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Area: 4.438 km2
Population: 311.007 (2001)
Regional Capital: Campobasso
Located south of Italy, the region of Molise is surrounded at north by Abruzzo, Campania to the west, Puglia to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east.

Places to see - Things to do:
- The ancient Samnite civilization: Campochiaro, Capracotta, Pietrabbondante, Sepino, Vasto Girardi ...
- Castles and towers: Bojano, Campobasso, Colletorto, Termoli, Torrella del Sannio, Venafro ...
- The religious architecture: Agnone, Campobasso, Campolieto, Castelpetroso, Isernia, Jelsa, Morrone del Sannio, Rocchetta al Volturno ...
- The 'tratturi': ancient transhumance routes whose traces are still clearly visible and appear as "grass highways".
- National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise; Guardiaregia Oasis...
- beaches of Campomarino, Montenero, Termoli ...

Gastronomy: -non exhaustive list-
pasta (fusilli alla Molise, cavatelli al ragù, ravioli scapolesi, spaghetti alla chitarra -square shaped- ...) ; cheese (burrino, mozzarella di Bojano, pecorino from Capracotta, scamorza molisana, stracciata...) ; desserts and biscuits (friselle, picellati, torrone del Papa...) ; olive oil ; wine (Biferno, pentro di Isernia, Terre degli Osci) ...

Festivities & Events: -non exhaustive list-
March/April
¤ during Easter period, processions and religious festivites in many places...
Juillet
¤ last week, International Festival of Bagpipes -Zampogna- in Scapoli...

Native People: -non exhaustive list-
F. Bongusto, singer ; T. Dallara, singer ; B. Jacovitti, comic strips writer ; F. Jovine, writer...