Serracapriola (''''Særræchæprióle'''' or simply ''''a Særre'''' in the local '' apulo-molisana speech'') is an Italian town of 4.039 inhabitants, located in the

province of Foggia The Province of Foggia ( it, Provincia di Foggia ; Foggiano: ) is a province in the Apulia (Puglia) region of southern Italy. This province is also known as Daunia, after the Daunians, an Iapygian pre-Roman tribe living in Tavoliere plain, and ...

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. It is part of the

Gargano National Park The Gargano National Park () is a national park in the province of Foggia in southern Italy. Aside from the Gargano promontory (encompassing the ancient woodlands of the Foresta Umbra) from which it takes its name, it includes also the Tremiti Is ...

, and it is placed at the border between Apulia and

Molise Molise (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Neapolitan, Mulise) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise, alongside the region of Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effe ...

, on a hill 270 meters tall (about 885 feet). The climate is Mediterrean, being placed few kilometers from the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...

. In Serracapriola, the convent of the Padri Cappuccini is located, and it is one of the oldest in Puglia. Here, in 1905 San Pio da Pietrelcina began its teologic studies. It is possible to visit his lodging within the convent. At same place, it is possible to see the paint of the Madonna of Graces (namely “''Madonna delle Grazie''”).

Geography

The town is bordered by

Chieuti Chieuti ( aae, Qefti) is an Arbëreshë town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Euro ...

, Lesina,

Rotello Rotello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso. Rotello borders the following municipalities: Montelongo, Montorio nei Frentani, San Martino in Pensilis, S ...

San Martino in Pensilis San Martino in Pensilis is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northeast of Campobasso.The settlement was formerly inhabited by an Arbëreshë community, who have since assimilat ...

San Paolo di Civitate San Paolo di Civitate is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. San Paolo di Civitate was historically an Arbëreshë settlement, the inhabitants however no longer use the Albanian language. Hist ...

and

Torremaggiore Torremaggiore is a town, ''comune'' (municipality) and former seat of a bishopric, in the province of Foggia in the Apulia (in Italian: ''Puglia''), region of southeast Italy. It lies on a hill, over the sea, and is famous for production of win ...

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