Molise is a region of Southern Italy with a population of about 320,000. The region is administratively divided in 2 provinces: the province of Campobasso - the capital - and the province of Isernia. With an area of 4,438 km2, Molise is, after Val d'Aosta, the second smallest region in Italy, and the youngest region in the country as a whole, when the territory was separated from the Abruzzo region. In December 27, 1963, Molise became the 20th region of Italy.
Dal 24 novembre 2005 il Molise ha anche una sieda istituzionale a Bruxelles.
From a geographical point of view, the territory of Molise comprises hill zones and mountainous reliefs. It is crossed by 5 rivers: the Sangro, the Trigno, the Volturno, the Biferno and the Fortone. Most of the inhabited areas are located in the mountainous regions.
The agricultural and artisan activities such as copper working - still one of the most lively traditions - predominate on the regions’s economy. The decline of farming and the complete abandon of the mountains maintain the region having the highest number of emigrants. The region has developed only during the last 10 years.
Molise offers sea, mountains, lakes, rivers, and hillsides. Molise’s traditions are bound up with the semplicity of the its people as is the extent of its cuisine.
In Molise you can find farm holiday hotesl, hotels bed and breakfast, inn apartments, restaurant residences.
Molise is only a small sized little known region of south Italy where people are still very much tied to its traditional customs and uses.