It rises from Lake Matese and in the first part of its way, it is characterised by cascades and differences in heights.

It is an artificial lake, created in the 1960s to power the electricity station of Capriati al Volturno.

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

With a surface of over 1500 square kilometers, the limestone massif of Matese stretches between Molise and Campania and falls within the territory of four provinces.

It rises at the foot of Mounts Trebulani, at 86 meters above sea level, in the territory of Calvi Risorta.

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.