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Information about the region Molise:
Travel and traffic routes, excursions: Italy | Molise | Campobasso | Termoli |
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We shall hazard a slogan for this small and delightful region
of the southern Adriatic: Molise"Pay a visit, before
it becomes fashionable". Ah yes, because it is not difficult
to predict the mass discovery of this land where everything
still has the "flavour" of old times: from the splendid
landscapes to the folk traditions, from the gastronomic attractions
(fabulous cheeses, among the many other typical products)
to the community life, from the hospitality of the inhabitants
to the unspoilt sea, from the craftsmanship (the bells of
Agnone are famous) to the quiet life in the villages of the
interior. It is a genuine pleasure to visit Molise. 
Starting
from the regional capital, Campobasso, with its evocative
tangle of historic streets and the fifteenth-century Monforte
castle. At Termoli, the most important town of the province
of 
Campobasso,
the Mediterranean sunshine illuminates the ancient walls constructed
by Emperor Frederick and the massive sixteenth-century castle
that looms over the sea. And everywhere in Molise, nature
seems to keep watch over history, preserving memories. As
in the esplanade at Sepino, whose archaeological zone testifies
to the ancient Roman colony, and in the vicinity of Pietrabbondante,
where another interesting archaeological site recalls the
remote existence of the Sannites, an ancient Italic people
which dared to challenge and fight the power of Rome. And
again, in the province of Isernia (the second city of Molise,
with a beautiful Cathedral and fourteenth-century fountain),
where the ancient abbey of S. Vincenzo al Volturno rises,
solitary and majestic. A visit to Molise really is worthwhile,
then. Before it becomes fashionable.
