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2021
Isernia, Church of S. Maria Assunta
La Chiesa, in stile moderno, si trova nel centro cittadino della parte nuova ed è facilmente raggiungibile da ogni punto. Essa stessa rappresenta un punto di riferimento urbano per muoversi all'interno della città.
2022
Castelpetroso. Sanctuary of the Madonna Addolorata.
The basilica sanctuary of Maria Santissima Addolorata, or simply the Addolorata basilica is an important Catholic place of worship located in the municipality of Castelpetroso, in the province of Isernia, and belonging to the archdiocese of Campobasso-Boiano. According to the testimony of the visionaries, the Virgin Mary appeared for the first time on March 22, 1888 to two shepherdesses named Serafina and Bibiana in the locality of Cesa tra Santi, on the slopes of Mount Patalecchia. This first apparition was followed by others and, following the recognition of this phenomenon, Pope Paul VI proclaimed Maria Santissima Addolorata of Castelpetroso patroness of Molise on 6 December 1973. In the 1890s, it was decided to build a sanctuary near the place of the apparitions, but further downstream from this, so that it would be more easily accessible by pilgrims. The project was entrusted to Giuseppe Gualandi, whose death (1944) was succeeded by his son Francesco. On 28 September 1890 the first stone was laid and construction of the sanctuary began. It proceeded slowly due to economic problems and the two world wars: in 1907 the chapel of the Poles was finished and opened for worship, but the perimeter walls of the church were completed only in 1950 [2], thanks to donations from don Nicolino Passarelli, canon theologian of the cathedral of Venafro, lawyer of the Sacra Rota and professor. In the following decades the sanctuary was completed and consecrated on 21 September 1975 by the bishop of Boiano-Campobasso Alberto Carinci.
2020
Macchia d'Isernia. Baronial castle D'Alena
The castle occupies a substantial portion of the ancient circular village. It was built around 1100 by Clementina, daughter of Ruggero II Normanno, king of Sicily, when the fiefdom was part of the county of Ugone del Molise. The garrison passed into the hands of the Anjou, the Afflitto and the Rotondi barons. In 1480 it was restored in the Renaissance style as a patrician residence, purchased by Giovanni Donato della Marra, who was count of Macchia. In 1748 the castle was sold to Maria Grazia Rotondi, then sold to Nicola d'Alena. Celeste d'Alena was baroness of Macchia, married to the Frisari, counts of Bisceglie and patricians of Castel San Vincenzo. The façade of the building dominates the square in front of the village, embellished by a Renaissance loggia with round arches. The first part of this loggia dates back to the Aragonese period, with a roof resting on 5 small arches. The rest of the castle is spread over 3 levels, the highest of which is the attic. In the inner courtyard the beautiful Renaissance staircase with the colonnade, which leads to the noble floors, stands out. On the ground floor there are the cellars, the stables and the servants' rooms. The upper floor was the home of the nobles, with various rooms, including the private chapel with different relics. In 1984 the castle was fully restored, being brought back to its eighteenth-century splendor.
2021
Termoli
Termoli è un comune italiano di 32 953 abitanti della provincia di Campobasso in Molise. Termoli si trova lungo la costa adriatica. Unico porto del Molise, è centro peschereccio, turistico e industriale. Mantieni il borgo medievale chiuso all'interno delle mura che lo separano dalla città moderna.
2021
Isernia, the Cathedral
The cathedral of San Pietro Apostolo is the most important Catholic church in the city of Isernia, mother church of the diocese of Isernia-Venafro and seat of the parish of the same name. It is located in Piazza Andrea d'Isernia, in the historic center of the city and stands on an ancient Italic pagan temple from the 3rd century BC; its present appearance is the result of numerous interventions, carried out both after the numerous earthquakes, and as a result of renovation projects of the building.
2021
Roccamandolfi. The Tibetan bridge
A metal bridge suspended in the air, 234 meters long and reaching 140 meters above ground level, has been installed near the Roccamandolfi Castle for some years now.
2022
Castiglione di Carovilli. The parish church.
2015
Molise - Pietrabbondante (IS) Il Teatro Italico
Il teatro e tempio italico di Pietrabbondante fanno parte di una vasta area archeologica ricadente nel territorio comunale di Pietrabbondante, in provincia di Isernia, nella regione Molise. Ubicati a circa m. 966 di altitudine s.l.m. essi occupano un ripido declivio che si affaccia sulla valle del Trigno, in località Calcatello, a circa un chilometro di distanza, in linea d'aria, dalla vetta del monte Saraceno. La zona non è attraversata da alcun tracciato stradale di grande comunicazione; sono individuabili tracce di un antico sentiero esistente tra il moderno abitato di Pietrabbondante ed il vicino monte Saraceno, già praticato in antico, una direttrice stradale che ancora oggi segue l’andamento del ripido pendio e, costeggiando il lato orientale del monte, rappresenta l’unica via di accesso all'area fortificata posta in vetta. L’area sacra rappresenta, per le sue caratteristiche architettoniche e per la sua monumentalità, la testimonianza archeologica di maggior rilievo della cultura della popolazione italica dei Samnites Pentri, e la sua esplorazione sistematica ha consentito di ricostruire le vicende storiche del territorio attraverso i secoli ed ha fornito una quantità rilevante di dati sul più importante luogo di culto dello stato sannitico.
2018
Tramonto sulle Mainarde 2
2023
Spectacular autumn landscape
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