Population: 329.894
Surface (Kmq): 4438
Density (inhabitants/Kmq.): 74
Main city: Campobasso (CB)
Other towns: Isernia (IS)

Molise is a region of hills and mountains facing the Adriatic Sea to the north of the Gargano promontory. Of the southern regions, it is one of the richest in waterways, which cross the land from the Apennine watershed to the Adriatic Sea. Other rivers, affluents of Volturno, flow into the Tyrrhenian Sea after crossing the region of Campania. Molise and its northern neighbour Abruzzo were joined as one region, known as Abruzzi e Molise, after the unification of Italy in 1860 but separated again in 1963. Molise has a significant place in the history of Italian art, thanks to the cycle of ninth-century frescoes in the crypt of San Lorenzo in San Vincenzo al Volturno. This cycle represents, for style and age, a unique event of noteworthy value. The monuments in Romanesque style show traces of the influence of the adjoining, southern Puglia region. The examples of medieval architecture are very interesting as the Baroque style, with Roman and Neapolitan influences, can be seen in the civic palaces.