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Pizzone

The town of Pizzone

The town of Pizzone the province of Isernia is located to the left of the Rio Homer to an altitude of 730 m above sea level and occupies an area of 3314 hectares, was for years a center dedicated to agriculture in the upper valley of the country is attacked Volturno.Il the mountain "Lace" which takes its name and is part of the National Park Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise is crossed by state highway 158 that leads to Alfedena and Pescara, two major tourist centers of the Region of Abruzzo. Most of the economic resources of the inhabitants of this country were the cultivation of wheat in general, mainly livestock and the exploitation of many forest trees. A hydroelectric power plant just a few hundred meters from the village, built in the fifties, oil mills, flour mills and stone quarries have been for decades in the resources industry. In this period the main sources of employment are those of the artisan firms for the manufacture of iron and aluminum, some companies in the construction industry, in the plumbing industry, public transport, livestock (horses and cattle), retail-food- of which stands a good bakery in wood. The plague that has forced many families to leave the country was the construction of the stretch of road junction Rocchetta - Rionero Sannitico. In fact, in 1970 the village had 668 inhabitants in 2007 and has only 346 inhabitants, a population decline of 50% within 35 years. The nine ten Junes each year on the Feast of Santa Liberata and the fair, the country will return to old glories. And 'This is the occasion of the many people went away to return home and celebrate the Patron Saint with relatives who preferred to remain Pizzone. Other parties who can not find the same reception areas are the Feast of San Antonio on January 17 and that of St. Nicholas on December 6. The town of Pizzone for its geographical position and its environmental attractions, yet original enough, is visited by many tourists both resident and commuter. During the summer caravans of visitors across the country to go to Valle Fiorita, from where to Monte Meta, while several groups of tourists choose to spend Valle Fiorita most of the summer holidays. Among the many paths to point out that the Valley of flowers to get to Step Monks (pictured), another interesting route is the one that comes in part from the Forms and Venafrana Valley, this is a stretch long enough, and the journey time is approximately seven hours. For the more experienced the mountain in Abruzzo Molise Lazio Park highlight the section that runs from Step by step the Tagliola Monks, through Coste Altar, this is a very challenging course and as I said before, can only be addressed by experts of the mountain, the time varies from four and a half hours to six hours. The territory of the municipality of Pizzone is also rich in springs that feed most of the countries of the upper valley of the Volturno and other neighboring municipalities. A Pizzone National Park has established the center bear with a zonal office. At the center of the village is the church of St. Nicholas, which has been renovated several times over the centuries, was built with three naves and is surmounted by a belfry with a clock visible. bell photos