Paduli, whose name probably derives from Batulo, mentioned by the poet Silvio Italico in the poem "De bello punico", is located on the top of a spur between the valley of the river Calore and that of Tammaro; is an active agricultural center and is known mainly for the production of excellent oil.

Due to its geographical position, it has always had a strategic importance in the course of history, being an obligatory passage both for trade and for the war enterprises as it allowed to reach Puglia in a short time. In Roman times, in its territory and precisely on the ancient Via Consolare Egnazia that from Benevento to the valley of Tammaro went to Aecae (Troia), was located the site of the Forum Novum (public market) perhaps a stop for changing cars (mutatio) in the Roman Itineraries.

In 1137 Roger the Norman took refuge in Paduli to resist the siege of Count Rainulf; after the Swabian era, it passed under the control of the County of Ariano. The Angevins, in the fourteenth century, prevented the papal government to take possession of it, later becoming a possession of Alfonso of Aragon. It was a fief of the Carbone, the Caracciolo and the Coscia family, who in 1727 built the feudal palace, now the seat of the Municipality. The primitive village of Paduli is almost entirely abandoned both because of the damage caused by the earthquakes of 1456, 1688 and then 1980, and because of a continuous emigration.

Definitely worth seeing is the church of S. Bartolomeo, the most important building of worship in the country, dating back to the early eighteenth century which has a particular facade, remnant of an earlier Romanesque church, with two slabs of limestone with bas-reliefs of Roman times ; the church of S. Giovanni, with an internal nave, with a beautiful Romanesque facade; the church of S. Rocco, a small one-nave church with a very elegant facade; the church of the Madonna di Lourdes, a building of modern architecture, which preserves the wooden statue of the Madonna, venerated by the marshes in June.

Finally, on the ruins of a medieval manor, stands Palazzo Coscia, a fortified country residence built by the noble Coscia and of which only the first level remains intact today. It is interesting to make an excursion to Paduli for the presence of mills that produce the excellent PDO certified oil. A lunch of homemade pasta with meat sauce, grilled with a side of salad seasoned with excellent oil, will surely brighten the day of tourists visiting the town. An opportunity for the visit is given by the Carnival, which every year is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday.

Floats, masks, songs, dances, shows, gastronomy and music will cheer the venerated visitor of the marshes in June. Finally, on the ruins of a medieval manor, stands Palazzo Coscia, a fortified country residence built by the noble Coscia and of which only the first level remains intact today. It is interesting to make an excursion to Paduli for the presence of mills that produce the excellent PDO certified oil. A lunch of homemade pasta with meat sauce, grilled with a side of salad seasoned with excellent oil, will surely brighten the day of tourists visiting the town.

An opportunity for the visit is given by the Carnival, which every year is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday. Floats, masks, songs, dances, shows, gastronomy and music will cheer the venerated visitor of the marshes in June. Finally, on the ruins of a medieval manor, stands Palazzo Coscia, a fortified country residence built by the noble Coscia and of which only the first level remains intact today.