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Fonderia di Campane
( 0865 7 82 35; www.campanemarinelli.com ; Via D'Onofrio 14; adult/reduced €5/3.50; guided
tours 11am, noon, 4pm & 6pm Mon-Sat, 11am Sun Aug, noon & 4pm Mon-Sat, noon Sun Sep-Jul)
Agnone is an ancient hilltop town famous for its bell making. For more than 1000 years,
local artisans have been producing church bells for some of Italy's most famous churches,
including St Peter's Basilica in Rome. Learn all about bell-making at this museum. For
further information and details of accommodation in the area, ask at the helpful tourist of-
fice (
MUSEUM
0865 7 72 49; www.prolocoagnone.com ; Corso Vittorio Emanuele 78;
9.30am-12.30pm &
3.30-6pm) .
Riserva Collemeluccio
( 9.30am-7pm Jun-Sep, to 5.30pm Apr-May, to 4.30pm Oct-Mar) The 350-hectare Riserva Colle-
meluccio is a prime picnic venue. It also offers good walking, with several trails leading
off from the roadside visitors centre.
PARK
Samnite Theatre-
Temple Complex
( 0865 7 61 29; adult/reduced €2/1; 10am-6pm) About 30km northeast of Isernia outside
Pietrabbondante, the remains of a 2nd-century-BC Samnite theatre-temple complex re-
ward a visit, as much as anything for its panoramic setting high above the rolling green
countryside.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Getting There & Away
From Isernia, SATI ( 0874 60 52 20) buses serve Pietrabbondante (€1.60, 35 minutes, two
daily) and Agnone (€2.10, one hour, nine daily). Buy tickets on the bus. There's also a
service between Isernia and Castel San Vincenzo (€1.30, 45 minutes, two daily), a 1km
walk from the Abbazia di San Vincenzo al Volturno.
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Termoli
POP 32,600
Despite its touristy trattorias and brassy bars, Molise's top beach resort retains a winning,
low-key charm. At the eastern end of the seafront, the pretty borgo antico (old town) juts
 
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