right bank of the Carapelle river. It lies approximately 25 kilometers from the provincial capital.
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Near Orta Nova
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Places to see within 25 km
Outside Orta Nova, but an easy day trip away.
castello di San Lorenzo 📍 Gattinara · 6.2 km At 540 metres, the ruins of the castle Vercelli raised in 1187 over the mouths of the Valsesia chiesa di San Pietro 📍 Gattinara · 7.7 km The grand chancellor of Charles V asked to be buried underfoot, out of humility Villa Cavalleri 📍 Gattinara · 7.4 km Twenty oak barrels of a hundred hectolitres, then a storm and a passage to Argentina chiesa di Santa Marta 📍 Gattinara · 7.8 km Beneath the baroque, frescoes of 1460 survive: processions of notables and common folk chiesa di Santa Maria del Rosario 📍 Gattinara · 8.0 km Gerolamo Giovenone's triptych of the early 1530s, above the niche of the Virgin Torre delle Castelle 📍 Gattinara · 7.9 km Gattinara's symbol: an eleventh-century tower between two walled enclosures, now among vineyards