Isernia

One of the earliest documented Palaeolithic settlements in Europe, Isernia is a town in the southern Italian region of Molise with a compact centre carrying cafés, restaurants, and some listed heritage architecture. In antiquity it was a prosperous Samnite city and later a Roman municipium; it was awarded a gold medal for civil valour following heavy bombing in the Second World War. The province itself dates only to 1970.

• Population20,617
• Nearest water0.3 km
• Nearest mountain2.6 km
• UNESCO within 50 km4