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Viewpoint·Easy·Family·Hidden gem

Fornelli

Molise

Fornelli keeps an intact ring of walls with seven cylindrical towers around a tidy grid of stone lanes and the church of San Michele. It sits in a sea of olive trees — its oil is prized — with the Mainarde and the Volturno valley as a backdrop. One of the "borghi più belli d'Italia".

Duration
1 hour
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+60 m
Best season
Year-round

Parking · Free

Free parking outside the walls.

Water

Fountains in the borgo.

Highlights

  • Seven-tower ring of medieval walls
  • Prized olive-oil country
  • Mainarde backdrop

With your dog

Leashed dogs welcome in the walled lanes and on the paths through the olive groves.