Valico di Vinchiaturo

Valico di Vinchiaturo is a mountain saddle in Molise, Southern Italy and has an elevation of 552 metres. Valico di Vinchiaturo is situated near the locality Vecchiarelli, as well as near Sperella.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Saepinum and Roman Theatre of Saepinum.

Saepinum

Archaeological site

Photo: PaestumPaestum, CC BY 4.0.

Saepinum was a Samnite town that later became a Roman municipium. Located approximately 15 kilometres south of the modern city of Campobasso in south-central Italy, Saepinum lay on the ancient road connecting Beneventum to Corfinium.

Roman Theatre of Saepinum

Photo: Adam91, CC BY 3.0.

Fontana del Grifo

Work of art

Photo: Luisarcus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fontana del Grifo is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinchiaturo and Guardiaregia.

Vinchiaturo

Village

Vinchiaturo is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 10 kilometres southwest of Campobasso with a population of 3368 people.

Guardiaregia

Village

Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Guardiaregia is a small mountain town in the Province of Campobasso, Molise, southern Italy. Their patron saint is San Nicola di Bari, otherwise known as St. Nicholas.

San Giuliano del Sannio

Village

San Giuliano del Sannio is a comune in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 13 kilometres south of Campobasso. San Giuliano del Sannio borders the following municipalities: Cercepiccola, Guardiaregia, Mirabello Sannitico, Sepino, Vinchiaturo.

Valico di Vinchiaturo

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 552 metres
Also known as: “Passo di Vinchiaturo”
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: Molise, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.4544° or 41° 27′ 16″ north

Longitude

14.5887° or 14° 35′ 19″ east

Elevation

552 metres (1,811 feet)

Open location code

8FHPFH3Q+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3072610446

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

Wikidata ID

Q3954909

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In Other Languages

“Valico di Vinchiaturo” goes by many names.

Italian: “Sella di Vinchiaturo”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vecchiarelli and Sperella.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bosco Redole railway station and Santuario Italico.

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Worth a closer look: Campobasso and Termoli.

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