Orsara di Puglia is a small town and comune in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southern Italy.

[4] The origins of Orsara date back to antiquity, as can be deduced from some archaeological findings that attest to the contacts with the Osci and the Irpini.

In Roman times it was affected by the Second Punic War while the Via Traiana, a variant of the more ancient Via Appia, passed along the course of the Sannoro stream.

In the 8th century, a community of Basilian monks settled there, dedicated to the cult of the archangel Michael, who was venerated in the cave that today takes his name.

The economy is essentially based on agriculture, with crops of wheat, broad beans, maize and sunflowers; there are poultry, sheep and goat farms.