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The
Biferno river has always been a determining factor the decisions of the
communities that line its course. On its banks cities, castles and
churches have been built and destroyed.
Campobasso
lies upstream of is valley. At the highest part of the town's old centre,
at the feet of the Manforte castle, the predominant style is Romanesque
with the Churches of San Giorgio (13th C.) and San
Bartolomeo (13th C.). Inside the rest of the town,
notable importance is held by the Church of Sant' Antonio Abate (14th-16th
C.), rich in works of art, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore
(16th-17th C.) and the Convents of the Frati
Minori (16th C.) and San Giovanni dei Gelsi (15th
C.).
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Campobasso
- The Church of S. Giorgio - The Convent of S.
Giovanni dei Gelsi- The Church of S. Bartolomeo - The
Cathedral of S. Maria Maggiore |
Continuing along the valley of the
Biferno, we come across the Church
of Santa Maria della Strada, at Matrice (12th C.),
where the medieval legends are illustrated on stone.
A little higher up, at Petrella Tifernina (Church of San
Giorgio Martire - 13th C.), the Romanesque style gives us
examples of oriental monsters and hybrid beasts.
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Petrella
Tifernina |
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The
Church of S. Giorgio Martire |
Descending further down the
valley, at Morrone del Sannio, we
find the buildings of the Convent of San Nazario (15th
C.) and the ruins of the Abbey of Santa Maria di Casalpiano (11th
C.).
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Morrone
del Sannio |
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The
Convent of S. Nazario |
Guardialfiera
lies on the banks of the lake of the same name. Here we can admire the
sculptures of the Romanesque-Gothic cathedral (12th-13th
C.).
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Guardialfiera
- The Cathedral |
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of
S. Maria Assunta |
In nearby Larino, the old part of the town is dominated by the Cathedral
of San Pardo (1319), the finest example of the Gothic style in the
Molise.
Not
far away is Casacalenda, where the Convent of Sant’Onofrio
(15th C.) houses paintings of great artistic value.In nearby Larino, the old part of the town is dominated by the Cathedral
of San Pardo (1319), the finest example of the Gothic style in the
Molise.
Not
far away is Casacalenda, where the Convent of Sant’Onofrio
(15th C.) houses paintings of great artistic value.
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Casacalenda |
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The
Convent of S. Onofrio |
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