Towns and villages:
Venafro - Scapoli - S. Vincenzo al Volturno - Cerro al Volturno – Capracotta.
Detour : Castel San Vincenzo - Rocchetta al Volturno.
The city of Venafro, preserves the ancient Roman urban structure and some important monuments, such as the Ninfeo theater and the Amphitheatre known as "Verlasce". The Archaeological Museum collects interesting Roman remains, including a beautiful statue known as the Venus of Venafro.
Continuing along the S.S. 158 "Valle del Volturno", is worth a detour to the village of Scapoli, famous for its hand made traditional bagpipes , where you can visit the museum exhibiting instruments made locally and from abroad. The town has become a meeting place for musicians attracting thousand of tourists during the Bagpipe festival, many Europe. (last week of July). Festival official site .
Continuing on the same road you reach the ancient Benedictine monastery of San Vincenzo al Volturno, important religious, economic and cultural center
dating back to the eighth century.
Below a reconstruction of the monastery.
Excavations have unearthed the remains of the monastery and the crypt of Abbot Epifanio along with frescoes of the ninth century.
Nearby is the small lake of Castel San Vincenzo, surrounded by a pristine natural environment.
Following is the dominant medieval castle of Cerro al Volturno, standing on a rocky outcrop.
Past Carovilli, (worth a stop to see the fortifications and the 2nd BC century Italic temple) a slight deviation will lead us to the scenic Archaeological Pietrabbondante, important civil and religious center of the Sunni Pentri.
The way it was before the Roman Empire .
Last stop on the itinerary is Capracotta, a municipality located at 1421 meters of altitude and an popular ski resort for fans of cross country skiing.
Not far from the village, along the Provincial Road to Pescopennataro, we find the "Garden of the Apennine Flora" , a high altitude Arboretum which collects considerable floral species and trees from South Central Italy..
Castel San Vincenzo is not only about art and archeology, here you can admire beutiful scenery and unspoiled nature, such as the Volturno River and Lake.
The town is also the starting point for hiking the National Park.
Rocchetta's historical center, also called Rocchetta Alta, or Old Rocchetta, was partially destroyed in the late nineteenth century by a series of landslides .
In 1905, following further ruinous events, the population moved to a lower area, giving rise to the present village in the middle of a plateau, bordered on the west by the end of the chain Mainarde and east by the river Volturno. Rocchetta (also called New Rocchetta New) is located a few miles away .
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