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Macchia d'Isernia is an Italian town of 1,008 inhabitants in the province of Isernia in Molise. The most important monuments are the baronial castle D'Alena and the church of San Nicola di Bari.
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Castiglione di Carovilli (IS)
Castiglione di Carovilli (o Castiglione) è una frazione del comune di Carovilli, nella provincia di Isernia, Molise. Sito in una zona di grande valore paesaggistico e faunistico, oggi conta circa 200 abitanti, mentre agli inizi del secolo la popolazione era attorno al migliaio di unità. Rilevante è la presenza dell'Oasi WWF di Collearso (attraversata dal fiume Trigno) nella quale si possono osservare molte specie di mammiferi (cinghiale, daino, volpe, lupo, puzzola europea, tasso, donnola), uccelli (nibbio), rettili (vipera comune, lucertola, biscia) e anfibi. Per ciò che riguarda il patrimonio storico e architettonico va segnalata l'antica chiesa sul colle, risalente al Quattrocento, che oggi, specie nei mesi estivi, ospita manifestazioni teatrali e di musica classica.
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Carpinone. Caldora castle.
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Carpinone
The municipality owes its name to the small Carpino river that flows in its territory from north to west. In turn, the Carpino river received its name from the abundance of the "carpioni", the trout males, whose fishing in its waters is numerous. The origins of Carpinone, although not very ancient, date back to at least the tenth century since in 1064 the count of Isernia Bernardo had founded the Monastery of San Marco here, then donated to the abbey of Cassino. Belonged to the County of Isernia during the Lombard domination, in the Norman and Swabian era it belonged to the County of Molise. At the beginning of the Angevin period it became a fiefdom of Tommaso d'Evoli and returned to his family in 1382 after it had belonged first to the Tucciaco family and then to the Count of Gravina.
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Castelpetroso. The places of the Apparition
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Capracotta, winter 2022
Capracotta is an Italian town of 833 inhabitants in the province of Isernia, in Molise. It suffered great destruction during the Second World War and from the second half of the twentieth century it developed on the tourist level as a Molise ski resort together with Campitello Matese. Located at 1,421 meters above sea level, it is, from a geographical point of view, one of the highest areas of the Apennines as well as being the highest municipality in Molise. The town is located on the parallel 41 ½ and on the meridian of Castel dell'Ovo and extends between the countryside of Pescopennataro and Sant'Angelo del Pesco to the north, that of Agnone to the east, of Vastogirardi to the south and S. Pietro Avellana and Castel del Giudice. The highest point in the municipal area is the summit of Monte Campo at 1746 m a.s.l. Downstream of the town, towards the south, are the sources of the Verrino, a tributary of the river Trigno. Just outside the town, on the road to Pescopennataro, is the "Garden of Apennine Flora", a high altitude botanical garden that collects notable floral and tree species from central and southern Italy. Capracotta is an important climatic and ski resort. It has two important facilities: one for alpine skiing, in Monte Capraro, with a chairlift; the other for cross-country skiing in Prato Gentile: the latter facility was the site of the Absolute Italian Cross-Country Skiing Championships in 1997.
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Isernia. The Sanctuary of SS Cosma e Damiano
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