The spectacle of nature
Capracotta, a village with 1000 inhabitants (or something more), lies to the very north part of Molise. It’s situated on a hillside dividing the Sangro river valley from that of the Trigno and offers the spectacular view of the mountains of the Abruzzo National Park, of the imposing Maiella mountain range on the north, and the landscape of Agnone and that of the whole Molise region. With its 1421 above sea level, it’s one of the highest towns upon the Appenine range.
The spectacle of nature is amazing here. The two most important mountains – Monte Campo (1746 mt.) and Monte Capraro (1730 mt.) – lend themselves, with their breathtaking view and their still pure nature, to unforgettable excursions during the warm season. Our mountains, together with the uplands and wooded areas of pine, beech and oak woods are parts of a land able to surprise and to fascinate everyone in every season.

Not far from the village is placed the “Giardino della Flora Appenninica”, a “high” botanical garden supervised in cooperation with the University of Molise, which collects floral and arboreal sorts of Southern and Central Italy.

The River Park of Verrino, the glade of Prato Gentile and the numerous marked paths are the right place for walking, biking and riding tours.

Outside the village, easily reachable are the natural reserves of Montedimezzo and Collemeluccio, one of the most beautiful gems which are a part of the Biosphere Reserve established by Unesco within the MAB (Man and Biosphere Programm).
From Capracotta is also very easy to get to many other interesting historical, archaeological and cultural places such as the Italic Theatre of Pietrabbondante, the Italic little Temple of Vastogirardi, the old town centre of Agnone with its churches, its famous “Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli” foundry and the Old Book Show, the Paleolithic Museum of Isernia, the archaeological areas of Sepino and Castel San Vincenzo al Volturno, the mountain tourist resorts of Roccaraso, Pescocostanzo and Pescasseroli in Abruzzo and the National Parks of Abruzzo and of Maiella mountains.