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Campodipietra, Province of Campobasso, Molise

It was built on a rocky spur around the church of San Martino, which rises in the place of the ancient barons' castle, by a colony of German soldiers following Federico Lo Zoppo in the 13th century.

Info

  • Altitude: 504 m a.s.l
  • Territory: hilly
  • Population: about 2100 inhabitants
  • Zip/postal code: 86010
  • Dialing Area Code: +39 0874
  • Frazioni & Localities:
    Aia della Noce, Montevergine, San Giovanni Cerreto, Soglioni, Testara.

Events and Festivities

  • 19 march, the tavolata of San Giuseppe, a banquet with 14 courses.
  • San Michele (11-15 August).

What to see

  • The church of San Martino in the Borgo della Porta, hosting a fine 18th century painting of the Immacolata by Paolo Gamba.
  • The original borough, completely surrounded by walls, where only three gates opened.
  • The small church of San Bonaventura, connected to a peculiar story: the inhabitants gathered there in 1705 to vote which should be their patron saint between San Bernardino from Siena and San Martino, and the latter was chosen.
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