{"id":164,"date":"2026-01-29T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta-staging.justmodigitallab.it\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:23:54","slug":"chi-siamo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"164\" class=\"elementor elementor-164\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce907c3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce907c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f9706 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no 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href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/chi-siamo\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">About Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-889\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/collezioni-botaniche\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">Museum collections<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-317\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/educazione-e-ricerca\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">Education and research<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1153\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/eventi\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-316\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/galleria\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1157\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/notizie\/\" class=\"wpr-mobile-menu-item\">News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1852efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8ed9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3f8ed9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347307a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"347307a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f8561 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00f8561\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f408b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f408b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of the Garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf792af e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf792af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4e346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d4e346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The history of the Garden is long and complex, marked by ambitious plans as well as periods of difficulty. The first official document, discovered in the municipal archives, dates back to 1957 and records the minutes of a meeting dedicated to the creation of an \u201cApennine garden and a medicinal plant garden\u201d covering an area of as much as 70 hectares.\nThe initiative was promoted by the Provincial Tourism Board of Campobasso (at the time, the Province of Isernia had not yet been established), together with the Municipality of Capracotta, with technical support from the Departmental Forestry Inspectorate of Campobasso.<\/p><p>In 1963, the foundation stone was laid. The objectives were ambitious: to enhance the tourist appeal of an area of remarkable beauty while at the same time promoting the cultivation and economic use of medicinal plants.\nIn 1965, the Ministry of Tourism allocated 800,000 lire for the operation of the Garden.<\/p><p>The management was entrusted to the Institute of Botany of the University of Naples, represented by Aldo Merola of the Experimental Station for Medicinal Plants, and Paolo Pizzolongo, director of the Botanical Garden of Naples and originally from Larino (CB). Under their supervision, experimental cultivations were established on specially designed terraces, yielding excellent results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a2c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4a2c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Z7F_0366-rme3plqp4x4trkvn9ec34os0l5en3tlfiuo4zdfn9k.jpg\" title=\"Z7F_0366\" alt=\"Z7F_0366\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4996755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4996755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">In 1970, Etaliano Bontempo documented the presence of numerous medicinal plant species cultivated in the Garden, including <em>Angelica archangelica<\/em> L., <em>Artemisia absinthium<\/em> L., <em>Anthemis nobilis<\/em> L., <em>Gentiana<\/em> spp., <em>Hyssopus officinalis<\/em> L., <em>Lavandula officinalis<\/em> Chaix, <em>Mentha<\/em> spp., <em>Salvia<\/em> spp., <em>Thymus vulgaris<\/em> L., <em>Valeriana officinalis<\/em> L., and many others (<em>Apennine flora and medicinal plants in the Garden of Capracotta in Alto Molise<\/em>, in \u00abL\u2019Italia Agricola\u00bb, 1972). However, in that same year, a telegram preserved in the municipal archives, sent by the gardener Antonio Caiazzo, a collaborator of Merola, reported the growing state of neglect of the Garden, which thus entered a long period of inactivity.<\/p><p>The revival came in 1997, when activities related to the design of pathways, cultivation, conservation and research resumed. During this phase, alongside the Municipality of Capracotta, the University of Molise consistently took part, initially with a scientific advisory role and later as a partner in direct management, through the role of Director and Scientific Coordinator.<\/p><p>In 2003, the Municipality of Capracotta and the University of Molise established the Consortium of the Garden of Apennine Flora, adopting its first statute. Subsequently, the Molise Region, the Province of Isernia and the \u201cAlto Molise\u201d Mountain Community of Agnone joined the Consortium (in 2015, the Province of Isernia and the Mountain Community of Agnone withdrew as a result of Law No. 190\/2014).<\/p><p>Today, the Garden is a recognized, valued and vibrant place once again: above all, it is a project in constant evolution. Its history shows that the strongest roots withstand the test of time and, like mountain plants, are able to bloom again even after the harshest seasons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d3d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0d3d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/DroneGiardino-rme3f5r976u4rk1s8vtbfbnmz0vtkw4sr5px0ox4eg.jpg\" title=\"DroneGiardino\" alt=\"DroneGiardino\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b18c8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86b18c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834bbc7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"834bbc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45893e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"45893e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f676ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f676ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission and Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96af3cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96af3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Conserving Apennine biodiversity<\/strong>: protecting rare, endemic and threatened species by providing them with a safe and suitable environment.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Protection of local plant resources<\/strong>: safeguarding traditional crop varieties and medicinal plants, preserving the natural and agricultural heritage of the territory.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Scientific research and study of mountain ecosystems<\/strong>: promoting observation, experimentation and in-depth study of Apennine flora.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Environmental education and outreach<\/strong>: bringing adults and children closer to the knowledge of plants through guided tours, workshops and educational activities.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Inclusion and accessibility<\/strong>: ensuring educational experiences open to all, with pathways designed also for visually impaired visitors and people with reduced mobility.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Enhancement of mountain culture<\/strong>: keeping alive the memory of traditional uses of herbs and local crafts connected to the territory.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Promotion of respect for nature<\/strong>: raising visitors\u2019 awareness of the importance of environmental protection and sustainability.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Sustainable management<\/strong>: improving energy efficiency, water resource management and reducing plastic pollution in ecosystems.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>A meeting point between science, landscape and community<\/strong>: creating a shared space where conservation, beauty and knowledge come together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a2976 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8a2976\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4385e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4385e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Z7F_9525-1-rme3hqtmf3x1t4ntyodlx0dhlc9iwfy1f5jbo2z0hs.jpg\" title=\"Z7F_9525\" alt=\"Z7F_9525\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b6529 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44b6529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bb2927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bb2927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777f2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777f2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a5e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"92a5e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d361434 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d361434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d97e33 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6d97e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cosimo-Carfagna.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2874\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cosimo-Carfagna.jpg 298w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cosimo-Carfagna-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Cosimo Carfagna<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">President<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9758852 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9758852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paola-Fortini.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2875\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paola-Fortini.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paola-Fortini-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paola-Fortini-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paola-Fortini-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Paola Fortini<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d9004 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"94d9004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Stefania-G.-Scippa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2876\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Stefania-G.-Scippa.jpg 715w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Stefania-G.-Scippa-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Stefania-G.-Scippa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gabriella Stefania Scippa<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Scientific Director<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0da954 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a0da954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1963\" height=\"1963\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2880\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli.jpeg 1963w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Iole-Sabelli-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1963px) 100vw, 1963px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Iole Sabelli<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Curator<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a754f7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4a754f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1555\" height=\"1555\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2881\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale.jpeg 1555w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vincenzo-Carnevale-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1555px) 100vw, 1555px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Vincenzo Carnevale<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Secretary<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019966d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"019966d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Luca-Quaranta.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Luca-Quaranta.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Luca-Quaranta-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Luca-Quaranta-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Luca-Quaranta-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Luca Quaranta<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Technical Specialist<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5098e e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e5098e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c4f59 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c4c4f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1477\" height=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2883\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia.jpeg 1477w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flavio-Colecchia-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1477px) 100vw, 1477px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Flavio Colecchia<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Guide<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afd687 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4afd687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1149\" height=\"1149\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella.jpeg 1149w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Ciaramella-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1149px) 100vw, 1149px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dario Ciaramella<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Guide<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeea183 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"aeea183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1057\" height=\"1057\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2885\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo.jpeg 1057w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Agostino-Di-Lorenzo-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gardener  <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Gardener<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4670f7e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4670f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlfredodiTella.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlfredodiTella.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlfredodiTella-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlfredodiTella-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AlfredodiTella-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Alfredo Di Tella<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Gardener<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf3a3a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2bf3a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dario-Palladino-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dario Palladino <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Universal Civil Service Volunteer<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7085ce e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7085ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feacb30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"feacb30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Z7F_9347-1-rme3m01bd3qsdkha40lspfpmf5acr3uac7vgw6nubk.jpg\" title=\"Z7F_9347\" alt=\"Z7F_9347\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0e190 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b0e190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17634d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17634d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62820b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62820b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Authority \/ Partner University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d5ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d5ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Establishment of the Consortium<\/strong> of the Garden of Apennine Flora: 2003<br><strong>Founding members<\/strong>: Municipality of Capracotta and the University of Molise<br><strong>Other members<\/strong>: Molise Region<br>Province of Isernia and the \u201cAlto Molise\u201d Mountain Community of Agnone (withdrawn in 2015 pursuant to Law No. 190\/2014)<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Reference University<\/strong><br>University of Molise, Department of Biosciences and Territory, University Museum System<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.unimol.it\/\">https:\/\/www3.unimol.it\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2d795 e-grid e-con-full wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb2d795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf6ac9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acf6ac9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Universita-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2629\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a778472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a778472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Regione-Molise-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2630\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881a434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"881a434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Il primo documento ufficiale, rinvenuto negli archivi comunali, risale al 1957 e riporta il verbale di una riunione dedicata alla realizzazione di un \u201cGiardino appenninico e di un orto per piante officinali\u201d su un\u2019estensione di ben 70 ettari. I promotori dell\u2019iniziativa furono e l\u2019Ente Provinciale per il Turismo di Campobasso (all\u2019epoca la provincia di Isernia non esisteva ancora), il Comune di Capracotta con l\u2019assistenza tecnica dell\u2019Ispettorato Dipartimentale delle Foreste di Campobasso. Nel 1963 fu posta la prima pietra. Gli obiettivi erano ambiziosi: valorizzare turisticamente una localit\u00e0 di grande bellezza e, al tempo stesso, promuovere la coltivazione e l\u2019utilizzo economico delle piante officinali. Nel 1965, il Ministero del Turismo stanzi\u00f2 800.000 lire per il funzionamento del Giardino. La gestione venne affidata all\u2019istituto di Botanica dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Napoli, nelle figure di Aldo Merola, della Stazione Sperimentale delle Piante Officinali., e Paolo Pizzolongo, direttore dell\u2019Orto Botanico di Napoli e originario di Larino (CB). Sotto la loro supervisione furono realizzate, su appositi terrazzamenti, coltivazioni sperimentali che diedero risultati eccellenti. Nel 1970 Etaliano Bontempo document\u00f2 la presenza di numerose specie officinali coltivate nel Giardino, tra cui cit. Angelica archangelica L., Artemisia absinthium L., Anthemis nobilis L., Gentiana spp, Hyssopus officinalis L., Lavandula officinalis Chaix, Mentha spp., Salvia spp., Thymus vulgaris L., Valeriana officinalis L. e molte altre (Flora appenninica e piante officinali nel Giardino di Capracotta nell&#8217;Alto Molise, in \u00abL&#8217;Italia Agricola 1972. Tuttavia, proprio nello stesso anno, un telegramma conservato nell\u2019archivio comunale, inviato dal giardiniere Antonio Caiazzo, collaboratore di Merola, segnalava il crescente stato di abbandono del Giardino, che entr\u00f2 cos\u00ec in una fase di lunga inattivit\u00e0. La rinascita arriv\u00f2 nel 1997, quando ripresero le attivit\u00e0 di progettazione di percorsi, coltivazione, conservazione e studio. In questa fase, accanto al Comune di Capracotta, si affianc\u00f2 con continuit\u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e0 degli Studi del Molise, inizialmente con un ruolo di consulenza scientifica e successivamente come partner nella gestione diretta, con la figura del Direttore e Responsabile scientifico. Nel 2003 il Comune di Capracotta e l\u2019Universit\u00e0 degli studi del Molise costituirono il Consorzio del Giardino della Flora Appenninica, con l\u2019adozione del primo statuto. Successivamente aderirono al Consorzio la Regione Molise, la Provincia di Isernia e la Comunit\u00e0 Montana \u201cAlto Molise\u201d Agnone (nel 2015 la Provincia di Isernia l e la Comunit\u00e0 Montana di Agnone sono uscite per effetto della Legge 190\/2014). Oggi il Giardino \u00e8 un luogo riconosciuto, valorizzato e nuovamente vivo: \u00e8, soprattutto, \u00e8 un progetto in movimento.\u00a0 La sua storia insegna che le radici pi\u00f9 forti resistono al tempo e, proprio come le piante montane, sanno tornare a fiorire anche dopo le stagioni pi\u00f9 dure. Missione e obiettivi Conservare la biodiversit\u00e0 appenninica: proteggere specie rare, endemiche e a rischio, offrendo loro un ambiente sicuro e favorevole. Tutela delle risorse vegetali locali: salvaguardare variet\u00e0 orticole tradizionali e piante officinali, preservando il patrimonio naturale e agricolo del territorio. Ricerca scientifica e studio degli ecosistemi montani: promuovere attivit\u00e0 di osservazione, sperimentazione e approfondimento sulla flora appenninica. Educazione ambientale e divulgazione: avvicinare adulti e bambini alla conoscenza delle piante attraverso visite guidate, laboratori e attivit\u00e0 formative. Inclusione e accessibilit\u00e0: garantire esperienze educative aperte a tutti, con percorsi pensati anche per ipovedenti e persone con disabilit\u00e0 motorie. Valorizzazione della cultura della montagna: mantenere viva la memoria degli usi tradizionali delle erbe e dei mestieri legati al territorio. Promozione del rispetto per la natura: sensibilizzare i visitatori sull\u2019importanza della tutela ambientale e della sostenibilit\u00e0. Gestione sostenibile: migliorare l\u2019efficienza energetica, la gestione delle risorse idriche e limitare inquinamento degli ecosistemi da plastiche. Incontro tra scienza, paesaggio e comunit\u00e0: creare uno spazio condiviso dove conservazione, bellezza e conoscenza si intrecciano. Team Cosimo Carfagna Presidente Paola Fortini Direttore Gabriella Stefania Scippa Responsabile scientifico Iole Sabelli Curatore Vincenzo Carnevale Segretario Luca Quaranta Tecnologo Flavio Colecchia Guida Dario Ciaramella Guida Agostino Di Lorenzo Giardiniere Alfredo Di Tella Giardiniere Dario Palladino Servizio civile universale Ente Gestore \/ Universit\u00e0 di riferimento Nascita del Consorzio del Giardino della Flora Appenninica: 2003Soci fondatori: Comune di Capracotta e Universit\u00e0 degli Studi del Molise Altri soci: Regione MoliseProvincia di Isernia e Comunit\u00e0 Montana \u201cAlto Molise\u201d Agnone (uscite nel 2015 per effetto della Legge 190\/2014) Universit\u00e0 di riferimentoUniversit\u00e0 degli Studi del Molise, Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, Sistema Museale di Ateneo https:\/\/www3.unimol.it\/ Visita il Giardino Facebook Instagram Youtube Whatsapp Amministrazione Trasparente Albo Pretorio Sostienici Contatti<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":238,"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4353,"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions\/4353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/giardinocapracotta.unimol.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}