REGIONAL PARK OF MATESE

The Regional Park of Matese was founded on April 12th 2002 to safeguard one of the greatest and important areas of calcareous nature and dolomitic present in our region. It extends for around 25 thousand hectares and includes the homonym mountainous chain. Rocks, pastures, lakes and widbeech-woods characterize the most elevated quotas, while mixed woods, chestnut-trees and oaks cover the inferior slopes. In the park the wolf, the marten, the badger and the eagle live.The territory of Matese is constituted by a chain of predominantly calcareous mountains situated between Molise and Campania. It's a territory rich in wild places, sweet landscapes, with lakes from the blue waters in which the tops of the mountains, original historical and excellently preserved centers reflect .The lakes and the sources represent another key of important reading for the area of the regional Park.
The presence on the highlands of Matese of well three lakes (Matese, Gallo and Letino) has determined a marvelous natural habitat; the valley is one of the most beautiful of the Appennino and, at the same time one of the best preserved for the landscape.

HOW TO ARRIVE

By car
Highways:
Piedimonte Matese is well connected through the highway of the Sun, A2, that from the exit Vairano-Caianello, unites it to the principal chief towns of Campania.
From Vairano-Caianello, S.S. Benevento-Caianello, direction Benevento, allows to reach the city, going out to Dragoni ,then continue in direction Piedimonte.

By train
Station of Alife.