It rises at the foot of Mounts Trebulani, at 86 meters above sea level, in the territory of Calvi Risorta.

It rises from Lake Matese and in the first part of its way, it is characterised by cascades and differences in heights.

Although its name derives from the Oscan word tifata, which means holm oak, Mount Tifata is largely barren, except for the woods surrounding the northern side.

In the north-east of Campania Felix, separated from the Campania Apennines by the valley of the Medio Volturno, the massif of the Trebulani Mountains rises, also known as the Colli Caprensi.

For the ancients, it was the river of the myth, which gave forgetfulness to whoever drunk its water.

With a surface of over 1500 square kilometers, the limestone massif of Matese stretches between Molise and Campania and falls within the territory of four provinces.