It is in Apulia, between the sea and the plains, that Carapelle was born—the oldest settlement among the Cinque Reali Siti of the Tavoliere. We are talking about an ancient union of agricultural towns that took shape in the Aragonese and Bourbon periods, comprising Carapelle, Ordona, Orta Nova, Stornara, and Stornarella.
The municipalities were founded in the 18th century with the aim, on the part of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, of repopulating the area by assigning families homes, land, and tools. These places share a strong rural identity, tied to the land, to the rhythm of the seasons, and to a landscape that has been devoted to agriculture for centuries.
Just a few kilometres away lies the Adriatic coast, with the beaches of the Gulf of Manfredonia; while to the north, the Gargano promontory creates a sharp contrast between plain and hills, between open fields and forests. This location makes the area a natural meeting point of different environments: sea, plain, and uplands coexist within a surprisingly compact space.
Even today, straight roads, historic masserie, and open fields tell the story of this past shaped by agricultural work.