Campitello Matese is an Italian civil parish (frazione) and ski resort, part of the municipality of San Massimo in the province of Campobasso, Molise region.
History Still 1960s Campitello had only a building used as shelter for shepherds. In the 1970s it started the realization of the first plants to transform it in a ski resort.
Geography Campitello lies nearby Miletto mountain, part of the Matese mountain range, close to the borders of Molise with Campania. Nearest municipalities are San Massimo, Bojano, Cantalupo nel Sannio and San Gregorio Matese (CE, at the southeast side of the mountains.
Tourism and sport As ski area, Campitello is strongly receptive for Tourism, especially during winter. The resort has got 2 chairlifts and 7 ski plants for a total length of 40 km Info on discovermolise.com
Campitello Matese is a location known to cycling fans for being several times during the coming stage of the Giro d'Italia: the first in 1969, the last in 2002. The characteristics of the ascent from San Massimo Campitello (13.5 miles long and 850 m in altitude, average slope of 6.4%) make it one of the most challenging uphill finishes of the Apennines.
+Stages of the Giro d'Italia, arriving in Campitello MateseYearStageStartDistanceWinnerRace Leader 1969 10 Potenza 1982 12 Cava de' Tirreni 1983 6 Vasto 1988 6 Santa Maria Capua Vetere 1994 4 Montesilvano 2002 11 Benevento 2015 8 Fiuggi
See also List of ski areas and resorts in Italy
References
External links
Campitello Matese network Campitello Matese ScpA