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Old town Herceg Novi
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
The core of the old town of Herceg Novi is over six hundred years old. In the historical sources Herceg Novi is first mentioned in 1382., when the Bosnian king Tvrtko I built the fortress of Saint Stephan. The walls of the city were created successively from the end of the 14th to the end of the 19th century.
Villages and old cities
History and tradition
Grotta del Diavolo Capracotta
Molise
Mount San Nicola, one of the last peaks before the Abruzzo border, marks the watershed between the two regions, the highest point, its peak is 1517 m above sea level.
Geological sites
Protected natural areas
Church of St. Nicholas
Montenegro
85 336 Perast, Kotor
Today's building was completed in 1616., although there is a mention of an older church on the same site from 1564. The church is single-nave with...
Religious sites
History and tradition
UNESCO heritage
Museum of the City of Perast
Montenegro
85 336 Perast, Kotor
The Museum of the City of Perast follows the historical, maritime, economic and cultural development of the city during the period of Venetian dominat...
Culture and Art
History and tradition
Intangible heritage and craft
UNESCO heritage
Church of St. Jerome
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
It was built in the middle of the 19th century (1856.) on the site where during the Turkish rule of Herceg Novi, the largest mosque was located. It is...
Religious sites
History and tradition
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Le tre torrette di Campochiaro
Molise
In Samnite and Roman times, in Molise there was a dense network of fortifications, the perimeter walls could reach the length of several kilometers, located on the heights of the domain of the valleys and the ancient streets. The fortifications were made in polygonal work, with dry stone walls set with blocks of local stone not worked. The presence of towers incorporated in the walls, does not seem to be a characteristic of the Samnite fortifications, with the exception of Le Tre Torrette di Campochiaro, here in fact, along the walls there are the ruins of three towers.
Protected natural areas
Geological sites
Eremo di San Michele a Foce
Molise
The high scenic value is the characterizing element of the deep incision of the gorge of S. Michele a Foce, this cuts across the carbonate ridge of M. Castelnuovo - M. S. Michele, oriented about NNO-SSE. From the village of Castel San Vincenzo starts a path that develops halfway up the mountainside along its wall and from here you can reach the Hermitage. Along the path you can admire the waterfalls formed by the watercourse in correspondence of small rock jumps and several karst cavities, the largest of these cavities houses the hermitage of San Michele Arcangelo.
Religious sites
Geological sites
Falesie di Pescopennataro
Molise
The imposing and spectacular rock walls that rise in the westernmost part of the historic center of Pescopennataro, located at an altitude of 1200 m above sea level, are among the most popular in the center south, by fans of rock climbing. A unique scenario of its kind, an open-air gym between the houses of the historic center.
Geological sites
Villages and old cities
Church of the Virgin's Presentation
Montenegro
85340 Herceg Novi
The monastery complex is located on a small stone island Zanjice (Mala Gospa) of only 700 m2. It was granted the status of an immovable cultural prope...
Religious sites
History and tradition
Risorgenza del Vomero - Grotta del Diavolo
Molise
The little church of Santa Lucia della Posta, called "Posticchia", is a chapel located along the great Tratturo Regio Celano-Foggia, in Agro di Agnone. That it is a trattural chapel denotes, inside, the presence of various statues of saints, related to the tradition of transhumance, in particular, the icon of St. Michael the Archangel.
Geological sites
Lakes and rivers
Cascate di Carpinone
Molise
he uncontaminated territory of Carpinone presents us with one of the best known tourist attractions of Molise. Its waterfalls are an example of how a non-invasive management and the will of the locals can bring to the fore the natural environments of which Molise is full. Here in the vicinity of the village, immersed in a lush nature, along rivers and streams, are born the Waterfalls of Carpinone.
Lakes and rivers
Villages and old cities
Centro storico di Specchia
Puglia
Specchia is a small municipality in the Lower Salento region, Orange Flag of the Italian Touring Club. It is among the most beautiful villages in Italy and one of the best emerging rural destinations.
Villages and old cities
History and tradition
Lorda Sant' Agapito
Molise
The Natural Area Torrente Lorda, is located in the territory of Sant'Agapito, the river is born in the territory of Castelpizzuto and then plunge into the Volturno. The area has an area of about 70 hectares and it is very important from an environmental point of view for its presence of almost uncontaminated environments, with waters that flow throughout the year, where the human presence in the past has been discreet and has left intact the charm and the landscape.
Lakes and rivers
Peschio Rosso a Monteroduni
Molise
The Forra di Peschio Rosso is a calcareous buttress, remarkable for its size and color, a unique biotope in the entire central-southern Apennines, it is still unaltered, because it is very difficult to reach. The name of this imposing bastion derives from the presence of limonite (hydrated iron oxide), which gives it the typical shades of red.
Geological sites
Protected natural areas
Santa Maria Altopede Longano
Molise
Just outside the village of Longano, immersed in the bush, is the ancient rock church of Santa Maria di Altopiede. Its construction is prior to the fourteenth century, you have knowledge documented since 1309. It consists of a cave preceded by a masonry avancorpo, in which opens the portal in stone worked, while on the back wall of the cavity were obtained two niches of different sizes.
Geological sites
Protected natural areas
Architecture
Cascatella lo Schiaffaturo a Montagano
Molise
Among the many waterfalls that we find throughout the territory of Molise, worthy of note is the small waterfall called "lo Schiaffaturo", in the municipality of Montagano. The small waterfall is seasonal and can be seen only in spring, when it still receives the waters of the valley upstream.
Lakes and rivers
Protected natural areas
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Cascata di Ghiaccio a Capracotta
Molise
In the north-west area of the territory of Capracotta, there is a green area rich in water, along the way there are four sources. The most beautiful among them is Fonte Pisciarello, which is located at 1,322 m.s.l., behind it there is a very high rocky wall (Colle Cornacchia, 1,457 m.s.l.) from which falls an impressive waterfall of 100 meters, formed by several jumps.
Lakes and rivers
Geological sites
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Torre Mennella a Filignano
Molise
At the top of the steep hill overlooking the village of Mennella, in a dominant position, are the remains of a remarkable wall and a square tower, commonly known as 'le Mura'.
Protected natural areas
Architecture
Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
Puglia
The Galleria Provinciale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Provincial Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art) in Foggia offers an impressive collection of the artwork of the area in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Culture and Art
Pontificia Fonderia di Campane Marinelli e Museo Storico ad Agnone
Molise
In Agnone, the Marinelli Museum is one of the few in the world that gathers a vast collection of bells from the year one thousand to our days, each with its shape, friezes, inscriptions, and particular sound. Written and iconographic material, drawings, sketches, reproductions, precious manuscripts and publications, documentation on the ancient art of bronze casting, complete the artistic, historical and cultural heritage of the museum.
Culture and Art
Villages and old cities