Did you know that Italy has its own “Greenwich”? While the world’s Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich in London, the reference meridian for Central European Time runs through a small seaside town in southern Italy. That town is Termoli, in Molise.
Located at the exact intersection of the 42nd parallel north and the 15th meridian east, Termoli holds a unique geographical distinction — one that has earned it the nickname “the Greenwich of Italy.”