3 Man-made Structures- Other to Explore in Molise
Checkout places to visit in Molise
Molise is situated in south-central Italy and lies between the Apennine ridge and the Adriatic Sea. Nature, history, art, age-old traditions and good food are the treasures of this still largely-undiscovered region. It reveals unexpected and magnificent landscapes, while the many nature reserves protect the vegetable and animal species representative of this area.
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Man-made Structures- Other to Explore in Molise
The " Fontana Fraterna " is a public source and symbol of the city of Isernia. Listed by the Encyclopedia Treccani as one of the most beautiful in Italy, with six water jets, with the unusual shapes of a loggia, made with blocks of compact limestone, it is one of the most significant and important works of the town pentro. In ancient times it stood in piazza Fraterna, in front of the church of the Concezione, but after the allied bombing in 1943, it was moved to piazza Celestino V, in the hear
Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno is famous for its cycle of 9th-century frescoes by Epifanio in the crypt. The original monastery was sacked and burned by the Saracens in 881 and subsequently rebuilt on the opposite side of the river. It was founded in the 8th century. The current monastery, housing a group of 8 benedictin nuns, is located to the east of the river, while the archaeological monastery of the early Middle Ages was located on the west.
The Italic theater and temple of Pietrabbondante are part of a vast archaeological area in the municipality of Pietrabbondante , in the province of Isernia , in the Molise region . Located about m. 966 above sea level, they occupy a steep slope overlooking the Trigno valley, in the locality of Calcatello, about a kilometer away, as the crow flies, from the summit of Mount Saraceno.