Travelling from Rome

Turn Right out of Ciampino along the Via Appia Nuovo follwoing signs onto the Gran Circular (Tuscolana). Once on the Circular road, you need to follow signs onto the A1 for Napoli, through the toll barriers and then onwards south. Take the exit after Cassino for San Giovanni S6, stop off for coffee at half way point below just before Venafro. When you are back on the road follow signs for Isernia SS650, follow signs for Vasto and San Salvo. Do not go as far as San Salvo instead, you need to exit off the SS650 by the exit straight after the "Celenza" exit. The Exit you need will be sign posted "Palmoli" and "Carunchio". Follow this road up and where the road forks with one straight ahead and one to left, (see pic 2) take the left road, continue to follow signs for Carunchio (Do not head for Palmoli) you will then come to a very steep hill, as you come to the top of the hill you will see a derelict house infront of you, at this point the road bears to the right quite sharp then a sharp left to bring you to a T -Junction. At the T-Junction turn left, follow road, eventually as you come around the hills you will see “CARUNCHIO” (see pic 3) on your right set onto the hillside.

Stopping off Half Way At "The Window of Molise"

Half way break overlooking the mountains	Real italian mozzerella on sale here

Getting to the house once in Carunchio

Drive into the village past the petrol station and bar on your left, as you approach the centre of the village you can either go the gradual incline route by following the road around that winds upwards or, you can turn right at the green where the statue is, next to the re-cycle bins (To your right) and take the VERY steep hill up where you’ll need to do a hill stop and then turn right at the top of the hill.

As you then follow the road winding upwards you will eventually come to a supermarket on your right (Shuttered up on a Sunday), 200 yards past that shop you will come into the Piazza (Square), drive across the square but drive towards the left far corner, as you approach there are 2 streets, one to right , one to left. The left street is Via Foresta, it’s a tiny street, so be careful passing the parked cars. You will get by, just take your time. You go past a pull in point (right) where they have some bins, after which you will pass a steep concrete slope that veers off and up to the right (A car pull in), if you travel down just a few more yards you will come to a set of steps on your right that go up the side of some green painted garage doors, these steps take you up to the house.

You can unload your luggage here. If you walk up the steps, you go past Giovina’s garden gate (Left) and her front garden. At the top of the steps the house is on your left with a letter box and a number 7 (left of door) above the letter box. Brown Double Doors go into Kitchen.

Electric can be switched on at consumer unit directly next to the kitchen door on your right.

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