Charming old village house in beautiful Molise, one of Italys last truly authentic regions - 29. august-20 sept. 2024 still available

Typical 100-year-old two-storied stone house in the heart of a tiny southern italian village, overlooking the small Corso, well accessible by car and safe public parking in front of the house.

The house has approximatly 75 sqm.

1st floor:
small open living area, with a foldable sofa bed
well equipped open kitchen with gas stove, wood fired kitchen stove, dishwasher, espresso maker, noodle machine, etc
simple bathroom with WC and a separate shower

2st floor:
2 bedrooms with balcony with a double-bed each, small additional bed and baby crib, if needed

ground floor:
space for the washing machine etc
vaulted cellar you may want to use as a workshop.

The house is simple, furniture is mainly vintage, all rooms (besides the shower) have been recently renovated.
Heating is with pellet- and wood stoves. The smaller bedroom is without own heating (i.e. only through open door).
Windows are single-glazed.

No TV but books in different languages.
Brand new children s playground and fitness area 150m from the house.
2 Ebikes can be lended in the town hall for free.


The house is in Provvidenti, Molise.

About the location

MOLISE is one of last truly AUTHENTIC Italian regions (see guardian article from September 2021), and one of least known to tourists. The nearest international airports are Pescara (80km), Foggia (80km), Bari (200km) and Naples (200km), Rome. Nearest highspeed-train station is Termoli. There is public transport, but a car is recommended.

Provvidenti is situated in the hills at 550 m asl, about 35 min from the Adriatic Sea and 40 min from Campobasso, the regional capital. It has only 80 inhabitants which makes it one of the smallest communities in Italy. It's a very calm und safe place.

You won’t find rarely any tourists here and although it has a beautiful medieval centre, there are no special attractions and except a pizzeria and a bakery there aren’t any shops (wide selection of shops 5km away). But if you like to smell of hey or homemade salsa, hear nightingales and owls, see sheep grazing around the village and don’t mind the occasional tractor passing or neighbours sitting outside in front of their houses chattering and playing cards in the evening, then Provvidenti is for you.

There is lots of good HIKING, BIKING and HORSE RIDING in the immediate surroundings of Provvidenti, especially on the ancient tratturo (sheep highway), that passes nearby. The villages near Provvidenti (Casacalenda, Morrone, Ripabottoni, Civitacampomarano, Larino, Guardialfiera) are all pleasant and beautiful with interesting little museums, castles, antiquities, churches, bars and restaurants.

You can take COOKING CLASSES and learn to prepare home made pasta, go TRUFFLE HUNTING or participate in the OLIVE HARVEST in october or even take ITALIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS with a local teacher.

Molise nightsky has alsmost no light pollution, so you can take part in guided astro-tours, or just look up and enjoy all the stars.

The coastline of Molise is only 35 km long, but it has some of the last remaining dune and pine landscapes on the Italian Adriatic. The fishing towns of Termoli and Campomarino and their blue flagged beaches (for excellent water quality) are both 40 min from Provvidenti, with lidi where you can rent an umbrella and free beaches, but we prefer the free beaches of Petacciato with their dunes and pine forests.

For more extended sight-seeing there are the archeological sites of Saepinum, an ancient roman city just like Ostia or Pompeij (but smaller and without the crowds), Italic pre-roman temples and theaters, the wonderful city of Agnone with its traditional bell foundry, the abbey and village of San Vincenzo with it s lake, the WW2 museum of the Winterline in Venafro, the castle of Gambatesa, just to name a few, or the Tremiti Islands with their crystal clear water, the town of Lucera and the many other attractions of nearby Puglia.

Molise is a horse riding eldorado, there are three good facilities around Provvidenti offering trail rides, riding lessons, and summer camps for children.

As Molise is is still highly traditional and has preserved many of its millennial TRADITIONS, you might have the chance to see ox-cart-races in San Martino in Pensilis and Ururi 30 april/1 may), processions of white cows pulling flower adorned carts (festa di San Pardo, 25 may, Larino), tableaux vivants of saint’s lifes paraded through the city (Misteri di Campobasso, day of corpus domini), or the lunch in honor of Saint Joseph where everyone is invited (Tavolate di San Giuseppe, Casacalenda, Montorio nei Frentani, 21 march) and many others.

You can try the large variety of genuine food and wine of the region in small restaurants or the many agriturisms that all offer their own produce.
If you are interested in participating in agricultural activity, or trailriding/horseriding summer camp for children I can arrange that for you with my friends and of course I know where to buy the best bread, cheese or salsicce.


More informations about Molise:

https://www.lefigaro.fr/voyages/guides/escapade-au-molise-une-region-sublime-que-les-italiens-ignorent-eux-memes-20240312

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/10/20/molise-italy-tourism/

www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/sep/07/molise-italy-beaches-villages-towns-the-answer-to-your-holiday-dreams

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20191023-the-italian-region-that-doesnt-exist

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/molise-italy/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/travel/italy-puglia-molise-cattle-drive.html

https://www.visitmolise.eu">www.visitmolise.eu

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