In the upper Molise there is a village famous for its wonderful woods dominated by the presence of silver fir and for the working of the stone, practiced by skilled stonemasons since the Middle Ages; we are talking about Pescopennataro. Find out with us!
There are many villages in Molise which struggle to resist to the depopulation. Civitacampomarano is a striking case: in the last years, thanks to the street art, has attracted the attention of many visitors. Find out what is this.
Giose Rimanelli is an important Italian writer of the twentieth century born and raised in Molise, famous above all for his debut novel “Tiro al piccione”. Although he soon decides to emigrate to the United States, Rimanelli celebrates his beloved Molise in many works, as only an emigrant who feels deep nostalgia for his land can do.
Luigi Gamberale was a professor, writer, principal and translator, born in Agnone in the first half of the nineteenth century, a particularly significant period for the culture of upper Molise. Discover this moment of history together with the eclectic figure of Gamberale and the initiatives of the Centro Studi Alto Molise.
The expressionist works of the painter Antonio Pettinicchi, an important Italian artist of the twentieth century, born and lived near Campobasso, will allow you to discover the secrets of peasant Molise. The very personal illustrations for Divina Commedia populated by Molise peasants and the characteristic engravings on San Giuseppe in Lucito will guide you on this journey.
