Isernia, where L’Arco Antico is located, is the most inland area of Molise and it was an important religious center in medieval times (St.Vincenzo al Volturno was probably the most famous monastery at the time in all Europe). Molise is second smallest region in Italy, the youngest (recognised in the ’80s) and the least densely populated. So untouched is Molise that UNESCO has chosen it for two of its four Italian biosphere locations.