Molise Tourist Attractions: 10 Top Places to Visit
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Pietrabbondante - Il Santuario, Santuario dell'Addolorata di Castelpetroso, Area Archeologica di Saepinum, Cattedrale di Termoli, Fontana Fraterna, Castello Svevo di Termoli, Castello Monforte, Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno, Borgo Murattiano di Campobasso
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Places to see in ( Campobasso - Italy )
Places to see in ( Campobasso - Italy )
Campobasso is a city and comune in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains. Campobasso is renowned for the craftsmanship of blades (including scissors and knives), a fact well documented since the 14th century. It is also famous for the production of pears and scamorza (cheese). The city is the home of the University of Molise and of the Archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano.
The origins of Campobasso are disputed. According to the most widely held theory, the city was founded by the Lombards before the 8th century as a fortified camp on the slope of the hill where the castle stands. The original name was Campus vassorum, suggesting that the city was the seat of the vassals of the duke of Spoleto. After the Norman conquest of Southern Italy, Campobasso lost its importance as a defensive stronghold, but became a significant trading and administration centre.
One of the mains attractions of Campobasso is the Castello Monforte, built in 1450 by the local ruler Nicola II Monforte, over Lombard or Norman ruins. The castle has Guelph merlons and stands on a commanding point, where traces of ancient settlements (including Samnite walls) have been found. The current construction is the result of later rebuilding after the earthquakes of 1456 and 1805.
Next to the castle is the Chiesa della Madonna del Monte (Santa Maria Maggiore), erected in the 11th century and rebuilt in 1525. It houses a precious wooden statue of the Incoronata from 1334. Below the castle, the church of St. George is probably the oldest in Campobasso, built around the year 1000 AD over the ruins of a Pagan temple.
The Cathedral, or Chiesa della Santissima Trinità (Church of the Holy Trinity), was built in 1504 outside the city walls. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1805 and a new Neoclassical edifice was built in 1829. The church of San Bartolomeo is a Romanesque building from the 11th century, in limestone. The interior has a nave and two aisles.
San Leonardo (14th century) has a façade mixing Gothic and Romanesque elements, and a side mullioned window with vegetable decorations influenced by the Apulian architecture of the period. Villa de Capoa, recently restored, is a noteworthy garden with statues and a wide variety of plant species, including sequoias, Norway Spruces, cypresses and Lebanon Cedars.
Campobasso railway station, which is managed by Centostazioni, is located in the centre of the city at the junction of two lines: that from Termoli to Vairano and the branch from Benevento. Road traffic is regulated by the State Road Sannitica, by the State Road SS645 Del Tappino and by the State Road 647 Fondo Valle del Biferno.
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Castello Monforte
Museo Sannitico
Museo dei Misteri
Borgo Murattiano di Campobasso
Cattedrale della Santissima Trinita
Palazzo Pistilli
Cantine D'Uva
Villa De Capoa
Chiesa di San Bartolomeo
Teatro Savoia
Peaceful town of Santa Maria Del Molise in Isernia Italy
The town where my grandparents are from.
The Town of Santa Maria Del Molise in Isernia is where my maternal grandparents were from prior their immigration to Canada in the 1950’s. After visiting some distant relatives of my mother's father, we went to the local cemetery and see the tombs of my great grandparents whom I visited on my first trip to Italy back in 1992. I recall during my visit 23 years ago, my great grandfather giving me a pear juice and showing me and my mom the loaded Luger he kept loaded by his bedside, because he said in the countryside you got to protect yourself. He explained to us that he was a guard Mussolini's fascist government in the Second World War and he kept his gun and his uniform as memories. The dilapidated house he once lived in which was also the house where my grandfather grew up in has long since been restored and sold to people we don't know.
We later went to see the nearby Santuario dell'Addolorata in Castelpetroso. My grandmother recounted stories of when she was younger she would walk to this church with her mother and pray and the well of the apparition. There is story that the virgin marry appeared to two young girls named Serafina and Bibiana. Truly a beautiful and peaceful location to visit, we also celebrated my father’s 57th birthday at the nearby cafe.
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Molise Region - Italy
Molise (pronounced [moˈliːze]) is a region of Southern Italy, the second smallest of the regions. It was formerly (until 1963) part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise (with Abruzzo) and now a separate entity. The region covers 4,438 km² and has a population of about 300,000.
Molise is the newest Italian region, since it was established in 1963, when the region Abruzzi e Molise was split in two. It became effective only in 1970.
Economy
Though there is a large Fiat plant (Termoli), the industrial sector is dominated by the building industry with small and medium-sized firms spread widely throughout the region. Another important industry is food processing: pasta, meat, milk products, oil and wine are the traditional products of the region. In the services sector the most important industries are distribution, hotels and catering, followed by transport and communications, banking and insurance. With few exceptions, in all sectors firms are small, and this explains the difficulties encountered when marketing products on a national scale.[1]
After the earthquake of 2002 some of the communities in Molise became the focus of a generous government policy which contributed state money to individuals willing to make their homes more resistant to seismic activity. Larino, near Termoli, was a particular beneficiary of this policy and the town, already one of the most beautiful in the province, has been transformed. It was policy to return the houses to their historical colours and, based on careful research, the structures were painted in a range of soft pastel tones. As a result Larino has become an important centre for tourism and scores of expatriates from all over the world are returning to live in the revived centro storico (antique centre).
International tourism is becoming more evident largely as a result of the international flights from other European states, Great Britain, and North America which enter Pescara not far to the north in Abruzzo. The tourists are attracted by large expanses of unspoiled beaches, a relative lack of congestion, and the gentle pace of life.
Italian farmhouse for sale in Ripabottoni, Molise
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Surrounded by nature and peace, amazing accommodation property, turned to farmhouse/restaurant placed in Molise region, more precisely in Ripabottoni. The property features a restaurant with indoor 50 dining room seats plus 80 outside space, bedroom, independent bungalows furnished and comfortable, riding stables, farm animals, outdoor swimming pool with snack bar, bowling alley, bicycle trails, vegetable garden and fruit trees. The sale included all that is already present in the structure, functioning since 2001 (furniture, dishes, utensils, professional kitchen, agricultural vehicles, etc). The whole property is bordered by Tratturo, the old road of transhumance. Excellent investment for those who love good cuisine and peace life. Distances: 34km from Campobasso, 24km from Lake Liscione or Lake Guardialfiera, 122km from the ski slopes of Roccaraso, 98km from the ski slopes of Capracotta, 82km from Isernia and 53km from Termoli; which is connected by ships and ferries which will take you through the wonderful Tremiti Islands also called Diomede Islands, located in the province of Foggia. The pearl of the Adriatic, the favorite destinations of tourists who love nature, tranquility and the excellent cuisine are: San Domino, San Nicola, Cretaccio, Caprara and Pianosa.