The Castle of Civitacampomarano and its Street Art
A village turned into an urban art gallery
In the hills of central Molise, the small village of Civitacampomarano, with a few hundred inhabitants, has become in recent years one of the most surprising places in Italy for lovers of street art. Since 2016, every year, the village hosts CVTà Street Fest, a festival created by the Roman street artist Alice Pasquini, whose family comes from here, which invites Italian and international artists to paint the walls of the houses, the doors, the stairs and the corners of the village. The result is an open-air gallery of dozens of murals, of great quality and variety, which dialogue with the old stone houses, the lanes and the landscape, telling stories of the village, of emigration, of the people and of their dreams, and which have brought new life and visitors to a village threatened by depopulation.
The village is dominated by the Castello Angioino, a fifteenth-century fortress with massive cylindrical towers and a moat, restored and open to visitors, which hosts exhibitions and events, and from whose terraces the view sweeps over the hills and the valley of the Biferno. Civitacampomarano is also the birthplace of two important figures of the Italian Risorgimento: Vincenzo Cuoco, the writer and historian of the Neapolitan Revolution of 1799, and Gabriele Pepe, a patriot and soldier, famous for a duel with the French poet Lamartine, who had insulted Italy. Their houses and memorials can be seen in the village. Walking through Civitacampomarano, among murals, castle and views, is a fascinating experience.
Tip: come during the CVTà Street Fest, usually in summer; walk through the whole village looking for the murals.
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