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MOUNTAINS

A monument of nature, the Matese mountains, with the highest peak in Campania, La Gallinola. Mount Massico divides the plains of Garigliano and Volturno, where Mount Caprario, which gives its name to the Colli Caprensi or Monti Trebulani, rises.

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LAKES

The highest karst lake in Italy takes its name from the Matese mountains in which it is set together with the Letino and the Gallo Matese, with their precious habitats, ideal for sports and activities in nature.

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RIVERS

The majestic Volturno with its tributaries nourishes the ager campanus and the more modest Garigliano, a natural border to the north, waters the other fertile plain. Children of the Matese are all the other rivers.

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OASIS

Following the routes established in the migratory instinct, where the Volturno joins the sea, you come across a brackish wetland, a true paradise for birds and birdwatchers.

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VOLCANO

The extinct volcano of Roccamonfina, the oldest in Campania, guardian in the crater of Monte Santa Croce and Lattani, stands alone in the plain with its natural beauty and cultural references.

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For the ancient Italic peoples it was a sacred river. On the shores, they erected sanctuaries such as the Demetra and Teano one.

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Once known as Lake of Carinola, it is a volcanic lake at the foot of mount Massico, in the municipality of Falciano del Massico.

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It starts in the area of Frosinone from the confluence between the Liri, which first crosses Abruzzo and Lazio, and the Gari, which rises at Cassino and is often called Liri-Garigliano.

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Onshore parks

The extinct volcano of Roccamonfina is the heart of the park that protects since 1993 a territory of great naturalistic value from Campania Felix up to the border with Lazio. Eleven thousand hectares of volcanic rocks and limestone, streams and lush vegetation, dotted with ancient hamlets keeping alive the imprint of their past and the heritage of their identities.

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