Spectacular photographs of sunsets in Molise

Di notevole interesse architettonico è la cattedrale in stile romanico pugliese dove sono conservati i corpi dei santi patroni della città, Basso e Timoteo. Costruita nel punto più alto del promontorio termolese, ha uno sviluppo longitudinale ed è divisa in tre navate. È difficile stabilire la data di costruzione della basilica; alcuni elementi, però, farebbero pensare alla presenza di una cattedrale già nel IX-X secolo. La facciata della chiesa può essere idealmente (e anche materialmente) divisa in due parti: quella inferiore e quella superiore in netto contrasto tra loro.

Founded by the Longobards, it has maintained the old appearance of a small chapel with a single nave. The portal retains its 12th century appearance with a simple arch and lunette.

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.

Physical geography It is located at 1200 m above sea level. in the part of Molise bordering Abruzzo. The territory of Vastogirardi (IS) extends over an area of 60.72 km² and borders the municipalities of Capracotta to the north, San Pietro Avellana, Castel di Sangro (AQ) and Rionero Sannitico to the west, Forlì del Sannio, Roccasicura and Carovilli to the south, Agnone to the east. From a morphological point of view, the territory is separated from that of Capracotta by reliefs of Monte Capraro, which oscillate between 1300 - 1350 m, which descend steeply to Piano S. Angelo and Difesa Grande and Capo di Trigno (ancient lake basin ) at an altitude of 1100 m from which the Trigno river originates, one of the two most important Molise rivers which flows into the Adriatic Sea and gives its name to the road of the same name which reaches up to San Salvo (CH), i.e. the Trignina. To the west are the mountains of Montagnola (1292 m) and Monte Miglio (1350 m), to the south is Monte Pizzi (1373 m), while to the east are the mountains of Montagna Fiorita with Montarone (1278 m). Vastogirardi develops close to a hill at the top of which are the castle and the ecclesiastical complex of San Nicola di Bari. Inside the walls is the village, which appears well preserved in its original defense function, as evidenced by the cylindrical towers incorporated in factories and the supports between building blocks. The result of subsequent expansions, the churches of S. Rocco and S. Maria delle Grazie were built at the beginning of the 18th century and incorporated into the third urban expansion dating back to the 18th - 19th century. Over the course of the last century the town no longer followed the aggregation trend of stepped bands, according to the morphological trend of the site, but developed along via Garibaldi c.da Difensa (towards Castel di Sangro) and via Re d'Italia (direction Isernia). Origins of the name It is assumed that the name Vastogirardi originates from the name of a crusader captain, Giusto Girardi. In the past it also took the name of Castrum Girardi due to the castle (other attested toponyms are Castel Girardo, Rocca Girardo, Guasti Belardi, Guardia Giraldo and Guardia Gerardo) and subsequently its current name, deriving from an alliteration of Lombard jargon.

La chiesa di Santa Chiara, insieme al monastero omonimo, è stata fondata nel 1275. Allo stato attuale, però, non esistono più tracce dell'edificio originario. Nel 1809 il monastero fu soppresso, mentre verso la fine del secolo un terremoto danneggiò seriamente la chiesa, che per questo fu chiusa al culto; la riapertura avvenne il 10 ottobre 1910. Durante la Prima guerra mondiale, l'ex edificio monasteriale servì da alloggio a prigionieri austriaci e ungheresi. La chiesa custodisce la statua dell'Addolorata che, durante la processione del Venerdì Santo, viene trasportata dai portantini subito dietro a quella del Cristo morto.

The church is located in the center of the village and dates back to the 14th century. it was restored in 1780, and dedicated to San Nicola di Bari in homage to Nicola d'Alena.

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.

Bojano è un comune italiano di 8 097 abitanti della provincia di Campobasso. Importante città dei Sanniti, fu conquistata dai Romani nel III secolo a.C. a seguito della battaglia di Boviano. Nel VI secolo vi fu fondata la diocesi, collegata a Campobasso; facente parte del Ducato di Benevento, nel XIII secolo divenne la capitale del ducato omonimo, per poi entrare a far parte del Contado di Molise. Divenuta possesso dei vari signori campani Pandone, Carafa, De Capua, Bojano attraversò duri periodi a seguito del terremoto del 1805 prima, e della seconda guerra mondiale poi.

This complex testifies to what remains of the Italic temple from the second half of the third century. BC, preserved thanks to the fact that what is now the cathedral of Isernia was built on it.