Molise with Hotels, descriptions, rates, infos and photos
MAIN INFORMATION: The Molise shows oneself to right, for a short feature, on the Adriatic sea.
Molise is bordered by the Abruzzo to the north-west, by the Lazio to the west, by the Campania to the
south, by the Puglia to the south-east.
Campobasso and Isernia are the main cities of the Region.
In the Campobasso area, which is the capital of the Region, there are are 84 cities, in the Isernia
area there are 52 cities.
The shape of the territory is rectangular, for the half composed by mountains.
The Mouth of Forli, situated on the north, indicates the limit between the centre and the meridional
Appennino and it is situated at 998 meters; near Vinchiaturo mountains comes down to 515 meters, just
before joining the Molise with the Campania.
The hills are amost nearly to the coast, which is low and lacking in ports.
The rivers are little and short.
The main ones are the Trigno, the Fortore, and the Volturno.
The last one only slides in Molise for the main part, then it enter in Campania and there meet the sea.
We must remember that the Biferno river comes down from the Matese and is an emissary of the Guardialfiera
lake. Occhitto lake is an artificial one, generated by an obstruction on the Fortore.
The typical wheather in Molise is continental inside becoming mild in proximity of the coast.
Molise got some proctect areas as well: the region is indeed classified on a national level as
protected areas.
Protected areas are the National Park of Abruzzi, Lazio and Molise, Bosco Casale, Guardiaregia and
the areas of Collemeluccio, Montedimezzo and Pesche.
PLACES OR EVENTS OF INTEREST:
Monastery and archaeological area of San Vincenzo al Volturno, the castle of Roccamandolfi, Roman Villa of Santa Maria della Strada, Castle Roccamandolfi, fountain of Fraternal in Isernia
CUISINE - DINING:
Fave the crumb of bread, Cavatelli and pork, Crioli with walnuts, Tacozze and beans, Capra to Molise, Magliatiélle, tripe to zepétta, Caggiunitti, Taralli
